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OOIDA: English Skills Are Essential for Life-or-Death Trucking Safety
English proficiency a ‘life-and-death safety standard,’ OOIDA says The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is backing efforts to reinforce federal English-language requirements for commercial truck drivers, saying the rule is fundamentally a highway…
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Why Trucking Capacity Still Isn’t Returning to the 2026 Freight Market
Is Trucking Capacity Coming Back? Why New Capacity Isn’t Entering the 2026 Freight Market New trucking capacity is not entering the U.S. freight market, even after roughly a year of elevated tender…
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Orlando Trucking Owner Admits $1M USPS Freight Auction Fraud
Orlando trucking owner pleads guilty in $1 million USPS freight auction fraud An Orlando trucking and freight brokerage owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of nearly $1 million…
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Transition Trucking Announces Five Veteran Finalists Sharing One Kenworth
Five military veterans have been named finalists for the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, which recognizes service members who have built careers in the trucking industry. This year’s winner will receive…
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Driver Poll: What Bonus Details Do You Need Before Saying Yes?
Driver Poll Examines What Recruiters Should Explain About Bonuses A new driver poll is focused on a common part of the recruiting conversation: what information should come first when a carrier representative…
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Massive China Van Trailer Duties Set to Become Permanent
Chinese van-type trailers and related subassemblies face steep new U.S. trade duties after federal agencies determined that the imports injured the domestic trailer industry. The measures include a 130% antidumping duty, a…
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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 hotline report 2026-08-04 08:57:06
Tennessee traffic alert: Backup reported on I-40 eastbound near mile marker 368 as of around 8:45 this morning. The left lane is blocked. Expect delays and use caution through the area. Submit your own road reports by calling 888-IS-4TIPS, 888-474-8477, or visit HammerDownHeadlines.com or…
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Hammer down weather report 2026-10-13 16:00:54
🚗 **Road Weather Update** – **Northeast Oklahoma:** A Flood Watch is in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon for Washington, Nowata, Pawnee, and parts of Osage County. Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring **1–3 inches of rain, with locally up to 5 inches**, causing flooding…
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Hammer down weather report 2026-10-13 14:00:59
**Nationwide Road-Weather Update** 🌧️ **Flooding threat:** Flood Watches are posted across central, southern, and eastern Oklahoma; northern Texas; and central, south-central, and southeast Kansas. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms could produce **1–3 inches of rain, with locally up to 5 inches**, leading to flooding of creeks, streams, low-lying roads,…
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