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Apr 29, 2015

CITIZEN COMPLAINTS * USA: " ... put the burden on those who use and destroy the roads... "

* California - Trucking companies should carry burden of road repair

-- The trucking lobbyists, which keeps donating to the coffers our legislators for years, have put into effect truck weight limits that are double that of federal standards. The lobbyists say that the weight is distributed over more axles than other states... But having more axles only flexes sections of roadway more causing the sections to compress under the weight of the axle and rebound until the next axle passes over. This causes deterioration of the roadway... So heavy trucks are the main reason for our roads needing more repair than nearby states... Another area of concern is the inequity of fuel taxes in Michigan. The state tax for gasoline is four cents higher than that for diesel. Since the big trucks are run mainly on diesel fuel, they are getting a break over ordinary cars which do much less damage to our roads... The main reason I’m against Proposal 1 is that being a senior citizen who drives only to doctors and to get groceries thinks that a 17 percent raise in the sales tax is regressive and hurts people who drive little or not at all... The legislature should be called back into session so they can do their job and raise the taxes 17 percent on fuel and put the burden on those who use and destroy the roads... 
Oakland, CAL, USA - The Oakland Press/Opinion - 27 April 2015

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Apr 20, 2015

TRUCKERS' PROTEST * USA: Plan to keep tractor-trailers off streets

* North Carolina - Trucker protested Navassa's proposed ordinance

  --  Tempers flared at the Navassa Town Council meeting this week as trucker after trucker protested Navassa's proposed ordinance to keep tractor-trailers off its streets... The ordinance would prevent tractor-trailers from traveling on most of the town's primary streets and connecting roads as well as ban parking and overnight parking. Truckers who violate the law could be fined up to $500...The truckers and other residents at Tuesday's meeting accused the council of interfering with people's livelihoods. Many of the truckers own their own tractor-trailers and park them on their own property. In their eyes, driving their trucks to and from their homes is equivalent to commuting to a business. Preventing truckers from getting to and from work, or charging them a high fine for doing so, interferes with their ability to make a living, they said. Other residents agreed with them... The truckers also said their trucks were not to blame for excessive road damage. Many other big trucks, such as the 18-wheelers that travel to the railroads daily and construction trucks, do as much damage to the roads as the residents' tractor-trailers, said trucker Jerry Merrick...
(Photo)  --  Navassa, NC ,USA - The Star News Online, by Lynda Van Kuren - April 17, 2015

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Feb 9, 2015

TRAFFIC HAZARD * Saudi Arabia: Trucks and tankers are a threat to other road users

* Jeddah: Trucks, tankers add to traffic woes


-- Jeddah drivers who own small cars complained about the dangers of heavy trucks and tankers who put other motorists at risk, as they don’t respect traffic regulations... According to drivers who navigate through the streets everyday, the threat drastically increases when a car gets stuck in traffic behind tankers carrying cement, steel or other heavy material. Motorists fear that this kind of equipment will fall on their car, causing severe injuries or death, since the trucks don’t abide to official cargo regulations... Other drivers and pedestrians claim some trucks stop at the entrances and main squares of cities and neighborhoods, without official permission. Residents argue they have no knowledge of what happens inside these parked trucks, though they suspect many times drivers use them to take naps or sleep during the night... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -The Arab News -8 February 2015

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Jan 26, 2015

* Arkansas / USA - Stuck trucks cause safety concerns

* Neighborhood complaints


(Photo: Trucks are getting stuck at a Batesville intersection leaving drivers feeling unsafe) 
Batesville,ARK,USA -Arkansas Matters, by Ken Buffa -23 Jan 2015: -- Drivers in Batesville say they've had enough of truckers taking the wrong route and putting their safety at risk... It's happening at the intersection of Harrison and St. Louis Street. In the last week, two tractor trailers have gotten stuck. The pole holding the traffic lights were badly scraped but the street lamp had to be uprooted... Street lamp repairs costs close to $4,000 and the traffic lights cost close to $15,000. Officials say truckers are getting rerouted by their GPS's or are just unfamiliar with the area. Drivers say this is a serious accident waiting to happen... There were no injuries when they trailers got stuck. City Officials say no change to the intersection will be made. Officials say roughly 21,000 cars use the roadway everyday...

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