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Nine crashes: Can an app stop the next overpass collision?

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Nine overpass strikes in Saskatchewan this year — could one free app help prevent the tenth? After 35 years behind the wheel, Walter Machel developed Rig Rest, an app that warns truckers about low bridges based on the height of their rig. Now, he's offering his technology to governments across Canada to help keep these collisions from happening.
3 Nov 11AM English Canada News Commentary

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