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Semi Hauling 50,000 Pounds of Meat Jackknifes and Catches Fire on Sacramento Interchange Ramp — Rig Hangs Over Railing
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck hauling 50,000 pounds of packaged meat struck another vehicle, jackknifed, and caught fire Sunday morning on the connector ramp...
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CBP Officers Find Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Meth Worth $17 Million Hidden Among Blackberries in Tractor-Trailer Arriving From Mexico
PHARR, TEXAS — CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a commercial blackberry shipment arriving from...
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Indiana Man Arrested After Stealing Beer Truck, Leading Multi-County Chase, and Aiming It at Deputy Deploying Stop Sticks — Faces Attempted Murder
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA — An Evansville man faces attempted murder charges after stealing a beer truck Friday afternoon, leading deputies on a chase into...
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PennDOT Installs Warning Signs on I-81 After Years of Tractor-Trailers Cutting Through City and Striking Low Amtrak Bridge
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — PennDOT recently put up advisory signs on Interstate 81 warning tractor-trailer drivers to stay off Front Street. The signs target a...
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Truck Driver Admitted He Spotted Failed Air Bag, Ordered a Replacement, Then Hit the Road Without Waiting — CHP Grapevine Pulls Truck From Service
GRAPEVINE, CALIFORNIA — A driver admitted to CHP inspectors that he had spotted a failed air bag the day before, ordered a replacement, and...
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CHP Inspector Finds Brake Chamber Not Secured to Bracket Rendering Brake Completely Inoperative — Truck Pulled From Service
CORDELIA, CALIFORNIA — A California Highway Patrol inspector at the Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility discovered a brake chamber not securely mounted to its...
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Dump Truck Strikes School Bus Carrying Eight Students on Highway 157 in Bossier Parish — All Students Suffer Minor Injuries
BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA — A dump truck pulled onto Highway 157 from Sligo Road Friday morning and struck the side of a school bus...
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American Trucking Associations Ordered to Pay Rhode Island $200,000 After Losing Bid to Recover Legal Fees in Truck-Only Toll Fight
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — A federal judge ordered the American Trucking Associations to pay the state of Rhode Island $200,000 on Friday, March 27,...
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Dalilah’s Law Act Would Make It a Death Penalty Aggravating Factor for Illegal Immigrants Who Kill With a CDL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Republican senators introduced the Dalilah's Law Act on March 26, 2026, a sweeping piece of legislation that would...
