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Tennessee
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Trailer Frame Found Cracked Completely in Half During Tennessee Weight Inspection; THP Says Overweight Loads Put Structural Stress That Leads to Exactly This Kind of Failure
TENNESSEE — A commercial vehicle inspection that started as a routine weight check turned into something far more serious when Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers...
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Nashville Truck Driver Attempts to Avoid Nude Man Standing in Intersection — Man Climbs Onto Truck, Falls Back Onto Road, and Is Fatally Struck...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A truck driver who attempted to avoid hitting a nude pedestrian standing erratically in the middle of a Nashville intersection early...
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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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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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Nashville Police Find Bloodied Man on Top of Semi at Gas Station — Had Broken Into Construction Business, Barricaded Himself in Manager’s Office, and...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A man was found bloodied and intoxicated on top of a semi-truck parked at a Murfreesboro Pike gas station in the...
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Tractor-Trailer Carrying 40,000 Pounds of Chicken Crashes and Catches Fire on I-65 North in Tennessee
SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE — A tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of chicken crashed and caught fire on northbound Interstate 65 near mile marker 100 in...
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Tennessee Task Force Finds Fentanyl and Horse Tranquilizer Hidden in Secret Compartment of Tractor-Trailer on I-40, Driver Not Charged
HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE — A routine traffic stop on Interstate 40 in West Tennessee led to a major drug seizure early April 21 after...
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Truck Carrying 1 Million Bees Crashes on I-40 Ramp in Knoxville, Swarm Floods Area as Beekeepers Drivers Race to Contain It
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — A truck carrying approximately 1 million bees crashed on the ramp from I-40 East to Henley Street in Knoxville Friday morning,...
