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Fatal crashes involving big trucks rose 13% in 2021, according to fedsOn Tuesday, the The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released alarming traffic fatality data from 2021. According to the preliminary report released by NHTSA on May 17, overall traffic fatalities reached a 16 year high in 2021, with 42,915 people killed in crashes. This marks a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 traffic fatalities in 2020. “The projection is...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 14K Views
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Truck drivers have a hard life. I watch truckers on YouTube all the time.Truck drivers have a hard life. I watch truckers on YouTube all the time.
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Overloaded trucker told Georgia cops that he didn’t think anyone ‘would be around to stop him’With the 72 hour Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Roadcheck inspection campaign underway, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a log truck driver with an overweight load — and a lot of honesty. In a May 18 social media post, Georgia DPS explained, “Just a bit Heavy. This driver knew he was overloaded; he told the officer he didn’t think...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views
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Trucker sentenced to three months for wreck that sent steel coil into traffic after being run off roadA truck driver has been sentenced to three months in jail for an accident that sent a steel coiling rolling into traffic. The accident happened back in September of 2021, but the driver, Kieth Blackwell, was not sentenced until April 29th, 2022. According to Journal-News, Blackwell was heading north on US 127 hauling a steel coil through St. Clair Township, Ohio...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 9K Views
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Truck driver found guilty of murder for stabbing co-driver in cab on I-70 in IndianaA jury in Wayne County, Indiana, returned a guilty verdict for a truck driver accused of killing his co-driver in the summer of 2019. Florida-based truck driver Pavel Nery-Gonzalez, 50, was found guilty on a homicide charge, according to a May 19 report from the Palladium-Item. The trial was expected to last two weeks, but only lasted four days. Fifty-five year old Florida-based...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 10K Views
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100 pounds of marijuana found in big rig that bypassed weigh station, WVSP saysWest Virginia State Police (WVSP) say that two men were arrested after a large amount of marijuana was discovered inside of a tractor trailer that bypassed a weigh station. The arrests occurred on Tuesday, May 17, in Putnam County, West Virginia. State police say that they pulled a tractor trailer over on I-64 after the driver did not stop at a weigh station near Teays Valley....0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 15K Views
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More than a ton of marijuana discovered in truck’s load of foam pool toysOfficers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations recently discovered a massive amount of marijuana at a Detroit cargo facility. The drug bust occurred at the Fort Street Cargo Facility, in Detroit, Michigan, on May 11, 2022. Authorities say that a x-ray scan was used on a tractor trailer entering the U.S. from Canada. A subsequent physical...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views
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Pennsylvania truck manufacturing company “delighted” to pass out baby formula to those in needA Pennsylvania truck manufacturing company is doing what they can to help out local mothers in the face of the baby formula shortage. New Tamaqua Truck & Trailer in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania has been manufacturing “truck tough” steel and aluminum truck bodies since 1969. Now, the company is working for the community in a different way – by passing out any baby...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 10K Views
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Drivers warn that “a lot of these trucks are not going to be here anymore” if the cost of diesel doesn’t changeTrucking companies may soon be forced to lay off employees if the price of diesel doesn’t change, some say. The recently skyrocketing prices of diesel have dropped by one penny in the last week, but trucking companies and owner operators say they are going to need more of a drop than that if they are to continue working. Some, like trucking company owner and driver...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views