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Tag: Atlanta: Page 4
Business
Top 10 most congested freight intersections
ATRIâs annual rankings this year gave the dubious distinction of most congested freight chokepoint to the city of Atlanta and its âSpaghetti Junctionâ north stack interchange at I-285 and I-85.
November 18, 2015
Business
Trucker almost hit by plane on I-285 speaks; EB and WB I-285 reopened to traffic
A small airplane crashed on I-285 in northeast Atlanta Friday morning. Trucker Gerald Smith, nearly hit by the plane, tells his story. As of 4 p.m. CDT, all lanes had reopened.
May 8, 2015
Channel 19
Photos: Brush-fire shutdown of SB I-85 in GA
Headed out of S.C. to Nashville through the area, a planned 9-hour-or-so run turned into one that, in a different life, would have come pretty well close to the end of the 14-hour window.
May 7, 2015
Business
Science doesnât lie
âI propose that all the people who think itâs a good idea to further castrate the big diesel engine should have to drive a governed truck in full-on bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic around Atlanta on 285, where the median speed is âballs to the wall.'â
April 10, 2015
Channel 19
Reckless four-wheelers, bad road designâŚ: Two factors, among others, in many truck rollovers
A recent mainstream-media report reinforces what many truckers know about truck-occupant and other fatality numbers, too: Thereâs more to them than meets the eye.
March 31, 2015
Channel 19
When the road leads nowhere
Hotshot hauler Jeff Ward crosses a road to nowhere; And mainstream media â helped along by the Uber ride-sharing service â works to turn âindependent contractorâ into a dirty word.
October 16, 2014
Business
Atlanta-geddon, part two
âWell here we go again. Thereâs an ice storm predicted for the greater Atlanta area, and this time, theyâve decided to prepare by asking big trucks to avoid the area.â
February 12, 2014
Business
Rising from the frozen planet
Down and out at an Alabama distribution center in the ice â and how just a little bit of goodwill goes a long, long way.
February 2, 2014
Channel 19
Trucking music from down under; cargo theft in ATL, and more on prevention
Owner-operator Gordon Alkire recommends the War-Lok security devices for truck/trailer/cargo theft prevention â and a new trucking tune by Australian former driver Caede Ridgway.
October 28, 2013
Business
Gators, mailboxes, clowns and other road debris
Have you ever had to dodge âa guy in full clown makeup and a guy with a snake wrapped around his neck stopped, both out of their cars and arguing in the fast lane? No?â
August 2, 2013
Channel 19
So it *IS* Christmas already
How do we know? Weâve got word of a Christmas-themed Toys for Tots-focused parade Dec. 1 in Atlanta. Share any local events youâre involved in here.
November 24, 2012
Channel 19
Two awesome class 8 motor coaches
The first comes by way of the Southeastern Regional Truck Show and the awesome pair of Hyler Bracey and Cass Flagg, the former of whom you may well remember as one of the folks behind the âBig Hornâ moving museum(click through that link for a story about its conception.Some years later, Bracey was looking for [âŚ]
June 10, 2012
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