Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, taking packages belonging to people across the U.S. and leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded boxes.
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One special driver will haul an enormous load on a 400 mile route across Pennsylvania for the next two weeks, and trucking experts say it’s going to be quite a feat.
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A truck driver ran off a narrow roadway after being misguided by a GPS, responding officers say.
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Four years ago, when Alix Miller interviewed for a job as vice president of the Florida Trucking Association, the trade group that advocates for the trucking industry in Tallahassee, she faced questions about whether she could handle the sharp-elbowed male-dominated world of Florida trucking. Miller thought back to her days as a young ballet dancer and how dance training had conditioned her to be tough, both mentally and physically.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently used a truck driver as an example of what can happen when you ignore closed road signs.
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In an effort to address a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a temporary waiver allowing states to waive a portion of the commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills test.
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Ice and snow stranded hundreds of drivers on Interstate 95 in Virginia into Tuesday after a winter storm pounded several Eastern states and dumped more than a foot of snow in some places.
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A major pileup crash occurred during icy conditions on I-94 in western Wisconsin on Thursday morning.
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Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the unusual theft of a bridge from an Ohio park.
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The recent 110 year sentencing of a Texas trucker has inspired some drivers to claim that they are choosing to boycott loads to Colorado indefinitely, not only out of support for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, but out of concern for their own well being.
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas say that crashes involving semi trucks have actually increased since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Electronic Logging Device Mandate went into effect.
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Waco, Texas, headquartered motor carrier Central Freight Lines will close after nearly 100 years in operation, according to multiple reports.
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A snowplow driver shortage means roads may not get cleared as quick as usual this winter.
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The “Eyes on 94” commercial vehicle enforcement operation will take place December 6 — 10, 2021, along the I-94 corridor and other major freeways in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
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A Tippecanoe County man faces a list of charges after police say he led them in a chase for nearly 30 miles in a stolen semi.
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“It’s an exciting time to be a truck driver right now because there’s so much demand for drivers,” said Singh, the school’s director. “Our yards are busy, and they’re very vibrant with a lot of activity.”
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A trucker from Mexico was arrested after trying to smuggle record-breaking amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the U.S., federal prosecutors said.
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On Thursday, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) closed a stretch of Highway 130 through the Snowy Range until spring.
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The number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021 hit 20,160, the highest first-half total since 2006, the government reported Thursday, a sign of growing reckless driving during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The trucking industry is short by 80,000 drivers, which is a record high for the industry, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
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