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Truck Heists 'Wreaking Havoc' on U.S. Highways

Truck Heists 'Wreaking Havoc' on U.S. Highways

Thieves are swiping tractor-trailers filled with goods, triggering a spike in cargo theft on the nation's highways.

 

NY Police Say Trucker was Watching Porn Before Fatal Crash

State police say a truck driver was watching pornographic movies on his laptop computer when his rig struck a disabled car on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo last month, killing the driver.

 

New rule for truck, bus drivers: No texting

New rule for truck, bus drivers: No texting

Drivers of commercial trucks and buses will be prohibited from texting under federal guidelines that US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is issuing Tuesday. "We want the drivers of big rigs and buses and those who share the ...

 

55 dead, 38 injured in Nigeria truck crash

At least 55 people were killed and 38 injured when a truck carrying fertilizer crashed into a crowd of people in Nigeria's Kogi state, a federal official told CNN.

 

Veggie-Powered Pickups

Veggie-Powered Pickups

Ford uses the Texas State Fair to serve up its own brand of vegetable-powered pickup trucks.

 

Driven to Distraction: Truck Drivers Insist on Their Right to Keep On Texting

Driven to Distraction: Truck Drivers Insist on Their Right to Keep On Texting

The trucking industry says computers that connect drivers to dispatchers can be used safely and should be exempt from legislation.

 

Tanker crash, fire collapses overpass

Tanker crash, fire collapses overpass

At least one tanker truck crashed Wednesday on Interstate 75 just north of Detroit, Michigan, sending billowing flames and clouds of smoke into the air and causing an overpass to collapse.

 

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