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FleetPulse Expands Into Canada

Trailer telematics specialist FleetPulse is set to become available for Canadian fleets, the company said Nov. 20.

November 25, 2024
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Francine Heads for Gulf Coast; Oil Drillers Evacuate Crews

Francine is expected to lash parts of the Gulf Coast with powerful winds and heavy rain as it heads for a Sept. 11 landfall as a full-blown hurricane.

September 9, 2024
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Tornado Derails 43 BNSF Train Cars in North Dakota

STEELE, N.D. 鈥 Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

August 29, 2024
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Tornadoes Destroy Michigan FedEx Facility but Workers Safe

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. 鈥 Two reported tornadoes struck a Michigan city and the surrounding area May 7, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility.

May 8, 2024
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San Diego Freight Trains Keep Running Despite Landslide Risk

Freight trains, unlike passenger trains, have resumed running across the tracks beneath a San Clemente, Calif., landslide that continues to threaten San Diego County鈥檚 only rail link with the rest of the United States.

February 5, 2024
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Deep Freeze Forces US LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes

The recent freeze across Texas and Louisiana disrupted scheduled exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas, temporarily tightening some supply of the heating and power-plant fuel.

January 18, 2024
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Wyoming to Alert Truckers at Risk for Blow-Over Crashes

Wyoming transportation officials are deploying a new roadway messaging system to help truckers avoid dangerous blow-over crashes on interstates as winter's peak accident season nears.

November 7, 2023
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Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Aug. 30 in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

August 30, 2023
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Five States Issue Emergency Commercial Vehicle Orders

Florida and four other states issued emergency waivers for commercial motor vehicles that remain in effect for varying periods up to a month to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia.

August 29, 2023
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Winter 鈥楤omb Cyclone鈥 Bears Down on Chicago Ahead of Holiday Travel Rush

Chicago is in the crosshairs of a powerful winter storm that could become a 鈥渂omb cyclone鈥 鈥 with deep snow, searing winds and an Arctic chill.

December 21, 2022

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