Politics Nov 14 Court blocks new Transportation Department rules targeting immigrant commercial drivers By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Politics Oct 25 Deadly crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials said Thursday. That revelation prompted… By Corey Williams, Associated Press
Politics Sep 26 WATCH: Duffy says states must withdraw commercial driver licenses from foreigners who overstay visas The Transportation Department will immediately tighten up the requirements for noncitizens to get commercial drivers' licenses after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers who never should have received licenses. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
World Dec 09 Polish truck drivers’ border blockade causes ripple effects on the battlefield in Ukraine Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show no sign of ending a border blockade that has stretched past a month. By Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press
Nation Apr 15 Texas repeals immigration inspection order that caused border gridlock The inspections led to delays, prompting wide backlash and fears of deep economic losses. Some truckers reported having to wait more than 30 hours to cross, and others blocked one of the world's busiest trade bridges in protest. By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
Feb 11 Watch 5:22 Canadian trucker blockades impact production on both sides of the border By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Truckers and protesters blocked a key border crossing between the U.S. and Canada for a fifth straight day. A court injunction issued late Friday ordered an end to that blockade. But for now trucks are blocking three border crossings, stopping… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 3:51 Truckers, demonstrators paralyze Canada’s capital over COVID mandates By Stephanie Sy, Tommy Walters, Alexis Cox Canada is facing protests for a second week over vaccines mandates and other covid restrictions. Trucks and periodic demonstrations have jammed up the country' capital city ofOttawa. A judge on Monday granted a 10-day injunctions saying truckers must pull back… Continue watching
Sep 27 U.K. mulls calling in army to help ease gas shortages at pumps By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The government says it has “no plans at the moment” to deploy troops. The haulage industry says the U.K. is short as many as 100,000 truckers, due to the coronavirus pandemic and an exodus of foreign workers following Brexit. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 7:46 A career truck driver on why his is no longer ‘a middle-class job’ By Paul Solman Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour returns… Continue watching
Jan 24 Glimpse into a trucker’s life with this excerpt from ‘The Long Haul’ By Gretchen Frazee "The Long Haul" provides a look into a the life of Finn Murphy, who dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Continue reading