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Raised dump bed hits bridge, lands on top of sheriff’s deputy vehicle

Trucking News
An unusual dump truck bridge strike was reported in Virginia on Friday morning.

Proposed bill charges $8 per semi truck leaving intermodal yard in Illinois

Laws & Regulations
A proposed bill would allow counties to charge semi trucks up to $8 just for hauling good from a intermodal yard in Illinois.  The proposed bill, brought forward by Illinois Senator Rachel Ventura, would allow municipalities and...

PennDOT Says Broad Mountain Is Too Dangerous For Big Rigs

Resources
After three trucks crashed in three days on the steep decent of Route 93 on Broad Mountain, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says that...

VIDEO: Peterbilt 379 Drives Down 9-Mile Canyon

Truck Driver Tales
See life through driver Samuel Williams' eyes! This video showing him descending a 15% grade in a Utah oil field with chains on every tire.

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