BILL * USA - Requiry drivers to clean snow, ice from vehicles advances
Gannett,NJ,USA -The Daily Record, by LARRY HIGGS -January 26, 2009: -- Drivers, including truckers, will have to clean off snow and ice from their vehicles before getting on the road under a bill released by the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday... The committee unanimously voted to release an amended bill over protests by trucking industry representatives that the proposed requirement is unsafe for truck drivers and relies on technology they say doesn't exist here. "There are still problems. This could be the last straw for some (small) trucking companies," said Sam Cunningham of Spring Lake, who handles government relations for the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers. Safety experts said ice and snow flying off the tops of tractor trailers and other large trucks is a hazard...
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