Tag: Trucks and Trucking
Ford Raises Prices of F-150 Lightning Electric Truck
Ford Motor on Tuesday became the latest automaker to raise the price of electric vehicles when it significantly…
Truckers’ Protests Over Labor Law Block Access to Oakland’s Port
For days, a convoy of truckers has blocked the roads that serve the Port of Oakland, crippling a…
As Dockworkers Near Contract’s End, Many Others Have a Stake
LOS ANGELES — David Alvarado barreled south along the highway, staring through the windshield of his semi truck…
For Truck Drivers Across the U.S., Major Change Is Approaching Fast
The Petro Travel Center on Interstate 10 in Ontario, Calif., is one of scores across the country. At…
Rivian shares surge after the E.V. maker affirms its 2022 production goal.
Amazon has ordered 100,000 delivery vans, but Rivian has been reluctant to say how many it has shipped.…
Truck Makers Face a Tech Dilemma: Batteries or Hydrogen?
Even before war in Ukraine sent fuel prices through the roof, the trucking industry was under intense pressure…
Truck Drivers’ On-the-Job Training Can Be Costly if They Quit
Once they have earned the license, drivers haul actual loads for their new employers. For typically four to…
Soaring Cost of Diesel Ripples Through the Global Economy
Farmers are spending more to keep tractors and combines running. Shipping and trucking companies are passing higher costs…
Trucker Convoy Protesting Covid Mandates Slows Traffic Around Washington
Although the People’s Convoy was one of several groups inspired by the Canadian protests against pandemic measures that…
A Truck Caravan With Far-Right Links Heads to Washington, D.C.
ADELANTO, Calif. — Though it was billed as a grass-roots, nonpartisan event intended to oppose government Covid-19 mandates,…
Was Canada Trucker Protest a Blip, or the Start of Something Bigger?
OTTAWA — A cavalcade of big rigs rumbled into the Canadian capital, blocked major streets, drew thousands of…
Defiant Protesters in Canada Brace for a Clampdown
The police on Wednesday ordered protesters clogging Ottawa’s streets to leave or face criminal charges, appearing to set…