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Freightliner Carrying QVC Products Burns On I-65 In Indiana

SEYMOUR, IN (TruckaingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Friday morning at approximately 6:45 am, the Indiana State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on I-65 northbound near the 51 mile marker that resulted in a lengthy closure of I-65 after a tractor trailer overturned and caught fire. The initial investigation by Trp. Seth Davidson indicated that a 2017 Freightliner

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Tractor Trailer Hauling Chickens In Fatal Maryland Crash

MARION STATION, MD (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Maryland State Police) — The Maryland State Police are conducting an ongoing investigation regarding a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred during the evening hours in Somerset County. Just prior to 9 p.m. on June 5TH Troopers assigned to the Princess Anne Barracks responded to Hudson Corner Road just west of Landon Store Road for

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Roanoke’s Donald Powell Honored By Old Dominion

ROANOKE, VA (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Old Dominion) — Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. announced the 2018 John Yowell OD Family Spirit Award recipient is Donald Powell. Powell joined the company in 1999 and has served as the operations manager in the Roanoke, Va. service center for four years. Old Dominion created the award to preserve the legacy of the late John

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Fatal, Six Vehicle Wreck, Involves Tractor Trailer On Idaho’s I-84

JEROME, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) The investigation continues into a fatal, six car wreck involving a tractor trailer. The crash, reported at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 3rd, occurred on Interstate 84 at milepost 168, just east of Jerome. The drivers, passengers, and the vehicles involved are: Brian Trappen, 36, of Twin Falls, driving a 2003 Ford F250 pickup.

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Freighliner Tractor Trailer Involved In Serious Indiana Crash

GARY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A three car crash Saturday morning on the exit to Grant Street caused two drivers to be taken to the hospital and the ramp to be closed for 1 ½ hours. Preliminary investigation by Trooper William Carlson revealed, at approximately 3:30 a.m., this Saturday, June 2, 2018, morning a 2016 Ford Focus, driven

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International Truck Carrying Propane Flips In Idaho

LEWISTON, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On May 29, 2018 at approximately 08:43 a.m. an injury crash occurred on Arrow Highline Road, just north of the SH3/US12 junction. A 2007 International truck loaded with propane driven by Shaun Barber, 35, of Genesee, was eastbound on Arrow Highline Road when the vehicle moved too far right and entered the right

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Arizona Troopers Prepare For Heavy Holiday Enforcement, Will Focus On Commercial Vehicles

PHOENIX, AZ (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Arizona State Police) — Troopers statewide this Memorial Day weekend are targeting impaired drivers, distracted drivers, fatigued drivers, unrestrained occupants and speeders through various focused enforcement operations. Troopers and roadside motorist assistants will also be patrolling for stranded motorists. The goal is to reduce fatality and injury collisions statewide and insure people get to their destinations safely.

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UBER FATAL CRASH: NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Self-Driving Car

WASHINGTON, DC. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: NTSB) — The National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday its preliminary report for the ongoing investigation of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and an Uber Technologies, Inc., test vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. The modified 2017 Volvo XC90, occupied by one vehicle operator and operating with a self-driving system in computer control mode, struck a pedestrian

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Old Dominion Freight To Open Five New Service Centers

THOMASVILLE, NC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Old Dominion) — Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. will celebrate the opening of five service centers across the United States in the second quarter, punctuating its steady growth strategy to keep pace with ongoing customer demand. New and relocated facilities in Bowling Green, Ky., Casper, Wyo., Lakeland, Fla., Ogden, Utah and Parkersburg, W.Va. expand the less-than-truckload (LTL)

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