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SAFETY * USA - Truckers to review snow-removal ideas in wake of Conn. concerns
Hartford,Conn,USA -Associated Press/Newsday (Long Island,NY), by STEPHANIE REITZ -March 9, 2008: -- The country's leading trucking industry group says it will seek new ways to help truckers in Connecticut and nationwide remove ice and snow from atop their rigs without endangering themselves. The American Trucking Associations said in a letter to Gov. M. Jodi Rell last week that big-rig drivers share her concerns about dangers that airborne snow and ice pose to other drivers. Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, head of the ATA, said it is asking the American Transportation Research Institute to study the issue, and to suggest new technology or equipment that helps truckers clear their roofs without the dangers of slipping off... The move comes as Connecticut legislators consider penalties for drivers who cause crashes or injuries specifically because they neglected to clear their vehicles' roofs...
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