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On-haul reports: Trucker-involved double shooting in Florida, driver shot in road rage incident
Several truck drivers have recently been involved in highway incidents, including a double shooting involving multiple truckers, a trucker who was shot at while driving, and two drivers arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants across the border.
December 19, 2019
Business
Tow truck owner reportedly shoots, kills suspected truck thief
Several truck drivers have recently been involved in highway incidents involving shootings and more, including a tow truck owner who shot and killed a man who allegedly stole his truck and a driver who was shot at in an apparent road rage incident.
January 3, 2019
Business
Two more trucker-involved shootings reported
Two truckers got into a dispute over a parking spot in Clayhatchee, Alabama, ending with one driver shooting another twice in the neck after allegedly being tased. A trucker in Texas reportedly fired shots at a passing SUV in what appeared to be a road rage incident.
November 29, 2018
Business
Trucker shot during Georgia truck stop robbery
Two armed robbers walked into the truck stop at exit 160 on I-85 around 3 a.m., one of which shot the trucker in the chest. More information here.
September 25, 2018
Business
Fuel island shooting between truckers called self-defense
After ruling that the shooter acted in self-defense, the Georgia sheriff's department has decided not to press charges over a fuel island dispute. Details here.
September 14, 2018
Business
Fuel line dispute between truckers ends with shooting, suicide
A dispute between truckers allegedly over a spot in the fuel pump line at a Walton, Ky., truck stop left one truck driver with a gunshot wound in his arm and another dead after an apparent suicide. The incident occurred at approximately 9:38 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
November 9, 2017
Business
AP: UPS shooter was disgruntled driver
The Associated Press is reporting the gunman who killed three UPS employees and himself Wednesday in San Francisco was a driver who opened fire on co-workers during a meeting.
June 15, 2017
Business
Trucker who reported being shot while driving accidentally shot himself, police say
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the trucker admitted to investigators that he accidentally shot himself in the leg while driving and falsely reported being the victim of a shooting.
June 6, 2017
Business
Tow truck driver arrested, charged in murder of trucker in Illinois
Police are calling the shooting a “road rage incident,” and say there are “no apparent ties” between the shooter and the victim.
April 26, 2017
Business
Trucker suspected of murdering fellow trucker in road rage incident still on the loose in Florida
Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that around 1:50 p.m. a bearded man driving an orange, early-to-mid 2000 Freightliner with a white trailer pulled up alongside another semi-tractor trailer, bumped into it and then shot the driver who veered off the road and crashed in the woods.
May 9, 2016
Business
Put down your hay forks and listen to how silly this sounds
Quit talking, start doing -- "The parking issue is not insurmountable, but it will require action instead of surveys, data collection, and general messing around."
January 4, 2016
Channel 19
Hijacked log-truck owner-operator Don Davis on the mend after being hit by seven bullets
A fund-raising effort launched by family friend Debbie Cofer is under way to help defray Davis’ medical costs after the Oglethorpe County, Georgia, hijacking, chase and shootout.
September 28, 2015
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