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Truckers camp out in Princeton during I-80 shutdown

Dozens of truckers camped out in Princeton yesterday while Interstate 80 was cleared of snow and stranded cars.  Rick Lavinsky is hauling canned food from Florida to Michigan.  He and his dog sat in the old Harper Wyman parking lot for nearly eight hours.  Princeton police kept an eye on the site and, with the help of a local school bus, made sure the truckers could get food and water.  But restrooms did not show up at the site.  Rich says he was going to "hold it" until the next shuttle showed.  Others like Mike Underwood of Evansdale, Iowa say they improvise.  Truck traffic returned to Interstate 80 late yesterday afternoon.