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21 hrs ago | Canada.com

Mad cow crisis put brakes on trucking

Trucker Mark Wendorff says his livestock trucking business has never fully recovered from the BSE crisis 10 years ago.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Mad Cow Disease, Health

21 hrs ago | KATU-TV Portland

Semi jackknifes, crashes into barrier on I-84

GRESHAM, Ore. A semi tractor-trailer trying to avoid a car crashed into a concrete barrier on Interstate 84 Friday night.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Trucker

Roadcheck 2013 slated for June 4-6

Truckers take note: Roadcheck 2013, the annual safety blitz that checks tractor-trailer equipment, driver logs and other safety aspects of truck drivers' operations, will take place June 4-6, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's calendar.

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Alabama Live

Alabama job openings up 10 percent from March, here's who's hiring

Truck drivers and registered nurses were once again at the top of the list of occupations with most job openings posted across Alabama, although demand for truckers is now greater than for nurses .

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Related Topix: Alabama, Alabama Government, Medicine, Nursing

TheStreet.com

Weinstein: Leave the Driving to Us Robots

Nevada was the first state to authorize such vehicles, and at least four others have followed.

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Related Topix: Business News

Thu May 16, 2013

Brandon Sun

Westman border officers foil would-be smugglers

Across southern Manitoba, more than 150,000 travellers were processed by the Canada Border Services Agency.

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Packer

New trucking rules have wide-ranging effects

Two new trucking rules - one from California and the other federal - could have wide-ranging effects on the fresh produce industry from the shipper all the way to the retailer.

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ABC 27

Trucker injured in crash on Route 581 exit

A truck driver sustained minor injuries Thursday morning when he crashed his tractor-trailer while exiting Route 581 at the Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Cumberland County, PA

Today's Trucking

Full Reciprocity Plan Big Positive for Trucking Industry

Proposed changes to the International Registration Plan has the full support of the Canadian Trucking Alliance , and perhaps soon every provincial trucking association.

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Related Topix: Trucking

Wed May 15, 2013

TwinCities

St. Croix bridge barges cleared for work, after mussels found

Barges sidelined from work on the new St. Croix River bridge near Stillwater because of a zebra mussel scare have been cleared after the project's contractor submitted tightened decontamination controls to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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Related Topix: Stillwater, MN

WTVC

Driving Window Regulations for Truckers

By Jerry Askin Each year, hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured in accidents involving tractor trailers.

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Today's Trucking

Trailer Side Skirt

From Michigan's Fleet Engineers comes the AeroSaver trailer side skirt, an aerodynamic add-on made of recycled materials that's claimed to reduce fuel consumption by up to 7%. It saves inventory by letting the user decide to install the skirt angled or straight with no additional hardware, while also simplifying repair by coming in three ... (more)

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Charleston Daily Mail

Official fears stretch of Buffalo intersection will turn deadly

The U.S. 35 intersection at the Buffalo Bridge has posed problems for truck drivers since it opened in 2009.

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Related Topix: Buffalo, WV, Fraziers Bottom, WV, Charleston, WV, Putnam County, WV

Heavy Duty Trucking

Trucking Company Executives Sentenced in Separate Cases

In Missouri, the owners of Lebanon-based J&M Trucking have been sentenced following a federal trial last year in which they were found guilty of charges they defrauded the boat and trailer maker Tracker Marine by inflating shipping invoices and purchase orders.

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Trucker

TCA partners with TAT; will use Truckload Academy training module to prepare drivers

The Truckload Carriers Association has formed a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking , a nonprofit organization that educates, equips, empowers, and mobilizes members of the trucking and truck plaza industries to combat domestic sex trafficking.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Heavy Duty Trucking

North America Exceeds 1,000 Locations Offering DEF at the Pump

The North American retail diesel exhaust fluid network reached a landmark figure last month with over 1,000 locations offering diesel exhaust fluid at the fuel island.

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Heavy Duty Trucking

Truck Speed Limiter Proposal Returned to NHTSA

Just over a month after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration submitted a proposed regulation to require speed limiters on big rigs to the DOT, it has been returned to the agency without approval.

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Heavy Duty Trucking

I-81 Reopens Near Harrisburg, Pa.

Traffic in both directions near Harrisburg, Pa., has reopened following a tanker crash and fire that closed the route last Thursday.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA

Heavy Duty Trucking

2014 Sprinter Van Gets Fresh Styling, Powertrain, Safety Features

Mercedes-Benz executives picked Dsseldorf, Germany, the source of the Sprinter van, to present their extensively revised 2014 model for North America.

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Heavy Duty Trucking

Pennsylvania's Operation Code R.E.D. Inspects 395 Food Trucks

The Pennsylvania State Police announced the results of Operation Code R.E.D. refrigerator food truck inspection enforcement effort held on April 23.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

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