Missouri
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News
Missouri trucker charged in double homicide is still at large
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in finding a Missouri trucker charged in the deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter as manhunt continues.
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Rail
Norfolk Southern investigating cause of Missouri derailment
NS is investigating the cause of the derailment, which stopped train traffic from Monday afternoon to early Wednesday.
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Rail
BNSF ready for business in Kansas, Missouri and Texas
The railroad has named three locations to be part of its site-ready industrial development program.
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News
Truck-gobbling Missouri bridge a social media star
The bridge/overpass on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, has been struck continuously by tractor-trailers for years.
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Rail
Four more state legislatures introduce train crew bills
Lawmakers in Missouri, New York, Virginia and Wyoming introduce legislation to require freight trains to have a minimum crew size.
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Weather and Critical Events
Volumes of flood-delayed crops picking up in Midwest
Late harvests, unplanted seeds add up to higher shipping volumes
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FreightWaves NOW
Severe storms, flooding, road closures continue Friday (forecast video)
Flooding still keeping trucks off interstates, barges stuck at ports.
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News
Flooding continues to disrupt freight, lives in nation’s heartland
More than 150 locations remain at or above flood stage along Midwest rivers. Additional rainfall, snowmelt to slow down improvement.
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Flood threat in Midwest continues through the week
More than three dozen locations on several Midwestern rivers remain flooded, and there’s no end in sight this week.
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Driver issues
Hours-of-service regulations lifted for historic Midwest flooding relief efforts
Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.
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