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SAFETY * Europe - Union explores secure truck stops
Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine -January 3, 2008: -- The European Union is launching a pilot program that plenty of American and Canadian truckers would like to see on this side of the pond... British trucking publications report that the EU wants to set up a network of secure truck parking areas throughout Europe. The fenced enclosures would have security 24-7. No word yet on the cost to truckers... A recent report commissioned by the EU found that the theft of tractor-trailers costs more than $8 billion a year and affects about 90,000 drivers... The report says thieves have used guns, knockout gas and even bogus police uniforms to steal rigs...
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