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N.D. officials plan crackdown on illegal diesel 
Tax Commissioner Cory Fong says higher fuel prices are giving highway drivers more incentive to put low-tax diesel fuel in their tanks.
By Associated Press , May 25, 2011
Some trucker rules modified for western N.D. flood response
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has waived service hour and weight restrictions for commercial truck drivers who are providing direct help to flood relief efforts.
By Associated Press , May 25, 2011
Fed panel to focus on deadly truck, bus accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board begins a two-day forum Tuesday to hear from federal regulators, safety experts, and the truck and bus industries about what is being done to prevent deadly accidents and why past safety recommendations — some of them decades old — haven't been enacted.
By Joan Lowy , May 10, 2011
I-29 detour adds miles, dollars to truck drivers' routes
Interstate 29 north of here is expected to remain closed for the next couple of days as large sections remain underwater and as crews survey damage, said Kevin Gorder of the North Dakota Department of Transportation. That's more wear and tear on truck drivers, and more money out of their pockets.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 13, 2011
- Truck driver sees hour added to Winnipeg-to-Fargo route
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- I-29 north of Harwood to remain closed for next couple days
- I-29 closure frustrates residents, but officials expected that
- BRAD DOKKEN: Driving into 'Lake I-29’ an encounter to remember
- VIDEOS: I-29 drive through water Sunday near Argusville, Harwood, N.D.
- Last road into Oslo closed; town will be island for days
Judge: Minnesota State Patrol's fatigue test unlawful
The ruling illustrates there are limits to getting dangerously tired truck drivers off the highways without violating the rights of the majority of truckers.
By Pat Doyle and Paul Walsh , February 09, 2011
Trucker charged in death of Minnesota teen struck by cement block
Darrell W. Jensen is accused of not securing pallets of cement blocks properly, resulting in one block bouncing on an Owatonna, Minn., highway, smashing through the windshield of a minivan traveling the opposite direction and striking Steven K. Batt of Waseca, Minn., in the head.
By Nick Ferraro , January 14, 2011
Pawlenty eases rules for Minnesota fuel delivery trucks; demand up sharply
Trucks delivering certain fuels in Minnesota can now operate under a more liberal time regulation for the next few weeks because of a sharp increase in orders due to this month's heavy snowfall.
By Paul Walsh and Joy Powell , December 24, 2010
Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.
By Christopher Sherman , November 23, 2009
Trucker rule to be reconidered by Obama administration
A rule that allows truckers to drive up to 11 hours without sleep will be revised by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
By Sam Hananel , October 27, 2009
Trucker charged with 10 counts of negligent homicide in Oklahoma
Charges against 76-year-old are misdemeanorsA prosecutor has filed 10 counts of negligent homicide against a trucker who slammed into a line of stopped cars in northeastern Oklahoma. Ten people died in the June 26 wreck.
By Richard Green , September 21, 2009
Chain-reaction wreck on I-57 kills Minnesota trucker
Illinois State Police are investigating a chain-reaction crash that killed a Minnesota truck driver on Interstate 57 in southern Illinois.
By Associated Press , April 22, 2009
FORBIDDEN FRUIT: Another 'trusted' trucker penalized at Pembina port of entry
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says a commercial truck driver last week tried to bring a bag of prohibited citrus fruit across the Canada-U.S. border. The driver was fined $300 and surrendered his FAST card.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2009
Authorities investigating I-29 truck convoy that may have gone around gates
Fargo-area transportation supervisor Bruce Nord said the trucks were traveling south on the interstate. He said the Highway Patrol planned to meet them.
By Associated Press , March 11, 2009
California puppy stranded by trucker’s Nebraska death offered way home
The dog named Zak was with 59-year-old Robert Shields on Sunday when Shields’ tractor-trailer rig drifted off Interstate 80 and hit a bridge support in Omaha.
By Associated Press , March 03, 2009
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