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Second trucker to ever survive a plunge off of the CBBT finally speaks on terrifying ordeal 

By |2023-08-08T11:30:45-05:00July 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

One of only two truck drivers to ever survive a plunge off of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is now publicly recounting the incident for the first time.  Truck driver Matt Killmon’s accident off the CBBT happened on January 6th, 2016, when an oncoming truck moved into his lane and he swerved in response. “Everything went in ...more

Now Canada Dockworkers Won’t Go Back on Strike After All

By |2023-07-20T08:23:13-05:00July 19th, 2023 at 10:19 AM|Trucking News|

Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) Workers at Canada’s west coast ports withdrew plans to go back on strike, just hours after threatening to restart a disruption that would have paralyzed shipments at the country’s busiest maritime hub. The International Longshore and ...more

British Columbia Dockworkers Go Back on Strike

By |2023-07-19T12:21:09-05:00July 19th, 2023 at 9:20 AM|Trucking News|

Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) Two Canadian Cabinet ministers said they’re looking at “all options” to end a strike by dockworkers in British Columbia after workers returned to the picket line. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union caucus voted down the ...more

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Resume Talks

By |2023-07-20T12:20:23-05:00July 19th, 2023 at 5:31 AM|Trucking News|

“We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits," UPS said in a statement. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters jointly announced July 19 that negotiations between the two sides for a new labor contract for unionized workers will resume the week of July 24. No specific date or ...more

Nevada to Build Truck Parking Areas Along Northern I-80

By |2023-07-20T12:20:27-05:00July 19th, 2023 at 5:15 AM|Trucking News|

Interstate 80 is a critical east-west trade route connecting Nevada with California that often experiences closures due to bad weather. (Nevada Department of Transportation) New truck parking construction will start this summer on a northern Nevada freight route on Interstate 80 at the Golconda Summit so drivers no longer have to park along roadway shoulder ...more

Canada Dockworkers Reject Deal, Plan to Go Back on Strike

By |2023-07-19T20:25:41-05:00July 19th, 2023 at 4:00 AM|Trucking News|

Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) A strike that paralyzed trade out of Canada’s west coast ports is set to resume on July 22 after a union representing dockworkers rejected a tentative deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has provided 72-hour ...more

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