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trucking safety
TRUCKING NEWS
Louisiana Troopers Use Air Support to Catch Truckers Violating Left-Lane Ban on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge; 26 Truck Drivers Cited
LOUISIANA — Louisiana State Police cited 26 commercial truck drivers during an aerial enforcement operation targeting left-lane violations on the Interstate 10 Atchafalaya Basin...
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New York State Police Find 966 Commercial Vehicle Violations During Thruway Bridge Strike Enforcement Detail as Troopers Warn Drivers to Know Their Truck Height
NEW YORK — New York State Police issued nearly 1,000 violations and placed more than 100 commercial vehicles out of service during a major...
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Newly Released Video Shows Troopers Using Google Translate With Semi Driver in Ambulance After Ohio I-71 Crash That Killed College Soccer Player While Searching...
MADISON COUNTY, OHIO — Newly released video is adding more detail to the investigation of a deadly Interstate 71 crash that killed 21-year-old college...
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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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Georgia Senate Candidate Pushes to Strip Noncitizen CDLs — Investigation Finds His Own Trucking Company Has Been Involved in Five Deaths and 50+ Injuries...
GEORGIA — Mike Collins, a Republican U.S. House member from Georgia who owns a trucking business and sits on the House Transportation Committee, has...
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CHP Places Semi Out of Service After Trailer Found Missing Set of Wheels in California; Driver Showed ‘Little Concern’ and Kept Loading It
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA — A commercial vehicle was placed out of service after California Highway Patrol officers found a trailer missing a set of...
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Brake Failure Sends 72,000-Pound Semi Off Road in New York; Inspection Reveals 8.5 of 10 Brakes Defective
YORKTOWN, NEW YORK — A semi-truck weighing approximately 72,000 pounds crashed into a wooded area after losing braking capability in Yorktown, and a post-crash...
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Aluminum Coil Shifts Forward Into Semi Cab on Alcoa Highway, Crushing Rear of Cab; Driver Survives Without Injury
ALCOA, TENNESSEE — A truck driver hauling aluminum coils survived a dangerous load shift after a coil slammed into the back of the cab...
