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Jan 25, 2012

TRUCKS SAFETY CHECKS * South Africa

* South Africa - Putting safety first for the big long-haulers

(Photo: Scania plant)
Johannesburg,SA -BizCommunity -24 Jan 2012: -- Scania SA's initiative of setting up of a series of roadside safety checks on trucks, buses and their drivers during the festive season, proved an unqualified success...  This was a joint venture between the Department of Transport's Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Scania, Pick n Pay and a health and safety company, Reality...  The RTMC provided 10 traffic officers who spent a week undergoing specialised training at the Gerotek test facility, near Pretoria, prior to the start of the programme...  The checkpoints were set up at Grasmere, Heidelberg, Middelburg, Bela Bela and Monsol. Where multiple checkpoints were established they were in different directions and often at different venues, which were usually fuel stations or weighbridges. The checks were not limited to Scania products, but involved all makes and models...  The opportunity was also taken to test the drivers for hypertension (high blood pressure), HIV/AIDS and sugar diabetes. Medical staff were on hand to provide counselling, which was welcomed by the drivers...

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Dec 18, 2009

Safety Checks * USA - Fewer States Require Periodic SC

Only 19 states require periodic safety checks

McLean,VA,USA -USA Today/DriveOn -December 10, 2009: ... NHTSA last looked at state inspection programs in 1989... Inspection procedures and quality vary widely from state to state... District of Columbia recently cut safety checks to save $400K/yr. Council cited lack of data proving safety inspections save lives. Could trigger trend leaving cars w/ faulty brakes and worn-out wipers on road... Bad economy makes it even more important to ensure drivers are maintaining their vehicles. Postponing repairs is increasingly common these days... Crash data reporting makes difficult to accurately gauge problem. 12-33% of all crashes can be tied to poorly maintained cars... (Photo by Eileen Blass/USA TODAY. Ted Perez inspects a vehicle at H & R Auto Service in Kennett Square, Pa. Shop owner Hal Lewis says that in addition to ensuring safety, inspections "save people a lot of grief, breakdowns and unexpected expenses")

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Oct 2, 2008

SAFETY BLITZ * Canada - Provincewide traffic blitz targets troublesome trucks

Edmonton,Alberta, Canada -The Edmonton Sun, by KEVIN CRUSH -October 1, 2008: -- A provincial blitz against bad trucks left at least one trucker kicking himself yesterday... On the first day, 109 trucks were inspected, with 32 deemed out of service and eight needing to be towed... Typically, around 35% of trucks pulled over will have to be towed, said city police traffic Staff Sgt. Barry Maron... (Picture: Inspection blitz - Commercial vehicle safety inspection began Sept. 30 and continues for another two days. Staff Sgt.... )

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Aug 21, 2008

CONTROLS * Australia - Call for review into SA freight tracks

The Australian Trucking Association is calling for an internal review into safety controls for South Australia's freight rail tracks

South Australia,AUST -ABC Online -21 Aug 2008: -- ... Yesterday the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a report into a crash between the Ghan and a truck at Two Wells in August last year... The report found vegetation growing close to the tracks obscured the truck driver's view... The Association's Bill McKinley says the investigation also found the Australian Rail Track Corporation already knew the area was hazardous but had failed to act... (Pîcture: The Australian Trucking Association is calling for an internal review into safety controls for SA's freight rail tracks)

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Aug 20, 2008

SAFETY * USA - Mobile X-ray inspections of cargo trucks

Used in surprise test at O'Hare International Airport - Drill is part of preparation for 2010 screening requirement

Chicago,ILL,USA -The Chicago Tribune, by Jon Hilkevitch -August 19, 2008: -- A mobile X-ray machine capable of screening the contents of large cargo containers was used for the first time Tuesday to check trucks entering O'Hare International Airport, authorities said... The exercise, part of a drill involving federal and city agencies, will become a common security practice as a 2010 deadline requiring screening of all cargo that is loaded aboard passenger planes approaches, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security... Currently, all passengers and their checked baggage and carry-on items are screened for explosives and weapons. But cargo carried in the belly of U.S. passenger planes—more than 10,000 tons of air freight daily—undergoes only random inspections, according to the Transportation Security Administration... The security agency is hiring and training hundreds of cargo inspectors across the country to meet the screening deadline, officials said... (See Video)

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