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Before Wyoming Became A Major Semitruck Route, 16-Mule Teams Hauled Freight
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (1277+ words) Rick Edney is training16mules to pull his wagon down a two-lane street in Thermopolis to reenact a scene from 1897. It's part of this year's Trailblazer Days in June. Before Wyoming became a major route for semitrailers, this is how goods were…...
Bill Letting All Wyoming Law Officers Cite Non-English-Speaking Truckers Advances
1+ week, 5+ day ago (605+ words) A bill giving all Wyoming law enforcement officers the authority to cite non-English-proficient commercial truck drivers advanced Tuesday by a unanimous vote. Violators would be banned from driving until they could demonstrate English language proficiency." A bill that would give…...
Department Of Justice Halts Federal Diesel 'Delete' Prosecutions
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (1014+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced it's pausing criminal prosecutions of diesel "delete" procedures under the Clean Air Act. The DOJ's maneuver follows Trump's Nov. 7 pardon of Wyoming delete mechanic Troy Lake. That followed an internal U.S. Department of Justice…...
Wyoming College Says Shortage Of Truck Drivers Opens Door For More Women
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1747+ words) The trucking industry is short nearly 80,000 drivers to fill jobs that pay near six-figure salaries. Eastern Wyoming College sees that as an opportunity, showing girls how a CDL can lead to great jobs in an industry where only 12.1% are women....
Wyoming Truck Drivers Among The Best In The Nation
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1230+ words) A team of Wyoming commercial truck drivers showed why they're among the best in the nation over the weekend at the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championship in Minnesota. Jessica Smith, a driver for FedEx in Riverton, Wyoming,…...
English-Speaking Trucker Enforcement Intensifies As Hageman Brings Bill
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (644+ words) The push for tougher enforcement of English-language requirements for commercial truck drivers intensified Thursday when Harriet Hageman introduced a bill to make it a federal law. Wyoming trucking companies largely support the requirements. Longstanding federal rules already say commercial truck…...