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Nov 12, 2014

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA: Dangerous cargoes

* Massachusetts - I-Team: Dangerous cargo transported through our area 

Springfield,MASS,USA -WWLP/22News I-Team, by Laura Hutchinson -November 10, 2014: -- All types of cargo are transported through our area everyday but some of them can have dangerous, even deadly consequences in an accident... Hazardous materials can be everything from a can of paint to liquid nitrogen, and everything in between. Transporting it safely is a top concern and the 22News I-Team took a closer look at whats being done to keep us safe... The I-Team discovered there were 200 hazardous materials incidents just in Massachusetts last year blamed on things like improper transportation, rollover accidents, and plain and simple human error. It’s why State Police Trooper Jonathon Bates says inspecting cargo is a crucial part of his job. “Like in this case corrosive material, we obviously don’t want corrosive material running down onto the roadway,” Trooper Bates added... The top most common incidents involve corrosive material or combustible liquids. “There are materials that cannot be combined with water. They’ll spontaneously combust if they get water with them” ... Carriers are supposed to be marked with placards so that first responders know what they are in for when there is an accident, but not everyone complies, and according to Bates, not even the drivers themselves always know what they’re hauling. “Some companies don’t allow their drivers to see the load they’re transporting. The trailer is sealed at the loading dock” ...


* North Dakota- Bakken truckers often 'haul heavy'

(Photo by Maya Rao - McKenzie County Deputy Sheriff Scott Luhman added up the scales to determine if the truck was overweight) 
Watford City,,USA -The Star Tribune, by Maya Rao -November 9, 2014: -- Overweight loads pose significant safety risks on crowded roads around the oil fields. And the frenzied pace of the industry and spotty enforcement by authorities have encouraged the rise of overloaded trucks... In interviews that spanned water depots, truck stops and rides across oil field roads, drivers here described pressures to “haul heavy” They said jobs that pay by the ton or load, rather than the hour, offer an incentive to overload their trucks... Heavy trucks are the backbone of the ­Bakken oil fields, transporting the water, pipes, and sand needed to produce more than 1 million barrels of oil a day in western North Dakota. They move oil rigs from site to site, crude to pipelines and rail terminals, and dirt and construction materials to build the new roads, homes and businesses needed to serve the exploding population of new workers... The side of his five-axle truck said its capacity was 80,000 pounds, but the attendant handed him a ticket showing that it now weighed a little more than 104,000... Heading north back to the pit, Gore fielded a call about another job that would pay $100 an hour. He decided they would take it after running one more trip to the dirt pit... “If I work by the hour,” Gore said, “I can haul legal loads” ...

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