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Class 8 Truck Orders Sink 36% Amid EPA Uncertainty
Class 8 truck orders plunge 36% as EPA uncertainty rattles fleets North American Class 8 truck orders fell sharply in October, giving the 2027 order season a weak start as fleets weighed…
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Florida’s Space Boom: 95% Cost Drop Unleashes Private Innovation
Florida’s Space Race: Lower Launch Costs Expand Jobs and Logistics Demand Florida’s Space Coast is becoming a larger center for commercial space activity as private-sector competition reduces launch costs and increases the…
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Arizona Drivers Weigh More Cameras and New Taxes
Arizona voters have approved Proposition 319, a constitutional amendment that bans state and local governments from installing or operating speed and red-light cameras. The measure, which received about 61% support, also requires…
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Ohio Joins States Halting Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance
Briefly: Ohio latest state to stop issuing non-domiciled CDLs Ohio has become the latest state to end its non-domiciled commercial driver’s license program, a move that will affect the remaining drivers holding…
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Cargo Thieves Score Bigger Returns With Less Work
Estimated cargo theft losses reached $230.1 million in the third quarter of 2026, a 39% increase from the same period in 2025, even as the number of reported incidents declined sharply, according…
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Two Men Admit New Hampshire Warehouse Theft With Rented Box Truck
Two men admit to stealing goods from New Hampshire warehouse with rented box truck Two men have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the robbery of a warehouse in Londonderry, New…
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Hammer down hotline report 2026-08-25 06:42:29
**Missouri Road Report:** Westbound I-70 at Exit 101 in Boonville has the right-hand lane shut down after a cattle truck went off the roadway and into the guardrail. A tow crew is on scene working to remove the truck. The incident was reported at…
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Hammer down weather report 2026-11-07 10:00:55
🚗 **Nationwide Road-Weather Update** **Montana:** A High Wind Warning covers the East Glacier Park Region, Northern and Southern High Plains, and parts of Glacier, Toole, Pondera, Hill, Cascade, and Liberty counties. West winds of **35–50 mph with gusts up to 85 mph** are expected Sunday, creating difficult travel—especially…
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Hammer down weather report 2026-11-07 08:00:58
🚗 **Nationwide Road-Weather Update** – **Oklahoma and nearby northern Texas:** Dense fog with visibility of **¼ mile or less** is affecting portions of central, northwest, southwest, and western Oklahoma, including the Alfalfa, Major, Garfield, Comanche, and Tillman County areas, along with **Hardeman and Wilbarger Counties, Texas**. Advisory continues…
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