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Tennessee truck crash ties up traffic, triggers massive cargo spillTennessee transportation officials are still working to clean up a huge amount of debris spilled during an early morning crash on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on I-81 in Greene County, Tennessee. Police say that a southbound semi truck changed lanes on I-81 near mile marker 42 and struck a Chevrolet Spectrum, sending both vehicles off the roadway. Both the truck...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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VIDEO: Office workers try driving semi trucks for the very first timeSome ladies who spend all day in an office decide to trade in their desks for a steering wheel for the day, making for an amusing video. A couple of office workers from Des Moines, Iowa-based PDM Financial decided to see if they were up to the challenge of driving a semi. In the video, a very patient truck driver takes the two workers out to a cornfield so that they can try their hands at...0 Comments 0 Shares 9K Views
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Semi hits swerving car as cops close lanes in dash cam videoA trucker swerves to avoid car drivers stopping for police on a Pennsylvania highway, but he isn’t able to avoid a major collision. The video was captured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 12, 2020. The dash cammer explains what happened: “While traveling north on I 95 I saw the police had the right two lanes shut down. As I came upon it I switched to the left outer lane...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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Fifty years later, this letter explaining why truck drivers should be paid more is still trueNearly 50 years after it was published in a local newspaper, a letter to the editor about why truck drivers deserve to earn more money still rings true. The letter was shared on social media by a truck driver whose grandmother sent it to a local newspaper in the 1950’s. The grandmother’s husband was a truck driver and she wrote to educate the public on why truckers deserve to be...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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Video takes a deep dive into the custom big rig took 7 years and $7 million to buildIf you’ve never seen the awesome Thor24 custom semi before, this video is a must-watch. The video from American Truck Drivers gives viewers a closer look at Thor24, a highly customized 1984 Peterbuilt 359 built by Mike Harrah for $7 million over the course of seven years. Harrah is the founder and president of development, construction, and property management company Caribou Industries....0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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Trucker, motorist perish after semi truck flips off bridge into canalTwo people are dead after a wreck sent a semi truck plunging into a canal in Florida on Thursday morning. The accident happened on July 22nd in Boynton Beach, Florida on Turnpike 2 at around 8:30 a.m. According to The Palm Beach Post, two sedans hit their brakes in front of a semi truck in stop-and-go traffic and the trucker was unable to stop. The rig slammed into one of the cars,...0 Comments 0 Shares 8K Views
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VIDEO: Truck driver almost hits the top of Colorado runaway ramp, then rolls backwardsThis week, a truck driver was forced to use a runaway ramp near the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado, and a motorist and his pal were on hand to get the whole thing on video. The video was captured on July 20 by Facebook user Daniel Thompson, who writes: “Crazy thing happened today!! This truck lost its brakes on the west side of Eisenhower tunnel!!! Hope they are ok.” ...0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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Recent rise in accident attributed to ‘people wanting to get out and drive fast’Midwestern trucking experts say a recent rise in traffic accidents may have something to do with people’s excitement to leave their house. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic fatalities are way up in Illinois in 2021 with 100 more traffic related deaths this year than in all of 2020 – a trend that experts are calling...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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Suspect accused of shooting at semis arrestedA man wanted for two shooting incidents involving semi trucks in Arkansas has been taken into police custody. On July 21, David Allen Jackson, 29, was arrested without incident as part of a joint effort between the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department and the West Memphis Police Department. The arrest came shortly after police issued a call for public assistance in locating Jackson....0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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