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Workers unload produce for sale at a market in Caracas. It's increasingly hazardous work to drive a food delivery truck in Venezuela.

Delivering food is now a dangerous job in Venezuela

Conflict

Venezuela has been wracked by a severe economic crisis and food shortages for several years. It’s become so bad that truck drivers who deliver food fear for their lives.

Why long-haul truckers are turning to bikes, and spandex

Health & Medicine

A trucker’s view of economic recovery

Business, Economics and Jobs

Improved Fuel Efficiency for Trucks

US and Mexico Reach Trucking Agreement

Tracking Long-Distance Truckers

Development & Education

The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a new rule for long-distance truck drivers requiring truckers to install a device to monitor the number of hours they drive per day. Harley Helms, long-distance truck driver, joins us with his take.

Mexican Truckers on American Roads

Mexican president, Felipe Calderon and President Obama have agreed to allow Mexican truckers on American roads. How do American truckers feel about this latest move? Harley Helms is a long-haul trucker, currently on the road between Kansas City and St. Louis. He says that this change will have a detrimental effect on American drivers, who […]

The World

Keep on Truckin’

Inspired by Willie Nelson’s advocacy of biodiesel, a growing number of American truckers are hitting the road powered by the homegrown renewable fuel.

Keep on Truckin’ for Fuel Efficiency

With many miles of experience under his belt, this year’s National Truck Driving champ knows how to drive super-efficiently.

The World

Cleaner Truckin’

One man’s solution to reduce diesel exhaust pollution caused by idling is spreading to truck stops across the country.