The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, Chris Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association, tells CNN. That’s a 30% increase from before the pandemic, when the industry already faced a labor shortage of 61,500 …
#Italian truck drivers and workers against "Green Pass" block the roads in #Genoa port terminal. ▪️Traffic is heavily affected by the protests throughout the city.▪️Italy made it compulsory for all workers to have a COVID green pass, starting from October …
Motorists are still being forced to queue for hours for fuel after more than a week of forecourt chaos. Despite no end to the long queues at garages in some parts of the UK, particularly southeast England and London, senior …
Like Australia, Italian Truck Drivers are blocking the roads pic.twitter.com/SVM7C5fk13 — hugotalks (@hugotalks1) September 27, 2021 https://twitter.com/TheJuggernaut88/status/1442085351770636289 #Italy Italian truck drivers block the main roads in protest against the greenpass https://t.co/HyIWmG7how — Francesco Mereu 2 (@fracchio_2) September 27, 2021 h/t …
Within a few years, you may have to convince your own car you’re fit to drive every time you get behind the wheel. The Biden administration’s massive infrastructure bill, which the House is expected to take up later this month, …
by mapi What began as a TSA request for airline passengers to put liquids, gels and aerosols in clear plastic bags has expanded to schools, and sports stadiums throughout the country without so much as a whimper from a compliant public. Logically, the next step is …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com California travelers stopping by one of America’s most expensive gas stations reacted to the soaring prices and more general inflation gripping U.S. consumers. “A little insane, right?” one man traveling through Mendocino, a small …
Australia: The truck drivers of Australia are planning to shut down the country in order to bring down the dictators… They are telling you to stock up on food for a couple of weeks . Let’s see how this plays …
We only found this out in hindsight, not in real time, but in June China’s oil imports from Saudi Arabia, their largest source of oil, fell by 19%. China Buys Less Saudi Crude As It Slams The Brakes On Oil …
Kea Wilson highlights key points of some of the amendments proposed for the revised infrastructure bill, including a proposal to supplement or replace the gas tax as more Americans purchase electric vehicles. “One option that’s gained bipartisan interest in recent …
San Francisco is considering a congestion pricing plan to relieve traffic The plan would charge a fee for those entering a certain zone in downtown The $6.50 fee would be discounted for those making under $100,000 No fee would be …
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is once again eyeing a tax on drivers in the busiest parts of the city’s downtown, and has launched a study into a so-called “congestion pricing” plan as traffic begins to …
CNN’s Jim Sciutto said that this Independence Day, “drivers will see the highest gas prices in seven years,” during a segment on CNN’s “CNN Newsroom” with Jim Sciutto on 7/2/2021. Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share …
Tesla has switched on a driver-facing camera in some of its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road when they use Autopilot, the company’s driver assistance system. The camera-based driver monitoring …
by John W. Whitehead “The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whim of every cop on the beat, …
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-investors-finally-see-the-costs-of-treating-drivers-as-employees-and-the-stock-is-falling-11620265604 Uber Technologies Inc. has spent and fought to keep its drivers from becoming classified as employees instead of contractors, and investors finally got a glimpse of the financial reasons on Wednesday. Uber UBER, -3.42% broke out $600 million from …
Industry group National Tank Truck Carriers said nearly 20% to $25% of tank trucks aren’t being used right now as there are not enough qualified drivers available. The year before the pandemic struck, that number was only at 10%. The …
Just under 8,000 drivers have 10 points while 4,313 have 11 points on their licence. This means simple driving mistakes such as judgment errors could see road users pushed over the 12 point threshold for a ban. Simple issues such …
A bill that could give drivers immunity if they feel threatened and run over a protester during a demonstration was signed into law Wednesday by Governor Kevin Stitt. House Bill 1674 was written by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, and Sen. …
Biden regime Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has indicated that he may push for a mileage tax on Americans that will require them to pay the government for traveling too much. The move would help pay for Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure …
Uber is to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions after a landmark supreme court ruling. The ride-hailing app said drivers would start benefiting from the changes from Wednesday while retaining the right to …
For over a year Rob Mead has worked as an Uber driver in Reno, Nevada, to supplement his income as a public sector worker. Now he’s wondering if it is worth it. “After gas, added monthly rideshare insurance, wear-and-tear, constant oil …
Will Madrid be next? By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Less than a year has passed since Uber returned to Barcelona, after a three-year leave of absence. But it’s already planning to leave the city again in …
Protesters attacking Uber cars https://twitter.com/cmarquezdaniel/status/1087300112110505984 Sigue el bloqueo de la Ronda Litoral. #HuelgaTaxi pic.twitter.com/aax990eVIv — Edgar Sapiña Manchado (@edgarsapinya) January 21, 2019 #ÚLTIMAHORA Los taxistas cortan la Ronda Litoral en los dos sentidos en la Villa Olímpica de Barcelona …
Bloomberg, Released on 1/7/19 Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management’s International Center for Finance. …
Exerpt from article “NEW YORK — Both men were longtime taxi drivers from Romania. Both were worried about paying their bills as Uber decimated their industry. They were best friends. And both had struggled with depression. Nicanor Ochisor’s wife dragged …
via qz: The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you’re going, don’t simply assume it’s there to remind you not to speed. It may actually be capturing your license plate …
This article, titled ‘Idemia: The Corporation Building Spy Grid in China, National ID in India Also Creates Drivers Licenses in the U.S.’, was written by Daniel Taylor and originally published at Activist Post Company that helps manufacture U.S. citizens drivers licenses …
Carol Elgin spent last Monday preparing a tiny classroom at Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove for students. She’s waited a long time to have her own class. Over the last six years, Elgin, 55, has been a substitute …
The competitive advantage rideshare giants have over local taxi firms is their ability to burn cash, as investors eagerly subsidize each ride. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. A fresh flash point has broken out between Uber …