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CBP seized a shipment of illegal firearms parts from China
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport in coordination with the Machinery Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), intercepted and seized 52,601 firearms parts in violation of the Chinese Arms Embargo. The sights, stocks, muzzles, brakes, buffer kits, and […]
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Truckers can make comments on Hours of Service changes proposal until Oct. 7
Truckers, trucking industry stakeholders and the public at large have 45 days — until Oct. 7 — to file formal feedback for the U.S. DOT to consider when crafting a rule to overhaul federal Hours of Service regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed major changes to the trucking hours-of-service (HOS) regulations, […]
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Truckers are the ones who keep the NASCAR drivers racing
“Millions of NASCAR fans turn on their televisions or file into racetrack stands each year to take in all the action of a good race. What those fans don’t see is the preparation that goes into making a race successful.” – According to the article in the freightwaves.com and its author Ashley Coker “The race […]
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Diesel prices will spike due to IMO 2020
“In anticipating the price impact on diesel prices from the launch of IMO 2020 on January 1 – with any impacts expected to start before that – most forecasters have been fairly moderate in their outlook, with some exceptions. But Fitch Solutions, a unit of Fitch Group, recently came out with its forecast. Prominent in […]
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Armed Robbery At The Truck Stop Ends Up In Arrest Of The Offender
Will County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery in progress yesterday morning, 8/18/19, around 4:33am. Deputies arrived at the Knights Inn/River Road Truck Stop, 24007 W. Lorenzo Road in Wilmington Township and spoke with a male attendant who stated that he was just robbed by a masked gunman. The employee stated that around 4:30 […]
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CBP Seized almost 8 Thousand Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in a Tractor-Trailer full of Jalapeno Peppers
SAN DIEGO – CBP officers assigned to the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized almost four tons of marijuana yesterday co-mingled in a shipment of jalapeño peppers, valued at $2.3 million “I am proud of the officers for seizing this significant marijuana load,” said Otay Mesa Port Director, Rosa Hernandez. “Not only did they prevent the drugs […]
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Trucking carriers continue to exit the market, citing a variety of reasons including low freight rates
Trucking carriers continue to exit the market, citing a variety of reasons including the regulatory environment, low rates, inflated wages, and high insurance costs. To the date, there is little to suggest that capacity has bled off enough to materially affect spot rates – most of the discussion with private and public third-party logistics providers […]
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Trucker’s dash-cam video gets driver fired
Larry Ash, a trucker for over 25 years, grabbed his CB radio after another semi veered into an oncoming lane – across two solid lines – on a blind corner to pass him on a British Columbia highway.- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak “I said, ‘Buddy, you just lost […]
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California Highway Patrol says electric trucks are “definitely the future” after Tesla semi-truck test
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says they were very impressed with Tesla Semi truck performance. On Thursday, August 15 CHP Donner Pass division shared a post from their Facebook page showing their encounter with electric Tesla Semi hauling approximately 75,000 lbs flatbed load (including the truck). “Tesla is out testing the new electric truck tractor. […]
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