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Nuclear waste could travel through SLO
- December
- 10
One plan would send Diablo’s loads by truck over local roads to a rail pickup in or near the city
The latest plans for transporting highly radioactive waste from Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to a proposed underground disposal site in Nevada allow for the possibility that the waste could be shipped by truck over local […]
Sector Glance: Heavy Trucks
- December
- 10
Shares of companies that make heavy trucks rose Wednesday, pulled up by a strong overall market, along with new data showing an increase in truck orders.
According to data from ACT Research LLC, orders of Class 5 through heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose 12 percent over November 2006 levels.
The November increase came after a 9 percent […]
New Powerlifter R-series heavy duty truck available from Powerlift Nissan
- December
- 10
The new compact Powerlifter R-series available from Powerlift Nissan is built touch in Australia for Australian conditions and is ideal for a wide variety of intense temperatures from the tropics to low temperature coldrooms.
Robust and reliable, the R-series comes in 1500kg and 2000kg capacities with lift heights from 2.5 to 6 metres.
Now with power […]
Woman dies when coal truck hits car in Somerset County
- December
- 8
A Westmoreland County woman was killed Thursday morning in Somerset County when her car was struck by a coal truck.
State police said Marlana B. Sarver, 36, of New Florence was driving her 1998 Pontiac Sunfire east on Route 30 in Quemahoning when she stopped to make a left-hand turn onto Route 403. A 1998 Western […]
Developer faces court after police raid property
- December
- 4
A Verrierdale developer who has a $3 million council road resealing contract faced court today accused of possessing about $150,000 worth of stolen machinery and other goods.
Police executed a search warrant at Anthony Carmelo Strazzieri’s business and residential premises in Dean Road at Verrierdale, near Eumundi.
A flatbed truck, three tow trucks and several police […]
Driver escapes serious injury after truck overturns
- November
- 29
A Lindale woman escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon after her Chevy truck overturned on Short Horn Road.
Floyd County police said Kristie Packer, 29, of a Lindale address was driving east on Short Horn Road when she lost control of the truck and it overturned.
Police had to remove the windshield to get her out. She […]
Do-it-yourself fire crew saves own neighborhood
- November
- 29
The professional firefighters did not roll up to Corral Canyon . So Matt Haines finally had his chance to rev up the private fire truck that he bought at a public surplus auction.
pumper truck and tanker truck of similar vintage helped a do-it-yourself fire brigade save a dozen homes as flames encircled their El […]
Woman killed in collision with truck named
- November
- 29
Police have named a Mid-Canterbury woman who was killed when her car collided with a milk tanker this morning.
Margaret Anne Taylor, 50, of Mayfield, died at the scene of the crash at an intersection 17km west of Ashburton.
Senior Sergeant Arnold Kelly of Ashburton police said Ms Taylor, known as Anne, was the only occupant of […]
DVD Review: Ice Road Truckers - The Complete Season 1
- November
- 29
It s one of the most perilous roads in the world, a strip of ice built on frozen lakes that connects remote billion-dollar mining outposts in northern Canada with civilization 350 miles away. In the brief two months a year that the road is passable, ten thousand loads, some weighing as much as twenty-two tons, […]