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    https://cdllife.com/2020/people-are-...h-drivers-say/

    Social media users and police recently shared alarming stories and images of three trucks that have taken gunfire from unknown shooters in Georgia and Tennessee.

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    Another story about trucks being shot along with violent crime.
    The link to the story contains a list, with dates and locations of reported instances.

    Truck Drivers Targeted By Violent Crime
    Truck drivers are often the targets of violent crime; why isn’t more being done to protect them?
    Truck driving is historically ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In 2018, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported truck driving as the most deadly job in the country.
    Truck drivers have spent the last year on the front line of a global pandemic and protests.
    https://cdllife.com/2020/truck-drive...violent-crime/

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      Never heard about that New Mexico story here on the local news! I would like to know if those guys were from NM or another state.

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        People are coming unglued and it's becoming increasingly unsafe for workers and the average citizen.

        Truck Driver Attacked While Making Delivery In Salt Lake City
        A truck driver who was making a delivery in Salt Lake City suburb was attacked and stabbed. The truck driver had to be life flighted to a hospital.
        The incident occurred over the weekend in Vernal, Utah.
        While the driver was unloading a delivery to a Family Dollar store, Virgil Leon Carmickle reportedly began stabbing the truck driver.
        According to the truck driver, while he was unloading the trailer, Carmickle approached and was angry that the driver’s truck was blocking the roadway and he told the truck driver that was was going to get a knife. The truck driver said that Carmickle appeared intoxicated.
        Carmickle returned to the Family Dollar store moments later, carrying two knives. He reportedly told the truck driver he was going to kill him.
        The truck driver suffered a large laceration on his wrist. In an effort to save the driver’s hand, he was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital.
        Carmickle is facing charges of attempted murder.
        https://cdllife.com/2020/truck-drive...alt-lake-city/

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          There are some angry people out there. What is going on ?

          Trucker Accused of Strangling Another Trucker at Truck Stop
          A truck driver from Mississippi is accused of strangling and assaulting another truck driver at a York, Nebraska, truck stop.
          According to the York News Times, the altercation started over a truck stop accident.
          The victim, a truck driver from Colorado, told police that he was sleeping in his bunk when he felt something hit his truck.
          The driver got up and exited his truck to investigate. That’s when he encountered Mississippi truck driver Billy Myrick.
          Read the details here: https://cdllife.com/2020/trucker-acc...at-truck-stop/

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