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[TRENDING NEWS] A Car a Minute Used to Flow Through Here, but Chaos Now Reigns

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Author: BY PETER S. GOODMAN - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 12:29AM A shipping terminal in Kansas reveals the fundamental problem — no one can plan, and no one is sure what will happen next.

[TRENDING NEWS] Gas Shortages Awaken Britain to Some Crucial Workers: Truck Drivers

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Author: BY ESHE NELSON AND MEGAN SPECIA - Publish Date: September 30, 2021 at 12:04AM Dwindling pay, poor roadside conditions and post-Brexit immigration rules have led to a critical shortage of drivers. Despite appeals, some say they are reluctant to return.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage

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Author: BY STEPHEN CASTLE - Publish Date: September 26, 2021 at 11:40PM The move reflects growing alarm within the government about a disruption to supplies that has prompted panic buying and, in some cases, caused fuel to run out at gas stations.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lordstown Motors is opening up its factory to show that it means business.

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Author: BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN - Publish Date: June 22, 2021 at 12:27AM After an executive shake-up and conflicting statements about prospects for its electric pickup truck, the start-up is inviting investors to pay a visit.

[TRENDING NEWS] Garbage Truck Driver Is Charged in California Fire That Killed 2

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Author: BY AZI PAYBARAH - Publish Date: February 17, 2021 at 08:43AM The driver, Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, is accused by the authorities of dumping a burning load of trash that sparked a deadly fire in 2019 that also destroyed more than 70 structures.

[TRENDING NEWS] Eye on Beirut, Senegal Port Rushes to Truck Away Tons of Ammonium Nitrate

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Author: BY RUTH MACLEAN - Publish Date: August 31, 2020 at 02:00PM After nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate caused a devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the West African nation of Senegal discovered the same amount sitting in its port in Dakar.

[TRENDING NEWS] Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street

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Author: BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND KATE KELLY - Publish Date: August 23, 2020 at 04:00PM Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are helping them and other fledgling companies raise money and gain coveted stock listings.

[TRENDING NEWS] The App Age Has Come Far. Look at Long-Haul Trucking.

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Author: JULIE WEED - Publish Date: August 29, 2019 at 07:00AM With a one-stop app, Convoy hopes to make more money for truckers, reduce costs for shippers and take a cut for itself.

[TRENDING NEWS] What Truck Drivers Think About Autonomous Trucking

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Author: WENDY MACNAUGHTON - Publish Date: May 30, 2019 at 07:00AM Silicon Valley has a lot to say about self-driving semis. I went to truck stops in three western states to hear from drivers themselves.

[TRENDING NEWS] Air Pollution Fears Put London’s Ice Cream Trucks at Risk

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Author: ANNA SCHAVERIEN - Publish Date: May 12, 2019 at 07:00AM As councils in the British capital clamp down on polluting vehicles, not even a beloved summer staple can escape scrutiny.