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2022-04-25 14:50:18 -

$35 million worth of meth seized from truck hauling strawberry purée
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized a “mammoth” amount of illegal drugs at a Texas border crossing. The drug seizure occurred on April 12 at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. A CBP referred a tractor trailer arriving from Mexico hauling a shipment of strawberry purée for a secondary inspection. With the help of...

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2022-07-24 15:08:58 -

$4.3 million worth of meth seized from semi hauling rubber product
This week, officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs concealed in buckets within the shipment. The drug bust occurred on Monday, July 18, 2022, at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. A CBP officer referred a 2020 Freightliner tractor trailer hauling a shipment of water-based rubber for a secondary inspection....

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2022-07-12 14:43:02 -

$671K in cocaine ‘concealed in the tires of a tractor trailer hauling juice,’ Customs and Border Patrol says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a large amount of cocaine reportedly found hidden in a commercial vehicle trailer’s tires. The drug seizure occurred on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. A CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner trailer hauling a shipment of “juice” for a secondary inspection....

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2021-04-19 22:12:52 -

Alabama police department asks for tips about truck hauling 400 cases of Coors in funny Facebook post
An Alabama police department shared a chuckle-inducing Facebook post after stopping a semi truck hauling an instantly recognizable trailer. The City of Heflin Police Department shared the Facebook post on Sunday morning after apparently running into a truck that looks suspiciously like one we’ve seen before in a Burt Reynolds movie. Police wrote: Last night Heflin Police...

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2021-05-03 21:49:00 -

Cops make ‘$1 MILLION’ recovery after truck hauling laptops was stolen while driver showered
Texas police say that they were able to recover more than $1 million worth of stolen goods after a truck loaded up with electronics was taken from a truck stop. The incident began on April 24 in Kaufman County, Texas, when deputies with the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office came up on an 18 wheeler blocking the roadway at CR 125 and Hiram Road. Deputies saw that the “rig was stuck...

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2021-08-27 13:11:53 -

Driver falls asleep hauling carnival rides, catches whole load on fire
A truck full of carnival rides caught fire in Kansas on Wednesday morning after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The accident happened on August 25th at around 7:55 a.m. on southbound Highway 75 north of N.W. 46th Street. Near Topeka, Kansas. According to WIBW News, the unnamed truck driver fell asleep at the wheel, crashed into a guardrail, and rode the rail until the...

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2021-08-20 23:39:59 -

Driver who claimed to be hauling bananas indicted on human smuggling charges
A truck driver found transporting 115 undocumented immigrants has been indicted on human smuggling charges. The incident took place on July 19th, 2021, but the truck driver, Michael Warren McCoy, was not indicted until August 10th. According to LMT News, McCoy was pulled over by a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper at around 6 a.m. for failing to stay in his lane....

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2021-10-21 21:55:38 -

I-285 SB in ATL closed for fiery collision between wood & candle hauling rigs
A portion of Interstate 285 southbound has been closed indefinitely as crews work to battle a fiery wreck involving three semi trucks. As of 9:18 a.m. CST on Thursday, October 21st, I-285 at Interstate 85 in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia was closed and is expected to remain so for several more hours. According to 11 Alive, A semi truck was entering the interstate when it...

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2022-07-23 13:03:37 -

Iowa DOT calls out driver for hauling 50K pound excavator with ‘absolutely no’ load securement
On Tuesday, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement took to Facebook to issue a warning about load securement after an encounter with a driver hauling an excavator. Officials asked drivers to be extra aware of load securement and brake issues after an officer encountered an alarming heavy equipment haul. From Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement: Happy Tuesday!...

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2022-05-03 23:07:50 -

Officials hunting for big rig hauling damaged mobile home after driver flees bridge strike
A truck driver fled the scene after striking a bridge while hauling a mobile home in California on Monday evening. The incident happened on May 2nd on southbound Interstate 5 in Sun Valley, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. According to CBS Los Angeles, the semi truck hauling a mobile home struck an overpass along I-5 south, causing the roof of the home to...

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2021-08-10 15:15:48 -

Semi hauling aerosol deodorant cans explodes at Oklahoma truck stop
A major truck fire and explosion was reported at an Oklahoma truck stop on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. at a Love’s truck stop near Big Cabin, Oklahoma. Local outlet KTUL reports that a truck hauling 27,000 pounds of aerosol deodorant cans began experiencing brake trouble. After the truck driver pulled off, the tires and then the trailer reportedly...

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2022-10-15 20:53:42 -

VIDEO: Truck hauling an oversized load gets pummeled by 50 MPH freight train
A bystander captured video of the moment that a stuck truck was violently struck by an oncoming train in Texas. Here’s what happened according to the video description: “A train hit a truck that was stuck on the tracks in Fabens, Texas on October 9, 2022. The truck hauling an oversized load on a Lowboy trailer was stuck for 10 minutes before the train hit it at...

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2021-09-11 22:09:51 -

VIDEO: Truck hauling shingles topples while taking a turn, load shift suspected
A Facebook user captured the moment that a semi truck flipped onto a concrete barrier while taking a turn. The video was shred on Wednesday, September 8, by Facebook user Allison Sanford Turner, who is a registered nurse, according to her profile information. She wrote: I don’t care if it was his fault or not. It’s a sad situation for him and I’m just...

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2024-04-07 16:42:51 -

Wonder what NASCAR hauling is really like? This video breaks down a driver’s work day
The team at RFK Racing released a fascinating video proving that there’s a lot more to working as a NASCAR hauler than just driving from the shop to the track and back. The video released on April 5 looks at all of the tasks required of a NASCAR hauler beyond driving, including stocking snacks, keeping the truck clean inside and out, loading up all kinds of equipment, and...

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