after a tractor-trailer accident prompted the closing of the highway near Flamingo Road for about five hours. Pelegrin said when he tried to slow down, his trailer jack-knifed, scraping the concrete wall and igniting trees alongside the highway. Fuel from the vehicle spilled onto the highway and leaked into the drainage canal underneath I-595. The right lane will stay closed until the truck and debris has been removed, said Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. The uninjured driver, Omar Pelegrin...

Australian farmers are anxious to adapt their methods to cope with a hotter and dryer climate that has caused the worst drought in living memory, cutting crop yields in one of the world's biggest agriculture exporters. The GPS system guides the tractor and disc seeder to an accuracy of 2 centimeters in cutting slim rows into the earth 25 centimeters (10 inches) apart, seeding and fertilizing in one operation. His tractor, working on autosteer and guided by satellite technology, plants the...

From Chopper 6 overhead, it appeared that the tractor-trailer hit a concrete barrier of the overpass and burst into flames. After the tractor-trailer caught on fire, trees along the interstate ignited. The truck developed a fuel leak, which leaked into the drainage canal underneath I-595 and onto the highway. Wysocky said crews are working to clean the fuel that spilled onto the highway. Part of the truck's cab was hanging over the overpass. This material may not be published, broadcast,...

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FHP says the tractor-trailer failed to slow down when entering a construction area, causing the other vehicles to hit the tractor-trailer and cause it to overturn. When you talking to your friend would you say "there was an accident on I-10, a truck ran into a tractor trailor" no you would say a truck ran into a semi. Check out the new comments feature at the end of each story. I can see how the crash could occur the traffic advisory signs did not coincide with the way the lanes were...

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According to Caterpillar, the Power Pusher has provided them with a safe and reliable method of moving the jibs which reduces the manual handling risks on the production line and has helped increase productivity. Caterpillar now has an inexpensive and durable solution to this particular problem, it is simple to operate. Typically used to help increase productivity and as a health and safety aid (by reducing the likelihood of workplace injury), the Power Pusher is a pedestrian operated,...

Nguyen Trung Tin, vice chairman of HCMC, said dairy farming was one of the key areas in the city s farming program. The five-year project needs total investment capital of US$2. The project breeds some 180 milk cows. City starts int l design contest for downtown area. City drafts golf course zoning plan. Eximbank to double chartered capital this year. HCMC, Israel cooperate in dairy farming. Game show shores up brand building. The project, which will be carried out on 10 hectares in Nhi...

Crash closes I-95, driver rescued Monday, May 14, 2007 MEDWAY (AP) - A section of Interstate 95 was closed to traffic Sunday following a spectacular car-truck crash in which the trucker was rescued after his tractor broke free and plunged off a bridge into the Penobscot River. Crash closes I-95, driver rescued Monday, May 14, 2007 MEDWAY (AP) - A section of Interstate 95 was closed to traffic Sunday following a spectacular car-truck crash in which the trucker was rescued after his tractor...