Trucking News

• Knight-Swift's (KNX) Q2 Earnings Beat, 2021 EPS View Up
  
  Knight-Swift's (KNX) Q2 results benefit from higher revenues in Trucking, Logistics and Intermodal units. The company raises its 2021 earnings view due to improved market conditions and other factors.
  Zacks.  Friday, 23 Jul 2021.
• Uber Boosts Trucking Push With $2.25 Billion Deal To Buy Freight Service Transplace
  
  The ridehail giant aims to turn its Uber Freight unit into a top player in arranging and tracking shipments of goods.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 22 Jul 2021.
• Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide makes first acquisition as competition ramps up
  
  Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide has made its first acquisition, an autonomous trucking firm called MoonX, as it looks to commercialize self-driving tech.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021.
• Instead of braving the river, these endangered salmon take the highway
  
  Idaho biologists are trucking Snake River sockeye upriver this summer, trying to save them from record-breaking Northwest heat.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 18 Jul 2021.
• 4 Top Trucking Stocks to Gain From Improved Freight Demand
  
  4 Top Trucking Stocks to Gain From Improved Freight Demand
  Zacks.  Monday, 5 Jul 2021.
• Parents and Caregivers Say PRO Act Would Harm Their Families
  
  In professions as wide-ranging as truckers and editors, there's fear that the PRO Act's ABC Test would destroy the freedom needed to raise kids and help aging parents.
  Entrepreneur.  Thursday, 1 Jul 2021.
• Truck drivers with poor nutrition are more likely to have fatigue and be dangerous drivers
  
  Truckers who eat unhealthy diets are more likely to take part in poor driving behaviors, according to a new Chinese study. The research is one of few studies into truckers work.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021.
• Arizona meth-using trucker gets 16 years in Nevada crash that killed 5 bicyclists
  
  A judge in Nevada berated an Arizona truck driver in court this week as she sentenced him to a minimum of 16 years in prison after his conviction in a crash last year that left five bicyclists dead and four others injured.
  Fox News.  Friday, 11 Jun 2021.
• Tesla veteran Jerome Guillen leaves after less than three months leading trucking business
  
  Guillen had worked at the company in roles reporting directly to CEO Elon Musk since November 2010 and previously oversaw its entire automotive business.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 8 Jun 2021.
• Trucker shortage could make it harder to fill your tank this summer
  
  CBS News' Nichelle Medina reports on a truck driver shortage that threatens to impact deliveries, including gasoline.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Trucker shortage may mean driving farther to fill your tank
  
  With more Americans expected to hit the road this summer, pumps in some locations could be low or empty.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Drone trucker: Sharing wild Australian landscapes for a cause
  
  Truck driver Ben Stamatovich uses a drone to capture rugged landscapes on his journeys across Australia.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 5 May 2021.
• Tennessee trucker narrowly avoids crashing off a narrow bridge
  
  A motorist was filming the scenery around Caryville, just north of Knoxville, Tennessee, when the truck attempted to cross the stone bridge on the old state road when it almost ended in disaster.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 4 May 2021.
• North Dakota offers free Covid-19 vaccinations for Canadian truckers
  
  Manitoba truckers frequently crossing the border are now eligible to get vaccinated in North Dakota.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021.
• Flying With Cash? You May Lose It All To Law Enforcement
  
  Jerry Johnson flew to Phoenix hoping to buy a big rig for his growing trucking company, but the next day he went home without a truck and without his money. ...
  Forbes.  Thursday, 15 Apr 2021.

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