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2022-06-06 22:05:39 -

CAT Scale prices for a weigh and a reweigh have increased
This month, CAT Scale increased the costs for drivers to weigh or reweigh a vehicle. Effective June 3, CAT Scale increased prices from $12.50 to $13 for a weigh. The cost of a reweigh has also increased from $3 to $3.50. The company confirmed the price increase on their website FAQ. The last time that CAT Scale increased prices was on March 26, 2021. The first CAT...

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2022-06-06 22:07:54 -

Owner of small trucking company shares dire warning about the consequences of high diesel prices
A social media post written by the owner of a small trucking company recently went viral for offering readers alarming insight into how skyrocketing diesel prices are pushing an already struggling industry towards the brink of collapse. The post was shared by Iron River Express owner Austin Smith on June 2, 2022. In the post, Smith breaks down how much it costs to keep his...

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2022-06-07 01:35:06 -

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2022-06-07 13:04:28 -

VIDEO: Pickup refuses to yield for trucker’s turn, chaos ensues
A pickup refuses to make room for a turning truck driver in this dash cam clip. In the video, a truck driver is attempting to make a turn at an intersection but there is a pickup in the way – a stubborn one at that. As the trucker turns, he comes face to face with the pickup, who refuses to back up to give the truck some space to complete the turn. The two vehicles...

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2022-06-07 21:39:49 -

Mexican trucker could face life in prison after $18 million worth of liquid meth found in fuel tanks
Texas authorities have announced charges against a Mexican-based truck driver who was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the U.S. On June 1, 2022, a federal grand jury returned a two count indictment against 33 year old Mexican national Luis Alberto Garza Cisneros, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of...

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2022-06-07 21:42:05 -

Truck catches fire as driver inspects damage from road debris
A portion of a busy North Carolina road was shut down on Monday morning as a tractor trailer burned on the shoulder. The incident happened on June 6th at around 2:39 a.m. in Polk County, North Carolina. According to ABC 13 News, the semi truck was heading east on US Highway 74 at mile marker 163 and Fox Mountain Road near Columbus when it struck something in the...

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2022-06-07 21:43:17 -

Arkansas troopers say van driver failed to yield to big rig, resulting in crash that killed five
Arkansas State Police (ASP) have released preliminary results of an investigation into a school transportation van versus semi truck crash that killed five people on Monday. The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, June 6, near Dermott, Arkansas. State troopers say that 47 year old Susan Kennedy was driving a Ford van west on Highway 35. As Kennedy attempted to cross over...

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2022-06-07 21:44:19 -

Eight injured in wreck involving three semis, multiple cars
A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was shut down on Monday afternoon after a crash involving multiple tractor trailers and cars left eight people injured. The accident happened on June 6th on eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike just east of the Downingtown exit. According to Fox 29 Philadelphia, the crash involved at least three tractor trailers and at...

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2022-06-07 21:50:17 -

Motorist sentenced for DUI crash that killed four caused when he tried to ‘beat the truck through the intersection’
A motorist from Washington state has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a fatal DUI crash involving a tractor trailer. On May 31, 2022, 28 year old James Finley of Wapato was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern...

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2022-06-07 21:52:00 -

Schneider acquires 160 truck Wisconsin carrier
On Tuesday, Schneider announced that it has acquired a Wisconsin-based trucking company. Schneider announced on June 7 that it has acquired deBoer Transportation, headquartered in Blenker, Wisconsin. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, Schneider will assume ownership of deBoer’s approximately 160 tractors and 660 trailers....

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