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June 1, 2022

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Bessemer Tow Truck Driver Shot on the Job

Jonathan Pickle, a tow truck driver on the job, was shot while driving on I-20/59 in Bessemer, Alabama on Saturday, May 31, 2022 around ...

May 31, 2022

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Cargo theft trends shift amid emboldened criminals

Transport Topics is reporting a shift in goods being swiped by cargo thieves, an indication of criminals directly targeting the trucking industry. Crime rates ...

May 31, 2022

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Truckers stop to help woman.

Take a look at how truck drivers came to the rescue! An elderly woman who needs to get to her car finds flood waters ...

May 31, 2022

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Bill to streamline security credentialing process for truckers receives strong praise from industry

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) released a statement recently saying the group was very happy to hear about the new bill being introduced in the ...

May 31, 2022

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Sleeping woman’s legs driven over by truck driver

Oceanside, CA — Oceanside Police Sgt. Tom Wayer reported that a woman was sleeping in the loading dock area of a local grocery store ...

May 31, 2022

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Colorado Governor Grants Reduced Sentence to Driver after 110 Year Sentence

DENVER, CO – Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was granted clemency from Gov. Jared Polis. Aguilera-Mederos was serving a 110-year prison sentence following a crash resulting ...

May 30, 2022

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Trucker Tells Police He Was Smoking His Meth Pipe

On May 25, 2022, after crashing a semi-truck into the back of Publix on U.S. 17-92 West in Haines City, Florida, Michael Calvo, 51, ...

May 27, 2022

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Walmart Expands Drone Delivery in Six States

On May 24, Walmart announced that they will be expanding their drone delivery program to six new states; Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Utah and ...

May 27, 2022

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American and Canadian officials discuss takeaways from bridge shutdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra discussed the 7-day blockage initiated in February. Alghabra admits that the American and ...

May 27, 2022

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Federal trial underway on Rhode Island truck tolling

A federal court will soon be hearing oral arguments in a 4-year-old legal challenge to the state of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling program. The ...