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Tanker driver killed in fiery crash in Houston
The driver of a tanker truck died Tuesday afternoon when his vehicle burst into flames after crashing on a Houston highway.
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Air Cargo
An-124 mega freighter overshoots runway in emergency landing
A massive ramp freighter — you can literally drive trucks right on board — suffered damage in an emergency landing in Russia on Friday.
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Man clings to hood of speeding truck for wild ride (with video)
Video shot by another motorist shows the driver of a tractor trailer trying to wiggle the unidentified man off its hood as it sped down…
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Universal Logistics reports $36 million settlement for accident involving “marginal driver”
Universal Logistics reported that it has agreed to a $36 million settlement for an accident that involved a "marginal driver."
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Updated: Landstar guides lower due to ‘tragic accident’ and unfavorable market conditions
Landstar System warns on earnings due to a “tragic vehicular accident” and weaker than anticipated market conditions.
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Trucking
Brain-damage causing trucker narrowly escapes more severe criminal sentence
A truck driver who was convicted and sentenced for dangerously driving his truck in a way that caused grievous bodily harm and severe brain damage…
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DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: murder-suicide probe into deadly head-on truck/car crash
Deadly crash treated as a potential murder/suicide; Mainfreight reports US$1.93 billion of revenues; druggy truckie gets 14 months; freight costs revealed.
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Maritime
Lifeless seafarer pulled from wreck of sunken freighter
A second seafarer was yesterday found dead following the collision of two cargo ships in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Maritime
CO2 leak on dry bulker kills 8 to 10 people
A deadly maritime accident has killed several people during a ship repair job in China. Accounts differ but it is clear that either eight or…
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Autonomous trucks will save carriers money and improve driver livelihoods
Autonomous truck technology has the potential to change the cost structure of the carrier industry. A McKinsey & Company report said that a fully autonomous…
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