Lorry drivers across the US - in pictures

  • Shipping containers and lorries at the Port of Los Angeles. Getty Images / AFP
    Shipping containers and lorries at the Port of Los Angeles. Getty Images / AFP
  • The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in California are currently seeing unprecedented congestion. Getty Images / AFP
    The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in California are currently seeing unprecedented congestion. Getty Images / AFP
  • Last year California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order aiming to ease bottlenecks that have spilled over into neighbourhoods where cargo lorries are clogging residential streets. AP
    Last year California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order aiming to ease bottlenecks that have spilled over into neighbourhoods where cargo lorries are clogging residential streets. AP
  • On September 17, 2021, there were a record total of 147 ships, 95 of which were container ships, in the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which move about 40 per cent of all cargo containers entering the US by lorry or train. Getty Images / AFP
    On September 17, 2021, there were a record total of 147 ships, 95 of which were container ships, in the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which move about 40 per cent of all cargo containers entering the US by lorry or train. Getty Images / AFP
  • Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has launched a training programme for employees who work in its distribution or fulfillment centres. AP
    Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has launched a training programme for employees who work in its distribution or fulfillment centres. AP
  • Workers clear debris on Interstate 70 in Lakewood, Colorado, in 2019, following a deadly pile-up involving a semi hauling lumber. AP
    Workers clear debris on Interstate 70 in Lakewood, Colorado, in 2019, following a deadly pile-up involving a semi hauling lumber. AP
  • Firefighters work to clean up wreckage caused by ice-covered roads after a winter storm hit North Carolina in January. AP
    Firefighters work to clean up wreckage caused by ice-covered roads after a winter storm hit North Carolina in January. AP
  • Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia in January. WJLA / AP
    Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia in January. WJLA / AP