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Risks? * USA - Trucks haul tons of munitions on area road
The semi trailers are the vanguard of a $47 million-a-year business that delivers conventional munitions to regional military bases Norfolk,VA,USA -The Virginian-Pilot, by TOM HOLDEN -October 14, 2007: -- They prefer the night, slipping along routes that avoid tunnels... They avoid rush hour because creeping through traffic in Hampton Roads attracts attention, and discretion in this business is everything... Most trucks look like any others that haul goods on the highway: white trailers, or flat-beds with simple metal boxes strapped on top... The only clue to the cargo hangs discretely on the side of the truck: an orange placard labeled with the word "EXPLOSIVES"...
Hidden in plain sight among minivans and pickup trucks, the semi trailers are the vanguard of a $47 million-a-year business that delivers conventional munitions to regional military bases... Every week, tractor-trailer trucks loaded with tons of bullets, bombs, rockets and plastic explosives rumble down Hampton Roads' busiest thoroughfares alongside a largely unsuspecting public... After the 2001 terrorist attacks, the entire munitions hauling system underwent a security review that led to tighter restrictions, including the removal of some information from the trucking companies' Web sites, Deel said... Federal firearms regulations prevent truckers from carrying weapons, but armed escorts can accompany shipments, depending on the cargo. Defense officials and trucking executives declined to say what would require an armed escort, but acknowledged that escorts can take any number of disguises, including another semi trailer, a pickup or a more obvious military-style vehicle... (Photo by Laura Elizabeth Pohl/The Virginian-Pilot - Alan and Renee Craig, seen during a stopover on a recent trip to Yorktown, haul munitions for Birmingham, Ala.-based Bagget.transportation)* Plant might ship hazmat on highways
Roanoke,VA,USA -The Roanoke Times, by Annie Johnson -14 Oct 2007: -- Norfolk Southern's poor service in shipping toxic chemicals has left few options, a top official warned... A top official with the Radford arsenal has warned that large shipments of a toxic chemical might be diverted from railroads to Virginia highways, such as Interstate 81, because of steeply rising shipping costs and continued service disruptions... Ken Vander Schaaf, director of supply chain management for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, said dissatisfaction with Norfolk Southern's high prices and delivery schedules has left few options even though highway shipments of the chemical, anhydrous ammonia, present more safety and environmental challenges than rail shipments...
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