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One dies in Whitley tractor-trailer collision - Kentucky.com

by @ Monday, May 18th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

One dies in Whitley tractor-trailer collision
Kentucky.com, KY
By Karla Ward - kward1@herald-leader.com A head-on collision between two tractor-trailers in Whitley County left one person dead Monday. A tractor-trailer hauling granite tombstones was headed north on Interstate 75 when the driver lost control at mile

Urbandale High School Student's Death 'Suspicious' - KCCI.com

by @ Monday, May 18th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Urbandale High School Student's Death 'Suspicious'
KCCI.com, IA
He'd been hit by two tractor-trailers. The driver of the first big rig said the boy was lying on the roadway and looked unconscious in the moments before he was hit. The medical examiner ruled out a fall from an overpass. The Department of Public

Fatal crash on I-75 - Times Tribune of Corbin

by @ Monday, May 18th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Fatal crash on I-75
Times Tribune of Corbin, KY
According to witness reports, two tractor-trailers collided near the 14 mile marker in the southbound lanes. The Whitley County Coroner's office was dispatched to the scene as was Whiltey EMS and several local fire stations.

Battle lines drawn over truck size - eTrucker

by @ Monday, May 18th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Battle lines drawn over truck size
eTrucker
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the Teamsters and safety groups support the current limit of 80000 pounds and 53-foot limits for tractor-trailer trucks on interstate highways of the National Highway System.

Police blotter - The Trentonian

by @ Sunday, May 17th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Police blotter
The Trentonian, NJ
Scudder Falls Bridge Tractor Collision: The Interstate 95 Scudder Falls Bridge was closed for several hours May 13 after two tractor-trailers collided, causing 80 gallons of fuel to spill onto the roadway, officials said. No one was injured in the 9:40

Bendix cutting 100 jobs - The Morning Journal

by @ Saturday, May 16th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Bendix cutting 100 jobs
The Morning Journal, OH
Bendix, headquartered at 901 Cleveland St., makes air brake systems and parts for tractor-trailers, sometimes called semi-trucks. It is a member of the Heavy Duty Manufacturer's Association, a trade group based in Raleigh, NC Tim Kraus, president and

Big 'no' to bigger trucks - Toledo Blade

by @ Thursday, May 14th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Big 'no' to bigger trucks
Toledo Blade, OH
BIGGER is not necessarily better, and that's certainly true in the case of those heavy tractor-trailer rigs traveling our highways. The trucking industry is hoping Congress will increase the federal maximum weight that can be carried, from the current

Damage, danger spur possible Oglethorpe ban on tractor-trailers - Online Athens

by @ Thursday, May 14th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Damage, danger spur possible Oglethorpe ban on tractor-trailers
Online Athens, GA
Oglethorpe County Commissioners are pushing forward a new law that would ban tractor-trailer trucks from some roads. The ordinance - which was introduced at a board meeting Monday and will be finalized June 8 - would prohibit trucks with more than six

Passenger sandwiched between tractor trailers sues - St. Clair Record

by @ Wednesday, May 13th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Passenger sandwiched between tractor trailers sues
St. Clair Record, IL
By Kelly Holleran The mother of a minor child has sued two individuals and two trucking companies over alleged injuries her daughter received when the Grand Prix in which she was riding became sandwiched between two tractor trailers.

Tractor Trailer Crash Halts Traffic On I-95 Bridge - CBS 3

by @ Wednesday, May 13th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Tractor Trailer Crash Halts Traffic On I-95 Bridge
CBS 3, PA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Traffic was held up on I-95 between Bucks and Mercer Counties following an accident involving two trailers Wednesday. Two tractor trailers were reportedly involved in a collision causing a fuel spill on the bridge

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