Trucking industry
Coverage of Trucking industry in the Nexus archive.
- Truck drivers pull up to higher diesel prices as war lingers
Truck drivers are facing higher diesel prices, with the national average at $5.01 per gallon. President Donald Trump's recent speech did not address the issue, which is a concern for the trucking industry. Drivers at Frank's Truck Stop in Chesapeake highlighted diesel prices as a primary worry.
- Former Trump official: Washington finally let Pell Grants pay for welding school, then buried the idea in 85 pages of red tape
Pell Grants will now cover short-term vocational training like welding starting July 1, but the policy faces 85 pages of regulatory hurdles. The bipartisan initiative aims to address skilled labor shortages but requires strict completion, placement, and earnings benchmarks, complicating program qualification.
- How the trucking industry has become part of the immigration debate—and left safety as the main casualty
The trucking industry's role in the immigration debate has led to safety concerns, as highlighted by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's questions about foreign ownership of carriers and the challenges it poses for tracking ownership.
- Tesla Semis are about to hit the road. That’s good news for California.
Tesla promised an all-electric semitruck in 2017 with longer range and lower cost, but faced production delays beyond the initial 2019 target. In 2022, the company is nearing the release of the Tesla Semis, which is considered good news for California.
- 'It's killing everything.' California's truckers are buckling under country's priciest diesel
California truckers are struggling with record diesel prices, the highest in the country, which are forcing them to make adjustments to avoid financial losses.