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2022-10-10 21:50:32 -

‘Profound delays’ ahead as Georgia DOT begins 8 month lane closures on I-285 in Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Transportion (GDOT) is warning driver to expect several months worth of heavy traffic delays due to lane closures on a busy interstate in the metro Atlanta area. Starting on Saturday, October 8, GDOT will close one lane of I-285 eastbound between Roswell Road and Ashford Dunwoody Road for a bridge construction project. Approximately one week later,...

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2022-09-02 13:25:06 -

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’ — Georgia DPS calls out pickup driver’s container haul
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media on Thursday to call out an “unacceptable” amount of overhang from a container. In the September 1 social media post, Georgia DPS said: As they say, “If it fits, it ships” well, not in this case. SFC Strickland (Region D) stopped this CMV yesterday. The container had a 15-foot nine-inch overhang....

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2021-10-20 22:28:14 -

468 citations and out of service orders issued during three day Georgia CMV blitz
Hundreds of trucks were inspected during a high visibility enforcement campaign in Georgia earlier this month. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)’s SafeDRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) is a quarterly traffic enforcement effort involving law enforcement partners in 13 states. The final wave of SafeDRIVE for 2021 took place October 5...

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2024-02-24 02:00:07 -

Chaos, destruction at Georgia Welcome Center after crash kills 2 people
Two people are dead after a fiery 18-wheeler wreck at the Georgia welcome center off I-95. Georgia State Patrol tells us a tractor trailing was driving into the welcome center at a high speed and slammed into another truck, and another and another. The chain reaction crash caught fire and, in all, six tractor trailers are now scrap metal and two truckers are dead. “I really feel bad...

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2022-05-05 14:02:46 -

CVSA held surprise brake blitz last week, more than 350 trucks inspected in Georgia
Last week, law enforcement agencies across the country participated in a surprise brake safety enforcement effort. On April 27, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) held a nationwide unannounced one-day brake safety enforcement initiative called Brake Safety Day. During the annual event, inspectors checked for brake systems violations that could prove detrimental to highway...

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2022-08-19 13:50:08 -

Dual set of tires come off log truck, strike Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance cop cruiser
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (Georgia DPS) says that a Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) officer discovered several safety violations on a truck after a dual set of tires struck the officer’s cruiser. On Thursday, Georgia DPS took to Facebook to share the story as a reminder to CMV drivers to do their pre-trip inspections. “Let’s talk...

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2022-06-03 21:12:31 -

Georgia cops nab trucker who got stuck on backroad for being massively overweight
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) says that they recently cited a truck driver thousands of dollars for a weight violation after he was caught using a country road to avoid the interstate. On Thursday, Georgia DPS took to social media to highlight a recent violation discovered on a truck using Nickajack Road in Flintstone. “Short cuts are not always the best route....

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2022-08-29 14:49:52 -

Georgia DPS calls out trucker’s messy cab as ‘extremely dangerous’
On Wednesday morning, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media to call out a trucker for the junk food and beverage containers they discovered during a CMV inspection. In the August 24 post, Georgia DPS said: Seriously! There are no words for this one. . . SFC Patterson (Region A) stopped this CMV for an inspection, and when the door opened, he was at a loss for...

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2023-07-02 02:25:15 -

Georgia DPS shouts out CMV driver for saving motorist from ‘severe injuries or worse’
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared dash cam video of a close call caused by a motorist’s erratic last-second turn maneuver. In a June 30, 2023, social media post, Georgia DPS said, “We’re giving a shout-out to this professional CMV that was not driving distracted and potentially saved the driver of this passenger car severe injuries or worse. We ask all...

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2022-06-16 21:06:53 -

Georgia inspector follows his nose to weigh station drug bust
This week, a weigh station inspector in Georgia sniffed out something amiss with an overweight truck passing through the station. According to a June 14 social media post from the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), the incident occurred on June 13 in east central Georgia. From Georgia DPS: Yesterday Senior Weight Inspector Barnes (Region E) was gathering vehicle...

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2021-04-20 15:48:41 -

Georgia inspects nearly 800 trucks in three day blitz, hundreds of citations issued
Officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued hundreds of citations and out of service orders during a three day enforcement operation. The blitz took place April 13 — 15 along the I-95/I-16 corridors and the areas near the Port of Savannah and Brunswick. The focus of the enforcement activity was to catch distracted drivers. Officers were also focused on inspecting...

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2024-03-15 17:07:50 -

Hundreds of truckers wait in long lines at Georgia USPS distribution center
Truckers are reporting long lines and hours of waiting at a Georgia USPS distribution center. For weeks now, major delays have been reported at the United State Postal Service (USPS) Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center located in Palmetto, Georgia. On March 14, Atlanta News First reported lines of trucks backed up a quarter of a mile at the Palmetto USPS...

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2022-07-14 22:38:15 -

KLLM acquires Georgia reefer carrier
On Thursday, KLLM Transport Services announced the acquisition of a refrigerated carrier based in Cartersville, Georgia. KLLM announced the acquisition of Quest Global Inc. as part of the company’s “ongoing growth strategy in the temperature-controlled shipping sector.” “The acquisition of Quest Global Inc. will enhance KLLM’s premium service...

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