you see them all over the roads on highways freeways and squeezing through tight streets with precision often you're probably annoyed when stuck behind one but the reality is trucking is the lifeblood of the u.s. economy around eighty percent of all freight tonnage moved around the us is delivered on trucks around ten and a half billion tons of freight gets trucked all across the country working all other modes of transport combined trucking moves everything from the bed you sleep on the car you drive in the food you eat all the way to the clothes on your back valued at almost one hundred thirty billion dollars in goods per year that's more than four thousand dollars every second traveling on those big rigs trucking is a six hundred fifty billion dollars a year business which is approximately five percent of america's annual g.d.p. and is the most common job in america the number one job for twenty nine states

although there are more than three and a half million professional truckers in the united states according to the american trucking associations america is currently still short nearly sixty thousand drivers every year and that driver shortage seems like it's just the beginning projections show that at this rate the demand will grow to a shortage of over one hundred thousand drivers annually in the next five years i talked to steve the celly fox family pavilion scholar at the university of pennsylvania and author of the book the big rig for his take on the industry this shortage has traditionally been confined to the long haul for hire segment which are really the toughest jobs out there like the ones i was just describing that you know require you to work seventy eighty ninety hours a week live on the truck for weeks at a time. those jobs of always been tough to sell now we're starting to see it harder for companies that don't have those well working conditions. and also low pay.

to sell their jobs these are these are talking jobs that have traditionally been very good jobs. sometimes excellent wages and even some of those companies are now having trouble finding skilled experienced drivers the trucking industry not only has demographics working against it but some might argue that technology will eventually kill the profession altogether the white house council of economic advisors published a report in two thousand and sixteen that found that vehicle automation could threaten up to three point three million jobs industry professionals however argue that trucking will always need a human if for nothing more than ensuring proper functionality and in case of emergencies such as flat tires system failures or the need to recharge batteries on vehicles like tesla's semi autonomous all electric class eight semi were several decades away from you know trucks that are going to be able to drive themselves in

urban areas in particular the technology that we're adding so that it will get less intensive let less labor intensive as far as you know take until skilled a driver but what it is doing is adding safety technology by leaps and bounds incorporated into the truck autonomous vehicles is great they're fun to talk about they truly are but no matter where you go no matter what autonomous truck you see you generally see a driver seen a steering wheel which means there's going to be a need for a driver to drive it given that the trucking industry accounts for five percent of the u.s. g.d.p. just how much is the u.s. government reciprocating to support the industry dilapidating roads failing bridges unaccommodating rest in truck stops that are too far and few apart those are just some complaints the drivers say make their already tough jobs even more difficult make no mistake you know our roads and bridges are falling apart and we need infrastructure fund. and of to fund those repairs and create

a safer environment for not only our truck drivers but everybody that drives on our nation's highways americans will continue to demand products food and other goods and the need to fulfill that demand will never cease no matter the capacity whether as a driver or a systems monitor someone will be needed in the cabin of that thirty five thousand pound machine for decades to come in washington manila chan r.t. . to catch us weekday on direct t.v. channel three twenty one dish network channel two eighty or streaming twenty four seven on pluto t.v. the free t.v. at one thirty two or if you missed the first episode of the infrastructure deficit program you can access it and other boom busting shows at youtube dot com slash boom bust archie thanks for being with us and as a truckers might say we'll catch you on the flip flop.

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the last days of the soviet union people were full of hope and anticipation of the upcoming changes underground music by young musicians of the time captured the mood perfectly what was it like to live and make music and fear. france and belgium on through to the world cup semifinals after victories that left their fans ecstatic. i.

and tonight will find out who will be going head to head in the other seventy five with the hosts russia among the contenders. was maybe. he should. release. another new international the chemical weapons watchdog. says no traces of nerve agent have been found at the site of an alleged attack in april in the syrian city of duma. demolition of a bedouin village in the west bank has been suspended by an israeli court after scuffles between protesters and police when bulldozers moved in. late on a saturday morning here at moscow you walled. lines on your world cup let's get

straight to. so with the world cup and russia now very much at the business end of things we now know the teams to compete in the last fall of the championship. in belgium all through heavyweights europe why and brazil. on the right.

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inflicting a painful defeat on europe why it's so wrong carries on through in the tournament but also though belgium did a crushing blow to the out of brazil so belgium is through as well of both losing sides by the way we're pre tournament favorites now i think it's fair to say unpredictability has truly been one of the defining moments all of this world cup and saturday's games are promising more high drama in the first game of the day sweden taking on england and the winner will either face russia or croatia clashing in the evening those two now it is the first time in thirty two years that the host nation has gotten this far in the tournament russia's knocking out spain was one of the big upsets but also if you note here there's not a single country from latin america remaining in this world cup i mean that's a scandal to me i mean oh the aussie all these ups and downs though it's certainly been a roller coaster ride for the fans here and of course back at home. was

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outs of croatia one of the tournament favorites but russia riding high on a newfound wave of confidence after their win against spain. team russia in the quarterfinals performing something just shorts over america giving the fight to the mighty spain and eventually knocking it right out of the tournament that night russian fans rule. the. little gold became a thing off to the two saves by the russian goalkeeper eagerly can fav in the final penalty shootout degree can fav himself already a star here at home became an even bigger internet celebrity at the time.

now also drawing attention of course russia's head coach but he took the spotlight not only with these managing decisions and he's managing style but also with his emotions or rather the lack of them i should say a hint of a smile and a reservedly pulled fists in triumph this is all that he allowed himself on the pitch. churches have some astonished have become known here in russia has them a stosh of hope another symbol for russian fans he's russia's traditional headwear caution so here in central moscow in the hot spot the football fever i decided to familiarize fans of other national teams with these two features of the russian fan

culture. to know that russia's traditional elements of headway. as in the. wind. happy. with the bald guy a bald guy i have no idea i have no idea who out if. that's the trick to stop the truck stop i have this. you know what it is. it's this i mean yeah i know exactly who this is but not for girls it's cool the question is bush yes question is right on have you ever wanted to become a russian. mine ok. just look so am i let's do this you you can kind of hold it all the that you know that's not yes it is no different than. the idea behind this goes.

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