trucking

blind spot
Commentary

Why Congress’ refusal to act on freight since 1993 is costing taxpayers over $40 billion a year

By
November 27, 2025
Transportation secretary threatens to take $160 million from California over commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizen truckers
Politics

Transportation secretary threatens to take $160 million from California over commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizen truckers

By
October 26, 2025
Sean Duffy
North America

Trump’s Transportation Secretary to withhold $40 million from California for failing to enforce trucker English language standard

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
October 16, 2025
Truckers rush to learn English after Trump order says those who don’t will be considered unfit for service
Success

Truckers rush to learn English after Trump order says those who don’t will be considered unfit for service

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated Press
June 24, 2025
Workers used brooms and vacuums to retrieve $800,000 worth of dimes that spilled onto a Texas highway
Finance

Workers used brooms and vacuums to retrieve $800,000 worth of dimes that spilled onto a Texas highway

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May 1, 2025
Huge decline at L.A. port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage
Finance

Huge decline at L.A. port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage

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April 25, 2025
Driverless trucks are coming to the road before fully self-driving Teslas, with autonomous semis arriving in Texas later this year
Tech

Driverless trucks are coming to the road before fully self-driving Teslas, with autonomous semis arriving in Texas later this year

By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
Yellow Trucking
Finance

The largest freight bankruptcy in history punched a $5 billion hole in the economy, cost 30,000 jobs, and left the taxpayer holding the bag for a COVID bailout

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November 2, 2023
Convoy, a Bezos-backed trucking tech company valued at $3.8 billion last year, is shutting down: ‘Today is your last day at the company’
Tech

Convoy, a Bezos-backed trucking tech company valued at $3.8 billion last year, is shutting down: ‘Today is your last day at the company’

By Spencer Soper, Lizette Chapman and Bloomberg
October 19, 2023
Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates-backed trucking startup to slash hundreds of jobs after being just weeks away from running out of money
Tech

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates-backed trucking startup to slash hundreds of jobs after being just weeks away from running out of money

By Spencer Soper, Dina Bass and Bloomberg
October 18, 2023
Bill requiring human drivers for self-driving trucks vetoed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom—despite unions warning of accidents and job losses
Tech

Bill requiring human drivers for self-driving trucks vetoed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom—despite unions warning of accidents and job losses

By
September 23, 2023
Yellow paid executives $4.6 million in bonuses for bankruptcy wind-down as 30,000 employees became jobless
Finance

Yellow paid executives $4.6 million in bonuses for bankruptcy wind-down as 30,000 employees became jobless

By Jonathan Randles, Amelia Pollard and Bloomberg
September 14, 2023
SoftBank places big bet autonomous trucks will ‘fundamentally change’ supply chains
Tech

SoftBank places big bet autonomous trucks will ‘fundamentally change’ supply chains

By Keith Naughton, David Welch and Bloomberg
September 7, 2023
Trucking giant Yellow files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—it owes the U.S. government over $700 million
Finance

Trucking giant Yellow files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—it owes the U.S. government over $700 million

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August 7, 2023
Yellow trucking
Finance

Trucking giant Yellow’s bankruptcy punches a $5 billion hole in the industry, with 30,000 jobs at stake

By Thomas Black and Bloomberg
July 31, 2023

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