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“News is coming in on the accident we heard about earlier” said the man seated at the computer desk. “Perfect, put me on air in 30” responded the news women. She was skinny and tall with chin length blonde hair and blue eyes. “A man named Derek Urban has been hit by a semi truck, the truck has driven away. Derek is dealing with major medical issues and is currently at the George Rise hospital.” “Anything else I need to know before I go live?” “Yes, but I can’t access it in tell the hospital puts his medical issues into the files” “What’s his background information? Family? Work? Anything!” “He has a wife and daughter, he works at a construction zone in LA,and he is about 42, is that all you need ma'am?”“Yes, thank you Jim” The…

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Hazmat in Ohio is Hazardous on the Road Imagine traveling south down I-75, in Ohio, early one morning when suddenly the hazmat tanker semi-truck, only a quarter of a mile ahead, loses control and flips into the median. Turned on its side, the tanker truck’s flammable material leaks out contaminating the median and the environment. With still the possibility of a fire, or worse an explosion, state patrol, Ohio department of transportation (DOT) officers, and other emergency personnel arrive on…

Has your truck ever broke down on you?Have you needed a check up on your truck recently? Well if that's the case the person you went to was most likely a diesel mechanic. As more and more trucks are being built the more diesel mechanic work will be requested. Just like any other profession you will need some type of training before you can be rewarded with an official title of diesel mechanic. There are programs that you can attend to get your degree and those are approximately 1-2…

I noticed a tractor trailer from far off coming towards us in the oncoming lane. It was a drastically long straight away with very steep hills going up on either side. We are only about five miles from home at this time and we are very deep in the country so there are no street lights and visibility is limited. As the tractor trailer was getting nearer I noticed that he too was all over the road and it made me nervous seeing a very large truck coming my way and it was not very stable. All of a…

Some people have a different perspective on how someone is seen economically. They are not labeled on what the government says but on what they believe. From working on the farms in Mexico to working on conversion vans in the U.S. to driving semi trucks on the American roads. This person went through a struggle just like many others looking to achieve the American dream. He was born and raised in Mexico, and just like many others he had to leave school to help his family make enough to live.…

What is a flatbed truck? Flatbed truck which is also called flatbed lorry in British English, is a type of a truck which can have articulated or rigid body work. As the name suggests, the bodywork of this truck is entirely flat with no side roofs. Flat body work allows for quick and easy loading and offloading of goods from the truck. In most cases this type of trucks transport heavy loads which are vulnerable to rain. The truck is convenient to be used to transport loads which require more…

they would have in their man cave if they had one. On the way off the Coleman property they spotted a nice buck just as they were crossing back over to Ben’s acreage and he got a good shot at him and they got some venison to haul back home. So, finally after three days of hunting they were successful after all. Ben told Karen what he had seen on the Coleman property and she thought Blair Coleman was just puffing himself up with importance about what he had built up there and bragging to…

metropolitan areas, to acquire food, toiletries, furniture, building materials, gasoline, and other products and services. (McDavid, Richard A., and Susan Echaore-McDavid. "Truck Driver." Ferguson's Career Guidance Center. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 8 May 2017.) Driving 18 wheelers it's a fun job, because you get to know a lot of places you haven't been.Truck Drivers s are paid in a number of ways. They may receive hourly wages, be compensated by the mile, or earn a commission that is a…

According to the America Trucking Association, 70 percent of all U.S freight by tonnage is moved by truck. This is projected to be 9 billion tons yearly. The movement of these freights needs competent and devoted drivers. However, one of the challenging factor regarding the industry is the shortage of truck drivers. The shortage has resulted to be one of the greatest challenges for the United States shipping industry as well as the economy. The above-mentioned shortage has a dribble down…