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California
TRUCKING NEWS
California CHP Uses Aerial Enforcement on I-80 to Catch Truckers Skipping Mandatory Brake Check Following String of Brake Fires — Aircraft Spots Violators, Ground...
GOLD RUN, CALIFORNIA — Following a string of semi-truck brake fires on Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the California Highway Patrol launched...
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California Man Stole 500 Gallons of Tax-Exempt Red Diesel From Farmers in Two Counties; Arrested After Two-Month Investigation, More Charges Possible
MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A 55-year-old El Nido man was arrested July 28 following a two-month investigation into diesel fuel thefts targeting agricultural operations...
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CHP Spots Driver Hauling Car Down Highway on Bare Metal Rims; No Tires at All, Just Metal Grinding on Asphalt and Sparks Flying; CHP...
VISALIA, CALIFORNIA — A CHP commercial vehicle officer in the Visalia area stopped what the agency called a dangerous and illegal tow job after...
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California Officials Launch Study on Lifting Decades-Old Commercial Truck Ban on I-580 in Oakland Area — Caltrans Examining Safety, Congestion, and Health Impacts; Public...
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — California transportation officials are moving forward with a study to examine whether a longstanding commercial truck ban on Interstate 580 in...
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‘I’m Paying My Bills With a Credit Card’: Texas Truck Driver With 20 Years Behind the Wheel and Perfect Safety Record Tells His Story...
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Luis Sanchez spent two decades hauling everything from restaurant food to gravel across the United States. He held a valid...
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‘Don’t Count on Luck’: CHP Shares Photo of Semi Cab ‘Ripped Apart’ After Rear-End Crash as Following Distance Warning — Driver Miraculously Escapes With...
TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA — California Highway Patrol is using a recent rear-end crash between two semi-trucks near Truckee as a stark reminder of what happens...
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CHP Cites and Places Tractor-Trailer Driver Out of Service for Speeding Over 70 MPH in California’s 55 MPH Truck Zone
WILLIAMS, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck driver was cited and placed out of service after California Highway Patrol officers stopped a tractor-trailer for speeding in...
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Semi Hauling Liquid Hydrogen Overturns on I-5 Near Patterson — Unrestrained Passenger in Sleeper Berth Airlifted With Major Injuries; Gas Smell Closes Both Directions...
PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA — Interstate 5 closed in both directions Friday morning after a semi-truck hauling a trailer filled with refrigerated liquid hydrogen overturned near...
