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Texas police suspend truck driver after finding beer
The Grapevine Police Department (GPD) suspended the truck driver after police found several cans of beer during a check. On July 12, a police officer found “several cans of beer” while checking a commercial vehicle in the Grapevine, Texas area. The driver was suspended from work for 24 hours. “Our employees are working hard to […]
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SpaceX supercargo drives down Kansas highway
The Kansas Highway Patrol released impressive photos of oversized cargo that traveled across the state over the weekend. On May 28, KHP cop Tod shared photos of trucks carrying super load for Elon Musk’s SpaceX on the Kansas highway. The cargo measures 16 feet wide, 300 feet long, and weighs 600,000 pounds. The load moves […]
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Low bridge “opened” the trailer with 750 pounds of marijuana
The NYPD made an unusual drug seizure after a truck crashed into an overpass. On the afternoon of April 17, a truck driver called police to a Walmart parking in Fredonia, New York. A truck driver told police that he hit an overpass on I-90 and drove into a Walmart parking lot to assess damage. […]
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Iowa DOT warns drivers against buying at auctions
The Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement recently issued a truck driver auction warning. On Friday, March 17, Iowa DOT MVE shared a post on social media with the following message: Buying trailers from an auction can be a risky deal. Something may be wrong with the equipment that you don’t notice until you get it […]
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Texas seizes record cocaine batch hidden in baby wipes
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a large shipment of cocaine in Texas disguised as baby wipes. On October 6, a trucker from Mexico pulled up to a facility at a Bridge of the Americas freight depot in El Paso, Texas. The CBP carried out a thorough inspection twice, but only the border […]
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New movie about trucking expected at the end of July
At the end of the month will be the premiere of the film that takes place in the field of cargo transportation. “Paradise Highway” will be released on July 29th. The plot revolves around the smuggling and human trafficking in trucking industry. Trucker Sally is forced to smuggle illegal cargo to save his brother from […]
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Man was arrested at Indiana’s truck stop for taking long showers
A man from Iowa was arrested at a Love’s truck stop in Indiana. The reason for the arrest was the excess of time for using the shower cabin. Truck stop employees complained to officers that the man didn’t want to leave the shower stall after his time was up. The man refused to open the […]
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Truck hauling fireworks caught fire on New Jersey highway
Travelers in New Jersey witnessed a pyrotechnic show. On the evening of June 26, full of fireworks truck caught fire on I-287 near Bridgewater. Fireworks started as a result of the fire. Information about the victims was not received. Due to the incident, three southbound lanes were closed.
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New app сan check truck drivers for illness
According to statistics, 80% of disqualifications are caused by negligent attitude of drivers to their well-being. Ignoring factors such as high blood pressure or blood sugar can have dangerous consequences. The new application for smartphones CDL Health Scanner was created to check drivers for hypertension or diabetes in 30 seconds. Moreover, the app scans major […]
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Anniversary tribute marathon “Smokey and the Bandit” ends today
«Smokey and the Bandit» is considered a classic for everyone who found his calling in the trucking industry. The yee-haw story is about two cheerful smugglers trying to smuggle 400 cases of Coors beer from Texas to Georgia. The fact is that in the 70s Coors was not available for the eastern region of the […]
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