News & opinion Big Rigs, Logbooks, and Safety Risks

Big Rigs, Logbooks, and Safety Risks

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bout doing thei

best to keep ou

o

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fe fo

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s, ho

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ske

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nt element is t

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fund

ment

l t

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y issue th

t some comp

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lly, p

y pl

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um – t

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m

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id fo

miles h

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