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Safety * USA - Remains Strong
Trucking Insurance Industry Journal Roemer Report: During Roadcheck 2008 inspectors across North America placed the fewest number of commercial trucks out of service since Roadcheck inspections began in 1988
Toledo,OH,USA -The Roemer Report - August 11, 2008: -- The August edition of trucking insurance industry journal, details the results of the recent Roadcheck 2008, observing that contrary to analyst predictions, motor vehicle fleets are not focusing less on safety. Vehicles underwent level 1 inspections, the most comprehensive roadside inspection, and only 23.9 percent of vehicles were put out of service. In June, more than 9,000 certified inspectors performed 67,931 truck and bus inspections. Some 5.3 percent of drivers were placed out of service, compared to 6.2 percent last year; 20.8 percent of vehicles were placed out of service versus 21.5 percent in 2007... The August edition of The Roemer Report also notes that at a time when fuel prices are at record highs, Americans have hit the brakes on driving... The current edition of The Roemer Report discusses the fact that more trucks traveling in Ohio have been hitting overpasses, Fifteen such accidents have occurred in the last year, costing the agency $1.9 billion in emergency repairs, compared to about $600,000 the previous year. Officials are not sure why overpass accidents are on the rise and can’t say yet whether the increase is a trend or whether other states are experiencing similar rises Crashes have resulted in damage to bridge supports and to beams, resulting in a lower clearance than before the accident...
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