Port delays, storage issues, rail capacity and a trucker shortage all play a part in strain on system Bob Ballantyne broke a cord on his
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Category: Economy
Connecticut will see a 9 cent diesel tax increase, state announces at deadline
Connecticut’s tax on diesel fuel will rise by 9 cents next month, lawmakers revealed in a letter on Wednesday. The Revenue Service Department waited until
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Fruehauf returns to US, manufacturing trailers in Kentucky
Bowling Green plant to produce 5,000 trailers a year, creating 290 jobs Fruehauf North America recently held a grand opening for the company’s $15 million
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High fuel prices create woes for Sask. truckers, carriers
On top of the high gas prices, people are also facing higher costs for food and other goods. Sukhchain Sanghera turned down a delivery job
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Inflation impacts drive up diesel cost, creates problem for truckers
Life is a highway, but not as many trucks are on the open road these days. “As everything goes up our rates have to go
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A long road still ahead for autonomous trucking technologies
Autonomous trucks aren’t being designed to replace professional drivers, but to take away the more dangerous and boring parts of the job and improve their
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Sask. drivers look at reducing fuel consumption as gas prices spike beyond records
If oil prices continue downward trend, gas prices could drop by next week, expert suggests The price of oil dropped drastically on Wednesday, but drivers
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