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2. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi". The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.

3. U.S. Route 19 Truck (Pittsburgh) - Wikipedia

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   Scenic. Legislative. U.S. Route 19 Truck ( US 19 Truck) is a truck route of US 19 located in Western Pennsylvania in Greater Pittsburgh that has a length of 19.4 miles (31.2 km). It is a loop off US 19; the southern terminus located in Mt. Lebanon and the northern terminus in McCandless, connecting to US 19 at both ends.

4. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A "Victory Oil" semi-trailer truck from 1943. The trucking industry in the United States has affected the political and economic history of the United States in the 20th century. Before the invention of automobiles, most freight was moved by train or horse-drawn vehicle . During World War I, the military was the first to use trucks extensively.

5. 2004 Good Friday ambush - Wikipedia

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   2004 Good Friday ambush. Keith Matthew Maupin, a U.S. Army soldier who was captured in the attack and later executed. [1] The 2004 Good Friday ambush was an attack by Iraqi insurgents on April 9, 2004 during the Iraq War on a convoy of U.S. supply trucks during the Battle of Baghdad International Airport. It happened in the midst of the Iraq ...

6. Special routes of U.S. Route 221 - Wikipedia

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   2.0 mi [2] (3.2 km) U.S. Route 221 Truck ( US 221 Truck) is a truck route that directs truck drivers away from the local streets of Hazlehurst, Georgia, including the one-way pair section of US 221 and Georgia State Route 135 (SR 135). It begins on East Jefferson Street from US 221/SR 135. It is concurrent with SR 135 Connector (SR 135 Conn.).

7. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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   A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who earns ...