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Chesapeake Officer Injured When Tractor-Trailer Hits Patrol Car on Route 58 — Was Pulling Into Traffic to Find Fleeing Suspect When Struck
CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA — A Chesapeake police officer sustained minor injuries Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer struck his marked patrol vehicle on Route 58 eastbound...
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Vermont DMV Screens 190 Trucks in Hartford Enforcement Detail — 65 Violations Found, 15 Vehicles and Drivers Placed Out of Service, Multiple Overweight Violations
HARTFORD, VERMONT — Vermont DMV enforcement officers conducted a commercial vehicle inspection detail in Hartford, screening more than 190 trucks and placing 15 vehicles...
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CBP Finds 32 Packages of Cocaine Worth $1.1 Million Hidden in Floor of Tractor-Trailer at Texas Border Crossing — Driver Declared Trailer Empty
PHARR, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 100 pounds of suspected cocaine worth more than $1.1 million after discovering 32...
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CHP Motor Officer Nearly Struck by Distracted Semi Driver in Bakersfield — CHP Warns “5 Seconds of Distraction Is Like Driving a Football Field...
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving after a semi-truck driver nearly struck a CHP Bakersfield motor...
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Ohio Turnpike Says 315 ‘Rogue’ Trucking Companies From 26 States Owe $5.2 Million in Unpaid Tolls — One Pennsylvania Company Owes $155,826, State Highway...
OHIO — The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is pursuing collections against 315 trucking companies from 26 states that collectively owe nearly $5.2 million...
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Power Finally Restored to Seligman After Two Days of Darkness Following Semi-Truck Crash on I-40 That Knocked Out Power to 800, Closed Every Business,...
SELIGMAN, ARIZONA — Power has been restored to nearly 800 Arizona Public Service customers in Seligman after a semi-truck crash on Interstate 40 knocked...
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Arizona Troopers Find 93 Violations in Just 15 Inspections During Five-Hour Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Detail in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA — Arizona Highway Patrol troopers from the Southeast and Tucson Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squads conducted a five-hour commercial motor vehicle...
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Report Finds 320% More Temporary Foreign Truck Drivers in Canada Since 2010 — Industry Used Migrant Labor to Avoid Raising Wages
CANADA — The Canadian trucking industry's use of Temporary Foreign Worker permits has quadrupled over the past 14 years, with approvals for long-haul truck...