Virginia Trucker’s Decision to Buy Some Chicken Ends with $500,000 Lottery Win
South Boston, VA – Russell Gomes, a resident of South Boston, won the $500,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Magnificent 7s scratcher game. Gomes purchased the winning ticket at the Food…
Ukraine ready to evacuate stranded truckers as Polish protests persist
By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top truckers union said on Friday its hopes of a rapid end to Polish trucker protests at the border were fading, as…
Yellow Corp demise seen boosting rates for rival US truckers
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The operational shutdown of Yellow Corp, a major U.S. trucking firm, should help prop up industry rates that tumbled after the cargo bubble of the…
Truckers and subsidies rev up interest in fuel cell vehicles
By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – Interest in using hydrogen fuel cells to power trucks and vans is getting a boost from fleet operators looking for a more practical…
South Korea issues second back-to-work order, striking truckers to vote
By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea ordered truckers in the steel and petrochemical industries to end their strike on Thursday, widening a back-to-work decree beyond the cement industry…
South Korea’s Yoon prepares to widen back-to-work order amid truckers’ strike
By Choonsik Yoo and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday ordered preparations for widening a back-to-work order beyond the cement industry amid a prolonged truckers’ strike.…
Spanish truckers suspend strike, citing ‘harassment campaign’ by authorities
MADRID (Reuters) – A group representing part of Spain’s truck drivers said on Tuesday it was suspending an indefinite strike a day after it started. The unofficial Platform for the Defence of…
Chester’s Chicken and Love’s Travel Stops Give Thanks to Truckers with First “Truckersgiving” Holiday Celebration at All Joint Locations on Nov. 18
ruck drivers celebrated at the roadside destinations with custom trucker hats and free mac and cheese Birmingham, AL (-) Chester’s Chicken, the cult-favorite fresh fried chicken quick-service restaurant concept, and Love’s Travel…
Tijuana Man Pleads Guilty to “Double-Broker” Scheme Targeting San Diego Truckers
Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 6, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Tijuana resident Alexis Castillo Padilla pleaded guilty in federal court today to criminal charges…
California truckers halt ‘gig-worker’ law protests over weekend as port activity slows
By RachnaManojkumar Dhanrajani and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Independent truckers who have been protesting at California’s busy Oakland seaport over the past week against a new state law known as the “gig-worker”…
‘Kills The American Dream’: Truckers Disrupt Port Of Oakland To Protest Newsom’s Labor Law
‘Kills The American Dream’: Truckers Disrupt Port Of Oakland To Protest Newsom’s Labor Law Max Keating on July 22, 2022 Protests have disrupted shipping operations and supply chains at the Port of…
California truckers protest ‘gig worker’ law at busiest U.S. seaport
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES – Independent truckers who ferry goods to and from the nation’s busiest seaport complex in Southern California on Wednesday stopped work to protest a state law that…
Peru truckers, farmers to strike over fuel and fertilizer costs
By Marco Aquino LIMA – Peru’s truckers and some farm groups will go on strike on Monday after failing to reach agreements with the government seeking measures to reduce the impact of…
Virginia Police Look to Truckers to Identify and Report Human Trafficking
On Monday morning, at the launch of Operation Safe Passage, Virginia State Police Master Trooper Maxwell was in the spotlight as he handed out educational materials to the truckers passing through the…
Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID curbs
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING – Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what should have been a four-hour journey…
‘Strain On The Supply Chain’: Truckers Are Livid Over Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Security Measures
‘Strain On The Supply Chain’: Truckers Are Livid Over Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Security Measures Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to prepare for a possible surge…
ArcelorMittal idles three plants in Spain after truckers strike disrupts supplies
MADRID – Steel giant ArcelorMittal said on Tuesday it had idled three steel mills in Spain and partly closed two others after a two-week truckers strike disrupted supplies of scrap metal, iron…
Spain’s truckers strike expands, prompting food shortages
MADRID – Three Spanish truckers unions on Tuesday dismissed a government aid package and joined a spontaneous one-week strike against rising fuel prices that is likely to aggravate a shortage of food…
Truckers’ strike in Spain disrupts food industry
MADRID – A truck drivers’ strike for better working conditions has caused disruption at some supermarkets and certain industries in Spain, with dairy food producers complaining on Thursday of some supply shortages…
Senator Durr says Murphy’s Plan to Deploy Troops to Dealt With Protesting Truckers is a Waste of State Resources
TRENTON, NJ – Newly elected New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr, who upset Senate Democrat powerbroker Steve Sweeney said Governor Murphy should spend more time reopening state offices he shut down during…
Mike Rowe Goes After Politicians For Hailing Truckers As Heroes Then Throwing Them Aside After Two Weeks
Mike Rowe Goes After Politicians For Hailing Truckers As Heroes Then Throwing Them Aside After Two Weeks Laurel Duggan on February 23, 2022 “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe criticized politicians for their…
House Democrat Ruben Gallego Says He Wants Government To Seize And Redistribute Truckers’ Vehicles
Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego tweeted Tuesday his desire for authorities to seize trucks blocking highways near Washington, D.C., and redistribute them to other trucking businesses. “Perfect time to impound and give…
American truckers to embark on cross country freedom based “People’s Convoy” Wednesday to protest COVID-19 mandates
ADELANTO, Calif. – Like a rolling snowball, a group of truckers departing from Adelanto, California on Wednesday will join with thousands of truckers across America to converge on March 6th with thousands…
Canada’s Trudeau to invoke emergencies act to deal with truckers’ protests -sources
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday plans to invoke rarely used emergency measures to tackle ongoing protests that have shut border crossings, and also blocked the capital for more…
Harvard Prof And Former Obama Official Calls For Crackdown On Protesting Truckers, Including Slashing Tires And Canceling Insurance
Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and an official in former President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, called for truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 policies to be arrested…
Harvard Prof And Former Obama Official Calls For Crackdown On Protesting Truckers, Including Slashing Tires And Cancelling Insurance
Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and an official in former President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, called for truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 policies to be arrested…
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