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TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Catches Truck Bypassing Cordelia Scale Facility on Restricted Road — Inspection Finds 24 Violations, 7 Out-of-Service Level, Truck and Trailer Towed
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A truck driver caught traveling on a restricted roadway while apparently trying to bypass the Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility received...
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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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CHP Catches Truck Driver Watching Star Trek on His Phone While Hauling Double Trailers
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A truck driver hauling two trailers was caught watching an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on a mobile device...
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California Semi-Truck Driver Arrested After Driving Into Field — Found to Be Six Times Over Commercial BAC Limit
TRACY, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck driver was arrested for DUI after driving off the road and into a field in Tracy, California, and was...
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California Inspectors Find Entire Brake Chamber Missing and Zip Ties Used in Place of Brake Components — Trailer Immediately Placed Out of Service
DESERT HILLS, CALIFORNIA — Inspectors at the CHP Desert Hills Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility discovered a trailer missing its entire brake chamber and several...
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Driver Looks Away to Cough for a Split Second — Triggers Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Two Big Rigs on I-5 in California; CHP Warns Even...
WILLOWS, CALIFORNIA — A driver who looked away from the road to cough on northbound Interstate 5 near the Willows Rest Area set off...