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Overturned Tractor-Trailer Slides Down Embankment, Shutting Down Northbound I-75RINGGOLD, GEORGIA — A rollover crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer slowed traffic Saturday morning on northbound Interstate 75 near Ringgold, with backups extending onto Highway 41 as first responders temporarily shut down the freeway to clear the scene. The crash happened on I-75 northbound near the 345 mile marker. Catoosa County firefighters responded at approximately 8:12...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views
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Icy Interstate Rollover Leaves Semi-Truck Unstable as Crews Use Strut System to Secure Trailer in GaryGARY, INDIANA — A serious interstate crash involving an overturned semi-truck in icy conditions created a hazardous scene as crews worked around the wreck to prevent the trailer from shifting during recovery operations. Photo credit: Gary Fire Department The semi-truck overturned on the interstate during icy roadway conditions, leaving the trailer in an unstable position and...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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Two California Truck Drivers Arrested, Face ICE Deportation After 309 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $7 Million Found Hidden in Semi Sleeper on I-70PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA — An estimated 309 pounds of cocaine valued at approximately $7 million was found inside a blue International semi tractor-trailer during a routine Department of Transportation inspection on Interstate 70 in Putnam County on Saturday, leading to the arrests of two men. At approximately 1:30 p.m., an Indiana State Police trooper stopped the semi on I-70 in Putnam...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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I’m 30 pretty much gotten nowhere in life. Feel like trucking may be my last resort for a career. Right now I’m a line cook making 28k per year but looking to make more as this isn’t sustainable long term.
I was thinking of trucking but came to the realization even if you make 30k for example you still have to pay for showers so say 15x365=5,475 so now you’re at $24,525. Then you also have to pay for parking as I assume the company doesn’t reimburse you so what that’s another 4-5k per year? So now you’re at 20k, I’m sorta feeling defeated after learning about the showers and parking not being paid.
Plus I also assume you need to buy your own tools and equipment etc so I don’t know. Trucking seems good to me on paper since I’m extremely introverted and don’t mind my own company but the pay for new drivers doesn’t seem ok.
I want to do OTR starting off I want to do tanker or hazmat but since I’m new I don’t think I can do that off the rip so was going to try flatbed and try moving up from that, but I don’t know anymore.
Could use some adviceI’m 30 pretty much gotten nowhere in life. Feel like trucking may be my last resort for a career. Right now I’m a line cook making 28k per year but looking to make more as this isn’t sustainable long term. I was thinking of trucking but came to the realization even if you make 30k for example you still have to pay for showers so say 15x365=5,475 so now you’re at $24,525. Then you also have to pay for parking as I assume the company doesn’t reimburse you so what that’s another 4-5k per year? So now you’re at 20k, I’m sorta feeling defeated after learning about the showers and parking not being paid. Plus I also assume you need to buy your own tools and equipment etc so I don’t know. Trucking seems good to me on paper since I’m extremely introverted and don’t mind my own company but the pay for new drivers doesn’t seem ok. I want to do OTR starting off I want to do tanker or hazmat but since I’m new I don’t think I can do that off the rip so was going to try flatbed and try moving up from that, but I don’t know anymore. Could use some advice1 Comments 0 Shares 3K Views -
Military-Style Semi With No License Plates Hits Vehicles, Flees for an Hour, and Surrenders After SWAT Gas DeploymentHOUSTON, TEXAS — A military-style tractor-trailer with no license plates led deputies on a more than hour-long pursuit late Sunday after fleeing the scene of an injury hit-and-run, striking multiple vehicles and attempting to ram law enforcement units before stopping on the Eastex Freeway and ending in a SWAT standoff. The incident began just before 10:00 p.m. on January 4, when an...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views1
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Amazon Truck Full of Packages Catches Fire on I-68 Near Rocky Gap After Suspected Rear Mechanical FailureFLINTSTONE, MARYLAND — An Amazon tractor-trailer hauling packages caught fire late Sunday night on Interstate 68 west near Rocky Gap State Park, forcing a multi-hour closure and a traffic detour as firefighters battled flames believed to have started in the rear tire area and spread into the trailer contents. Photo credit: Flintstone Volunteer Fire Company Firefighters were...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views1
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Semi-Truck Hauling Trash Dangles Off I-70 East Overpass, Spilling Debris Onto Lanes Below After Crash Near Exit 249BST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A semi-truck hauling trash lost control on Interstate 70 East near Exit 249B (Tucker Boulevard / Illinois Avenue) and crashed halfway off an overpass, leaving the trailer hanging and dumping trash onto the lower roadway, causing serious delays and safety concerns. Photo credit: Lanika Lockett Trash scattered across the lanes below, and emergency crews responded...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views1
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Loaded Tractor-Trailer Drives 1.5 Miles on Wrong Route after Wrong GPS Directions, Before Getting Stuck in Creek in OhioOHIO - A loaded tractor-trailer driver who followed GPS directions ended up on the wrong road, turning what initially looked like a clear route into a major problem when conditions deteriorated ahead. According to the recovery crew, the driver continued for nearly 1.5 miles before the situation worsened and the tractor-trailer became stuck in a creek, leaving the rig...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views1
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Cabbage-Hauling Semi Catches Fire on I-95 in St. Johns County, One Patient Airlifted as HazMat Cleans Diesel LeakST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA — A major crash involving a cabbage-hauling semi-truck triggered a large fire and heavy damage to a second vehicle on I-95 northbound at mile marker 307, between State Road 206 and State Road 207, forcing officials to shut down both northbound and southbound lanes as emergency crews responded. Photo credit: St. Johns County Fire Rescue Responders reported...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views