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70+ LA port drivers on strike in protest of pay change, rising health insurance
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70+ LA port drivers on strike in protest of pay change, rising health insurance

More than 70 Port of Los Angeles truck drivers on strike demonstrated Thursday in protest of changes in pay and rising health insurance costs.  The Southern Counties Express drivers on strike gathered outside the Compton area truck depot in California at around 5 a.m. on Thursday, February 20th to demand contract negotiations.  “They forced us...

$213K in drugs seized from semi truck axle on SR 86 in California
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$213K in drugs seized from semi truck axle on SR 86 in California

U.S. Border Patrol made a major drug bust at an immigration checkpoint in California this week. Shortly before 11 a.m. on February 19, a yellow semi truck approached an immigration checkpoint located on State Route 86, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release. The truck was referred for a secondary inspection. After a...

Waste Management questions for drivers
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Waste Management questions for drivers

Hey guys and gals, Im new here and my name is Russ. Im looking to gather some more information about working as a CDL drvier for Waste Management here in Florida near the Orlando area. I recently applied and have a phone interview next week. Does anybody have experience working at Waste Management or in...

TFI will move headquarters to US from Canada
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TFI will move headquarters to US from Canada

TFI International announced its plans to move company headquarters from Canada to the United States this week.  TFI reported on Wednesday, February 19th that fourth-quarter profits dropped by a third year–over-year.  According to BNN Bloomberg, Chairman and CEO Alain Bédard described the quarter as a “disaster” and said that the outlook for the first half...

Best GPS for truckers? | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
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Best GPS for truckers? | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum

That’s what I did. Then after ysing the Garmin, I sold it. I hated the user interface and adding specific intermediate waypoints was more difficult than with the RM. RMs are eadier to use but delicate. Garmins are beautiful and durable, but more complicated. Click to expand… The current (750) iteration has it buried and...

Wyoming I-80 tunnel opens to head-to-head traffic following deadly 16 commercial vehicle pileup
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Wyoming I-80 tunnel opens to head-to-head traffic following deadly 16 commercial vehicle pileup

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) opened an I-80 tunnel to head-to-head traffic in the wake of a triple fatality pileup crash last week. On Thursday, WYDOT opened the eastbound I-80 tunnel at Green River to head-to-head traffic after crews added 5000 feet of concrete barriers as well as new signage to help drivers navigate....

car hauling in canada
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car hauling in canada

How O/O in Canada find loads? I was told that a company has to have over 10 trucks to be approved by brokers. What are the names of the companies that work with single O/O? I looked up the loads at United Road load board but I barley found cars to be moved. Source link

Suspected brake failure sends big rig toppling near car wash in Pennsylvania
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Suspected brake failure sends big rig toppling near car wash in Pennsylvania

A business’s surveillance camera captured a harrowing semi truck rollover crash in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. on February 18 in North Versailles. Police told WPXI-TV Pittsburgh that a truck traveling on Greensburg Pike experienced a brake malfunction. The truck crashed into two poles and rolled over near Splish Splash Car...

Need advice ASAP
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Need advice ASAP

I told my company I am quitting and need to get back to their yard because my car is there. They said okay and made me wait 6 days to get a load. The load doesn’t directly go back to the yard there are 16 stops in different states… I came to pick up yesterday...