Diego Martin/Agencia Uno/dpa
Port activities have returned to normal in Chile as truckers have called off an eight-day strike, following concessions from the government. The walkout was called in protest at rising fuel […]
Mon 05/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
FRANCE 24
Chilean fruit producers and exporters are calling for an immediate end to a truckers’ strike which is jeopardising the country’s exports as the new season gets underway. According to fruit […]
Wed 30/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
USDA/Lance Cheng
The US transport sector reports that vaccine mandates have intensified a long-term shortage of truckers in the United States. Website Producer reports Jon Eisen of American Trucking Associations as saying: […]
Tue 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Ocado Group
Online supermarket Ocado enjoyed strong sales in 2021, with revenue up 7.2%, but growth was constrained by HGV driver shortages as well as a warehouse fire in southeast London when […]
Wed 16/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Freepik/@prostooleh
Canada is facing growing shortages of fresh fruits and vegetables as border agents have begun refusing entry to unvaccinated US truckers, leading to chaos, according to a Bloomberg report. A mandate starting […]
Mon 24/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Diario de Almería
Spain faces a national strike by the road haulage sector from Sunday 19 to Wednesday 22 December, according to the Spanish press, unless the central government addresses the rise in […]
Tue 23/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Walmart
US retailer Walmart has begun using driverless trucks to deliver to customers. The move involves a partnership with autonomous vehicle startup Gatik. Since August, the companies have deployed the fully […]
Mon 15/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chile’s agri-food exporters welcomed the announcement on Wednesday that the truckers were lifting their seven-day national strike, which had jeopardised exports. However, there is still a threat hanging over the […]
Wed 09/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Each winter, the US relies on produce grown in Mexico to supply its stores, with over US$17 billion of agricultural goods crossing the border in 2016. One of the main […]
Mon 12/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
