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Eleven semi trucks destroyed by fire at Texas plastic plantFirefighters in Grand Prairie, Texas, are investigating an early morning fire at a polyethylene plant that left nearly a dozen trucks destroyed. The Grand Prairie Fire Department responded to a reported truck fire at the Poly-America facility around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. Firefighters arrived on scene and were able to extinguish the fire, but eleven trucks were “fully destroyed.”...0 Comments 0 Shares 13K Views
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SUV squashed after excavator rolls off tractor trailerOne person is dead after an excavator fell off a semi truck and rolled down an embankment in California on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on September 1st at around 4:21 p.m. in Nipomo, California on the northbound side of Highway 101. According to Cal Fire public affairs officer Adan Orozco, “a big-rig vehicle that had an excavator on the trailer made contact...0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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Lane restrictions and 224 mile oversize truck detour to begin on busy truck corridor in Arizona tomorrowThe Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is warning truckers to plan for lengthy delays and possible detours due to a bridge replacement project that starts on Wednesday. Starting on Wednesday, September 8, officials will close all but one lane in each direction of I-15 at the Virgin River Bridge No. 1. in Littlefield, Arizona. ADOT says that the lane closures are part of a bridge...0 Comments 0 Shares 12K Views
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Truck driver sentenced to minimum 10 years for assaulting woman behind mechanic shopA truck driver has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison for the sexual assault of a woman behind a mechanic shop in Pennsylvania. The incident ocurred in October of 2018. The man in question, 41-year-old truck driver Demetrice Herron, was convicted back in March, but was not sentenced until this week. According to Fox 43, a woman traveling through Commonwealth,...0 Comments 0 Shares 10K Views
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EPA slaps diesel repair shops with fines for ‘defeat device’ violationsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued tens of thousands of dollars worth of civil penalties to two midwestern diesel repair shops for selling or installing devices designed to disable emission controls. According to the EPA, diesel repair shop Midwest Truck Products LLC of Cantril, Iowa, has been ordered to pay a $75,000 penalty. South Central Diesel Inc. of Holdrege, Nebraska,...0 Comments 0 Shares 12K Views
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Fire reported at Iowa 80 Trucking MuseumMultiple fire fighting agencies responded to a fire at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum in Walcott on Monday night. The fire occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, September 6. The marquee sign at the trucking museum caught fire. Museum officials said that a customer spotted the fire and called 911. Firefighters from the Walcott, Durant and Blue Grass Fire Departments...0 Comments 0 Shares 11K Views
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Chemical identified in tanker cleaning incident that left two dead, four injuredThe chemical that killed two men cleaning the inside of a tanker truck in Arizona last month has been identified, police say. The incident happened on August 29th at Danny’s Truck Wash near 101st Avenue and Roosevelt Street in Avondale, Arizona. Since the time of the accident, investigators have identified the toxic chemical as sodium hydrosulfide – a chemical...0 Comments 0 Shares 12K Views
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