Trucking faces severe driver shortages across industry
The American Trucking Associations projects a driver shortfall could reach 174000 by 2024 as shortages push wages higher. Bosses like Schneider and Roehl Transport adopt new programs to attract and retain drivers amid unprecedented demand, with veteran drivers warning against low standards.
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Bob Costello
Costello
Green Bay
Schneider
Roehl Transport
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Kreiskamp Trucking
Milwaukee
Allenton
Toyota to invest 1 billion in U S robotics institute
Toyota plans a Silicon Valley based research institute with 200 staff to develop AI and robotics, adding MIT and Stanford funded work and a Cambridge facility near MIT. The project aims beyond autonomous driving to safer daily life and assisting aging and disabled people, led by Gill Pratt.
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Toyota
Silicon Valley
Toyota Motor Corp
Akio Toyoda
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Stanford
MIT
Gill Pratt
Toyota Research Institute Inc
Pratt
U.S
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Pacific Rim trade deal sparks debate on jobs and rights
Washington analyzes the Trans Pacific Partnership signed by the United States and 11 other nations. Proponents tout growth and strong labor standards while critics warn of drug company giveaways and unfair competition with low wage workers in Vietnam. China is kept outside but may join later as debates continue. President Obama notes past deals underperformed yet argues TPP sets strong labor rules. Human Rights Watch voices concern over Vietnam labor enforcement.
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Toyota
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Google
Apple
Uber
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Brunei
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Pacific Rim
China
U.S
Michael Froman
Asia- Pacific
TPP
Barack Obama
Obama
John Sifton
Asia
Human Rights Watch
Sifton
Oprah Picks 2015 Favorite Things From 87 Items
Oprah, Gayle King and Adam Glassman unveil Oprah’s Favorite Things 2015 on Good Morning America. The list features 87 items from a Park Avenue doggie faux fur jacket to an Elvis chocolate cake and a menorah-shaped ballad, with sourcing across markets and Amazon.
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Oprah
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Eli Zabar
ABC
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Hearst Tower
Queen
Pal Gayle King
Adam Glassman
Glassman
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Amazon
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American Trucking Associations
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Associated Press
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