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December, 2007
West Yarmouth man hits sander truck
- December
- 8
A man was hospitalized after his pickup rear-ended a sander truck last night on Route 6, state police said.
State police cited Gordon Campbell, 39, of West Yarmouth for speeding after his pickup truck struck a Crowell Construction sander driven by Brian Holmes, 35, of South Yarmouth, according to Trooper Paul Thomas of the South Yarmouth […]
Santa tours Troy atop a fire truck beginning today
- December
- 8
Jump out of bed and uncover your head ’cause Santa Claus comes to town beginning this morning, riding through atop a Troy Fire Department truck.
Santa will wave to the children throughout the town, escorted by Mayor Tom Caraker and a police entourage.
At noon, Santa will stop at the Santa House in Spencer Park. He will […]
Human remains found in missing man’s truck
- December
- 8
Police confirmed Friday that human remains were found in a missing man’s truck that was pulled from Red River the day before.
The announcement came after Shreveporter Christopher Michael Pierce’s family said they instigated searches that spurred the discovery of his truck and the vehicle of a decade-lost Air Force sergeant.
Police suspected human remains were […]
Truck hijacking up 53%
- December
- 8
Truck hijackings rose 53,3%, robberies of businesses 29,3% and of houses 7% between April and September, according to crime statistics which Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula released in Pretoria yesterday.
Assistant Commissioner of Information Management Chris de Kok said truck hijacking had become a highly organised crime, like cash-in-transit robberies.
House robberies did fall in Gauteng, […]
Court denies USA Truck’s motions in contract dispute
- December
- 8
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has denied substantially all of U.S.A. Truck Inc.’s motions for post-trial relief in a breach of contract dispute with All-Ways Logistics. The court also granted the plaintiff’s motions for pre-judgment interest, attorney’s fees and costs in an amount totaling about $1.6 million.
“We strongly disagree with […]
Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost
- December
- 8
By daybreak in this sprawling metropolis in southeastern China, residents near thoroughfares who leave their windows open overnight find their faces stiff with a dark layer of diesel soot.
After Mary Leung opens her tiny open-air shop along a major road soon after dawn, she must wipe the soot off her countertops and tables; the […]
School bus driver killed in collision with truck
- December
- 8
A school bus driver was killed Thursday afternoon when his bus collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 112 between Marieville and Rougemont, about 30 kilometres east of Montreal.
The accident occurred a little at the intersection of the highway and Rang du Vide.
Six of seven passengers on the bus, all students between the ages of 10 […]
US truck decline has Detroit in a spin
- December
- 8
The US big three car producers plan to reduce or even halt production of pickup trucks for January due to a drop in demand in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The petrol-guzzling pickups made by Ford, Chrysler and General Motors have suffered as among other things the price of oil has risen.
Alone […]
Truck Accident and Fire Shuts Down I-95 Lanes
- December
- 4
Traffic is back to normal right now on I-95 northbound, after an early morning accident shut down several lanes. NEWS 3 crews saw traffic backed up for about a quarter mile.
It happened shortly before 4 a.m. near exit 94 (GA-204). Fire crews were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle accident to put out […]
Brevard Road collision sends one driver to the hospital
- December
- 4
One driver was injured after a two-vehicle wreck on Brevard Road Saturday afternoon, Asheville police said.
Both vehicles ran red lights, leading to the collision. A Ford F-350 truck pulled out into the intersection at Interstate 26 and was waiting to turn left when a Toyota RAV4, traveling north on Brevard Road, ran a red light.
The […]
