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MACDONALD: What, No Lawsuit, California?

November 19, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Several high-profile acts of vehicular manslaughter have captured more of the nation’s attention. Tractor-trailer drivers, negligence, foreign drivers who can’t read English, one of the drunk, and multiple fatalities. Who knew? I suppose we should have. OTRs are the primary source of logistics for moving goods. There has been a driver shortage for years. One … Read more

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As Trucking Goes So Goes the Economy

November 14, 2023 Op-Ed

The trucking industry has been a barometer of U.S. economic health for a long time, and. trucking is in trouble. In August, Yellow Freight filed for Chapter 11. The company shed 30,000 mostly blue-collar jobs, and now the digital freight broker Convoy is ceasing operations.

Trains and Trucks and Scandinavia Sucks

December 18, 2021 Op-Ed

Fun fact, kids. Your Grumpy Observer has always been fascinated with the transportation and logistics industries. An intricate system of people and marvels, like the Antonov plane or Ro-ro vessels, all flawlessly coordinated to bring you your cargo, or in-laws, just in time for production or babysitting. C’est Magnifique.

Reasons for the Truck Driving Shortage in America

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Guest Contributor

Over the last few years, the number of truck drivers and truck driving firms has reduced across both America and Canada leading to considerable distribution across both countries.

California’s Inane Laws and The Port Problem Are Spreading East

October 22, 2021October 21, 2021 Op-Ed

If you read the news online, it often claims that the California port situation is caused by a driver shortage. But wait, hold your horses: it is in part caused by a driver shortage but what has driven this numbers shortfall?

Moving Out With American Trucking

May 5, 2020
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American trucking is responsible for much of our way of life. Most of us fail to realize how many of the things we use or consume daily do not have a local source. Whether it’s food, fuel, electronics or clothes; the goods are not from a local source.