Trucking Industry Tennessee

You can hear it miles before you see it--a giant hum that tumbles through the still mountain air. Then the hum becomes a roar, and, VROOOMMMM! there goes another 18-wheeler. For residents here, it is a constant reminder that utopia is no more. Danger and just plain frustration with the noise are driving townsfolk and their supporters to lobby to get the trucks off Highway 52, which cuts through town.

You can hear it miles before you see it--a giant hum that tumbles through the still mountain air. Then the hum becomes a roar, and, VROOOMMMM! there goes another 18-wheeler. For residents here, it is a constant reminder that utopia is no more. Danger and just plain frustration with the noise are driving townsfolk and their supporters to lobby to get the trucks off Highway 52, which cuts through town.

Blood and urine testing of about 300 truck drivers along a major interstate highway in Tennessee indicated about 30% had taken drugs or used alcohol, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said. The voluntary tests found marijuana in the urine of 14% and also in the blood of 3% of the truckers, the institute said.

Blood and urine testing of about 300 truck drivers along a major interstate highway in Tennessee indicated about 30% had taken drugs or used alcohol, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said. The voluntary tests found marijuana in the urine of 14% and also in the blood of 3% of the truckers, the institute said.