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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - Winter & Traffic troubles
* New York - Helping cargo, truck drivers weather winter's wrath
(Photo courtesy of VDOT)NY,USA -Fleet Owner -10 Feb 2014: -- As winter weather continues to create havoc for roadway users of all stripes in the U.S. – with yet another winter storm taking aim at Georgia this week – a variety of tactics are being deployed to help trucking companies deal better with snow and ice conditions, but help better protect cargo in transit as well... Recommends that transport companies take following precautions before sending drivers out on the road:
° Plan ahead. Fleet managers need to help drivers by planning for inclement weather in advance and factoring in road and weather conditions. Appointments may need to be rescheduled and customers notified. Drivers may be more likely to drive safely if they know a customer has been notified and understands the situation. When driving conditions are tough, it’s not a good time for drivers to feel pressured to keep an appointment.
° Conduct inspections and maintenance. It’s important to make sure vehicles are in good working condition to avoid a situation where a driver becomes stranded because their vehicle broke down. Breakdowns are not only costly, but can also be dangerous. A lot of serious accidents involve vehicles that are stranded on the side of the road.
° Take the driver’s judgment into account. Companies need to trust their driver’s judgment about local driving conditions and encourage them to make safe decisions about how to drive or whether to park and wait for conditions to improve...
* Texas - Port San Antonio truck traffic focus of Thursday protest
San Antonio,TXS,USA -My San Antonio, by ELAINE AYALA -February 12, 2014: -- The Southwest Workers Union and the Committee for Environmental Justice Action will stage a protest at Port San Antonio on Thursday about neighborhood health, environmental and safety concerns they say stem from the increased truck traffic serving the Eagle Ford Shale energy boom... Formerly Kelly AFB, the inland port and its clients have become a focal point for residents and environmental justice activists who want to keep the trucks out of neighborhoods in the Quintana Road area... The two groups are calling on the Port San Antonio board and the city of San Antonio to prohibit long-haul trucks from passing through or idling there. Many of the trucks carry sand that arrives at the port by rail and is then transported to oil and gas industry fracking operations outside San Antonio...
* Utah - C.R. England replacing some Ttucks with LNG powered units
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