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Mountians..

Im a midwest guy just getting his feet wet for the first time out here in the mountians of Colorado. I've driven Hwy 6 and Hwy 40 and so far I feel like ive done ok except for the fact that I believe I glazed my breaks a bit due to my jakes not kicking...

NYS has installed “zero” electric truck chargers ahead of January 2025 “Advanced Clean Truck” regulations
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NYS has installed “zero” electric truck chargers ahead of January 2025 “Advanced Clean Truck” regulations

The state of New York has not installed a single electric semi truck charging station ahead of its January 2025 “Advanced Clean Truck” regulations.  The Trucking Association of New York and other trucking industry leaders met up on Thursday, October 17th to discuss the upcoming rule set to go into effect in January 2025. The...

New to airbags. Help?
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New to airbags. Help?

Hi folks, a customer asked me to replace all his airbags in a Kenworth 660. It looks pretty straightforward. I read some threads, watched some vids. The lines on this rig aren't the 3/8 flex line with the quick disconnect. They're closer to 1" hard line, looks like inverted flare. I uploaded a pic. I'm...

Man arrested for $100k in poultry theft connected to $400k meat theft via previous ankle monitor
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Man arrested for $100k in poultry theft connected to $400k meat theft via previous ankle monitor

A second man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a semi truck loaded with around $100,000 of poultry products.  38-year-old Jorge Lyen Blanco-Diaz was arrested on Monday, October 14th in Miami-Dade County, Florida on charges of  grand theft of cargo, grand theft of a vehicle and unlawful use of a communications device....

Multiple trucks targeted by pumpkin-thrower on Highways 401 and 402
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Multiple trucks targeted by pumpkin-thrower on Highways 401 and 402

Canadian police are investigating after multiple trucks were targeted by a person throwing pumpkins over the weekend. The incidents occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 12, in the London, Ontario, area. At 2:30 a.m. on September 12, Middlesex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to eastbound Highway 401 near Old Victoria Road for...

Out-of-service orders issued after Tennessee troopers pull over CMV for trailer walls ‘waiving’
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Out-of-service orders issued after Tennessee troopers pull over CMV for trailer walls ‘waiving’

Motor carrier officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recently sidelined a truck and a driver following a traffic stop sparked by concerns over the structural integrity of the trailer. According to an October 15 social media post, motor carrier officers with THP’s West Unit stopped a truck and trailer along I-40 “for trailer integrity as...