This is maddenning...where does a guy go to rent a truck with a minimum 20,000 lb tow rating??
I can't even find anyone that is bright enough to tell me over the phone what make and model trucks they have for rent, much less what the tow rating is.
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Horrified teenage girl returns to find car has been deliberately crushed by man in monster truck
A teenage girl has been left broken-hearted after her car was crushed by a man in a huge camouflaged truck. Norman Nowling, 40, from Fort Myers in Florida was arrested on Saturday after witnesses claimed he had deliberately driven over the 1994 Toyota Corolla several times. The incident occurred at the Redneck Yacht Club during the annual 'Swamp Cabbage Weekend', which sees 4,000 revellers in monster trucks and pickups speed around an 800-acre mud park for fun. The young woman had heard that a car had been crushed while she was at a mus pit with friends, and alerted security...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Oshkosh Corp. takes aim at truck contract
Oshkosh - Facing cuts in defense spending, Oshkosh Corp. is gearing up for one of the biggest new military truck contracts on the horizon - worth billions of dollars and eight years of work at the truck maker's factory. The Army and Marines want thousands of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles that would be a replacement for the military's Humvees. At least five companies will probably seek the contract, which analysts say could be worth as much as $20 billion. With defense spending on the decline, the competition will be especially intense. "Honestly, this could get kind of vicious," said Jim...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Truck driver nailed with a 30,855 dollar ticket as another truck passes him also in violation.
Trucker nailed with a 30,855 dollar over weight fine. did not know the road was weight restricted until it was to late (sign was not visible until he was past the point of no return) while turning around he was stopped by local PD. While being weighed and handed the ticket he watched another truck that was over the limit (road had a 10 ton limit. 18 wheel trucks weigh more than that empty) Police claim he was not doing a local delivery. He was less than 4 miles from his delivery.
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Mexican army finds 140 migrants packed into truck
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Mexican officials say soldiers searching vehicles for hidden drugs found 140 Central Americans crammed into a tractor-trailer rig. The Defense Department says troops trying to fight narcotics traffic and organized crime in the southern state of Chiapas found the migrants on Sunday. It did not say what country they were from.
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Ryder cancels truck rentals amid terrorist threat
PEORIA — Ryder has canceled all truck rentals for the coming week due to credible but unconfirmed threats of terrorist attacks in the wake of the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

A customer who did not want to be identified told the Journal Star that she had been informed by Ryder of the cancellation by phone call Friday. A Ryder representative told the Journal Star all local rentals for the weekend had been canceled, though that person declined to elaborate on the reason.

Further questions were referred to the head of rentals for the local arm of the company. That person did not...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
Federal Authorities Probe Possible Terror Threat Around 9/11 Anniversary, Sources Say
<p>DEVELOPING -- Federal authorities have come across what they believe may be a credible threat to the U.S. homeland surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several sources tell Fox News.</p>
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 10:49:55 PM
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