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    The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a 21-day complete closure of westbound I-70 between the westbound I-70/270 split

    The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a 21-day complete closure of westbound I-70 between the westbound I-70/270 split and the merge with southbound I-55, beginning on Friday, weather permitting. This section of road will be completely closed to traffic for 21 days starting at 6...
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    Massive Winter Storm has Semis sleeping on Interstate

    Our recent winter storm where we got 11-15 inches of snow across the state and on Major Interstates, I 44 was a real parking lot, Neither cars or Trucks moved for 11 hours, the Drivers of semis were out of hours and many just climbed into the bunk and called it a night, Thousands were trapped...
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    Interstates all Open and ready in MO and IL

    The flood waters Are receding and the Interstates 44/55 back open but you may still want to call ahead for deliverys in Fenton, High Ridge, and areas around the Meramac river. But the good news is the water and rivers have crested and the recovery will be in full swing. IL Governor Bruce Rauner...
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    I44 From Eureka MO TO 270 Closed

    I 44 from Eureka MO to I 270 is closed due to flooding, water is over the road, from Pacific MO to I 270 the roads have water on them....call MODOT for all roads impacted...it hasnt crested yet, and folks its bad, my town Alton IL is flooded, as are many citys where leveees have breached...I...
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    I 70 Closed due to flooding

    I 70 is closed at East and West bound St Charles just outside St Louis, the Dardenne River has flooded and water is crossing the road in both directions, there is also widespread flooding all around the St Louis metro area, 8 inches of rain has fallen overnight and all aroun d the area roadfs...
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    APP FOR EVERYTHING, NOW BROKERS ARE THE PAST ??

    Seattle techie, once a trucker, says app can reinvent freight hauling Seattle startup Convoy offers an on-demand service that arranges regional and local shipping deliveries, without the customary telephone calls and price haggling by third-party brokers. Coral Garnick Seattle Times business...
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    Big Truck Making my way Back

    Hey my fellow expediters, Its been a while but LIFE has played out its course, I lost my Mom about a month ago, and things are starting to turn around, its a sad time but I can now get back to doing what I loved and enjoyed. Ive been shopping and always looking at Trucks but Ive been out of the...
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    Roads Closing

    River Rising is affecting the Alton IL bridge which is Route 67, crossing the Mississippi... The Missouri Department of Transportation said the southbound portion of the Clark Bridge from Illinois to Missouri is closed and only the northbound lanes of the bridge are open. MODOT said the water...
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    Looks Like a rough year

    Looks like a rough year out there with all the Issues facing us from Insurance to Brokers fees to Drivers and Trucks, Reputations taking a beating from the Media and Russians and Others driving trucks for little....makes me think of a time i was up in ERIE PA, right on the lake, and I was in my...
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    The New Digs

    Hey everyone, I wish ya a Happy Easter and the new site upgrade is nice, havent been on in a while but Moms Illness and Hospice is getting Close to an ending, Im praying she makes it just two more months but we may not get there, she would be 90. Its been a hard experience to care for my mom but...
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    Update on my Mom

    Im ot sure if I revealed my Mom was dealing with Lung Cancer and one of the reasons Ive not been around here much. After getting the bad news that she wouldnt make three months, she has made 6 Months, she seems to be doing OK and holding steady albeit her breathing is being affected and slowly...
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    Hours Law Rolled Back

    Truck Drivers It would roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, ignoring the pleas of consumer activists and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The provision would temporarily suspend rules that took effect last year while a study is conducted about the...
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    I 44 IS BLOCKED AT Grand Ave St Louis MO Protesters

    Drivers, If your coming into St Louis tonight use caution, I44 AT GRAND AVE is blocked by several thousand rioters...standing, Blocking the interstate, Swat, and Police are there but the road is blocked....if your coming into the area tonight use caution, Ferguson has expoded into Riots...
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    I 44 THRU Downtown St Louis MO Closed thru MONDAY

    If your travelling thru St Louis this weekend make plans around the I 44 Downtown route which will be closed thru Monday.... Interstate 44 West St. Louis City County 'Bridge Reconstruction' is scheduled from Fri Jul 11 2014 to Mon Jul 14 2014. Work will be conducted between the hours of...
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    Bad News

    I took my Mom to the Hospital after she had a fall in the yard while working to pull some Kudzu off her house, she was found to have Fluid in her lungs, and after removing it, was told she had a Cancer....after more tests and a Pet Scan and Biopsy she was told she has Stage four Lung Cancer...
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    I know times are tuff but this is ridiculous...Man Jumps to his death off overpass in

    Man dies after jumping from highway overpass into trucker's windshield in St. Louis : News ST. LOUIS • A man died after jumping from an overpass into traffic near the Interstate 55 and Interstate 44 split early Friday, landing in the windshield of a tractor-trailer. The trucker was hurt...
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    Truckers against CARB

    https://www.facebook.com/CTACARB Hey fellas, get on this page and join the fight, maybe you dont run in Cali but make your voice heard...THANKS....
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    LA Pickup to St Louis...

    Anybody out in LA, I have a road case I need picked up out there, and brought back to the St Louis area...its light, empty, and would stand on end, side etc....Im looking for someone who might be coming back this way, light.....message me and well talk $$, It was damaged in a shipping accident...
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    St Louis MO Weather and Missouri

    MODOT has issued a NO TRAVEL ADVISORY warning beginning at 6pm and extending through Sunday. “For your safety and the safety of our crews, we’re asking that once this storm hits your region of the state, you avoid travel unless it is a dire emergency,” said Elizabeth Wright, MoDOT state...
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