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Tennessee Trooper Stops Truck for Inoperative Taillights — Finds Bald Steer Tires, Missing Fuel Cap, Inoperative ID Lamps, and Driver With No Valid License
TENNESSEE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Plus East Region trooper stopped a commercial vehicle for inoperative taillights and uncovered multiple serious safety...
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New York Man Arrested for Filing $400,000 in Fake Accident Claims Against Trucking Companies by Parking Car and Waiting for Semis to Pass —...
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK — A 69-year-old Poughkeepsie man has been arrested for allegedly running a five-year scheme in which he parked his vehicle, waited...
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Scrap Metal Trailer Carrying Copper Buckles and Collapses in Middle on Route 1 & 9 in Linden — Forklift Offloads Large Reels and Boxes...
LINDEN, NEW JERSEY — A Beacon Scrap Iron and Metal tractor-trailer snarled morning traffic on Route 1 & 9 northbound in Linden after its...
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Texas Troopers Find 413 Violations in 77 Inspections During Three-Day Commercial Vehicle Detail in Bastrop County — 34 Vehicles and 13 Drivers Out of...
BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS — Texas Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers from the Austin District uncovered 413 violations across 77 inspections during a three-day...
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Tennessee Railroad Bridge Collapses After Commercial Vehicle Strike — Road Closed Indefinitely
PIPERTON, TENNESSEE — A railroad bridge in Fayette County collapsed after being struck by a commercial vehicle, prompting an indefinite road closure and halting...
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Michigan State Police Trooper Injured After Canadian Semi Driver Rear-Ends Patrol Car on I-94 While Troopers Conducted Lane Closure Operation
ROMULUS, MICHIGAN — A Michigan State Police trooper was injured Sunday morning after a semi-truck rear-ended a patrol vehicle on eastbound Interstate 94 near...
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Ohio Truck Driver Arrested for OVI on I-71 After Concerned Citizen Reports Dangerous Driving — Trooper Finds Open Trailer Door and Smell of Alcohol
ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO — Body camera footage released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows parts of an OVI arrest on Interstate 71 after...
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Driver Killed After Semi-Truck Crashes on I-70 in Colorado
DE BEQUE, COLORADO — A semi-truck driver was killed Sunday morning in a crash on westbound Interstate 70 near mile marker 65 outside De...
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International Roadcheck Begins Tomorrow; ELD Tampering and Cargo Securement in Focus as Inspectors Prepare to Check 15 Trucks Per Minute Across North America
NORTH AMERICA — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck — the largest targeted commercial vehicle enforcement program in the world — begins Tuesday,...
