Trucking companies have been getting away with low insurance minimums that have failed to keep up with inflation, and it’s creating unsafe roads for the rest of us. The last time that U.S. regulation set minimums for truckers was in 1980 when the Motor Carrier Act mandated they carry at least $750,000 policies, which was … Read more
NEW YORK: Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing some travelers to set off on foot to bypass the jammed roadway.As US airlines contended with a rush of holiday travel, the demonstrations snarled traffic on the outskirts of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport … Read more
Happy Thursday! It’s December 7, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Ed Begley Jr. On The Past And Present Of Electric Vehicles 1st Gear: China Is Fighting New … Read more
The gathering, which was listed on a Facebook event page as “Burning a Man in SF,” took place Saturday night at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. At its peak, more than a hundred revelers formed a loose ring around one of the beach’s concrete fire pits, watching as the flames swallowed a wooden effigy (aka The … Read more