In Trucking Their Are Avoidable Disasters..And Preventable Ones

When you think about increasing weight limits for Trucks...check the facts

Some bridge collapses are just unavoidable. Things like weather, ship collisions, and truck crashes can push the limits of a bridge beyond what it can handle. It is unfortunate... But that is not all ways the case.

          Bridges Do Collapse Because of Failures In Their Structure..

But how many. Is this even a problem. Well I will let the trucker population decide for themselves. Here is a list of bridge collapses in the United States since 1980 that were caused by some structural defect or problem

1. Cline Avenue Bridge in Indiana in 1982:             tower support showed developed cracks in concrete
2. Mianus River Bridge in Connecticut in 1983:      metal was fatigued and corroded/ maintenance postponed
3. Schoharie Creek Bridge in New York in 1987   contractor error with footings on riverbed
4. I-5 Bridge Disaster in California in 1995             structural failure
5. Hoan Bridge in Wisconsin in 2000                      Weather and traffic overload
6. I35 W Bridge In Minnesota in 2007                    Overload/ undersized gussets/structural failure
7. Harp River Bridge in Washington in 2007            Collapsed due to truck weight

Image via Wikipediathere are others due to forces of nature or unforseen events but here is the list. One way to look at it would be to say that there is only 7 out of the over 500,000 bridges in the United States. thats less than a quarter of one percent. Even as I right this though I dont want to risk it. Somebody WAS part of that tiny number of bridge collapse victims. Any insurance agent would gladly insure you based on those numbers at a good rate.

Regardless there is a mental impact. No one wants to be one of the people who are on those bridges when they collapse, regardless of how far fetched the chances are
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New CSA Information For Truckers

Truckers: Do not forget to check out new information put out by the Department of transportation concerning the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (C.S.A.).

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Shale gas is helping fuel America, but oversight is needed

This quote from the Alaska Dispatch story sums up the roadblock to our improved fuel destiny:

Trucks are the frontier for what should be a bipartisan strategy on gas.
Transportation eats up about 70 percent of petroleum in the US.
But the nation has only about 1,000 filling stations for gas-powered vehicles.
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This is actually not a bad thing, but a good thing. We have pinpointed one of the biggest roadblocks
(excuse the play on words) to taking alternate energy from small scale to a significant contributor
of our fuel needs in America.

While there is heavy criticism of government backing specific firms in energy production, I think they
should offer incentives to fuel providers to outfit existing fill up stations with natural gas pumps. Any
gas station that offers diesel needs to be outfitted with a natural gas filling station.

If 70% of our fuel needs are trucks, I do not see why this would not be a good investment for everyone
Even people who are not in the trucking industry will see less pain at the pump since gasoline has to
compete with natural gas. For the first time in American Transportation history the concept of competition
will be introduced to fuel providers of diesel and gasoline.


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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Proposal - Truckinginfo.com

From Truckinginfo.com
Janaury 2012

President Obama announced that his administration is rejecting the controversial proposal for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, which would have transported 700,000 barrels of oil daily from Canada, Montana and the Dakotas to U.S. refineries in Houston. The proposal has been under review for more than three years.

Because the pipeline would have crossed an international border, its proposal required a Presidential Permit from the Department of State.

Obama acted before a Feb. 21 deadline Congress set after he postponed a decision in November while a revised Nebraska route was being reviewed. According to The Hill, Obama's rejection "will escalate an explosive election-year fight with Republicans and major business groups."


The American Trucking Associations previously expressed its support of the pipeline. The organization said the pipeline would enhance U.S. energy security, create jobs and reduce air emissions associated with transporting this oil to market.

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Commentary:  For every trucker who is sweating the price of oil, I have to believe that the 700,000 barrels a day may have kept the price of gas in check as well as brought back oil dollars which are flowing into themiddle east.






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