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Rollovers Continue to Pose Challenge
My ever-present cell phone is linked to Google Alerts-tanker and continues to go off way too many times a day with messages about tank truck crashes, many involving rollovers. What is so frustrating is that almost every rollover is preventable. These are mostly single vehicle accidents where root cause analysis does not have to go much deeper than speed too fast for conditions or overcorrected and
Rollovers most likely on undivided highways
Although many tank truck safety managers may think that the majority of rollovers occur on highway ramps, they learned recently that 10 percent or less actually happen in those instances
Rollover prevention calls for united effort
Rollover prevention calls for united effort
Rollover reminders keep coming
TANK truck rollovers remain an all-too-frequent occurrence. We get regular reminders that this is a problem that must be taken seriously by every facet of the tank truck industry. The latest reminder came earlier this month from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The agency, which is a part of the Department of Transportation, issued a highway accident report detailing an October 2009
Rollover prevention topic for Bulk Transporter webinar
Bulk Transporter webinar
Tanker rollover study goes to DOT
Tanker rollover study goes to DOT
Cargo tank rollovers need industry focus
ONE quiet Sunday morning in mid-August, the driver of a petroleum transport steered his rig onto the sweeping on-ramp that carries traffic from the westbound Bee Line Expressway in Orlando, Florida, to I-4 west. Seconds later, the rig had rolled over, spilling at least 8,000 gallons of gasoline. Fire erupted almost immediately with flaming fuel coursing down the ramp, through a storm drain, and onto
Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention Summit
The Department of Transportation and National Tank Truck Carriers will co-sponsor three Tank Truck Rollover Prevention Summits this fall. Summits will focus on the need to reduce rollovers, presentations by leading tank truck carriers and equipment manufacturers on rollover reduction approaches, and development of training and management materials. These summits will be held November 16 in St Louis
Flurry of rollovers plague cargo tank carriers
CARGO tank vehicle rollovers in fatality accidents far outnumbered those of other trucks in the year 2000, according to William Quade, hazardous materials division chief, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). That year, cargo tanks rolled over in 47% of fatal crashes where a cargo tank was present. Quade gave the statistics at the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Safety Council meeting
Cargo tank rollover prevention summits set
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and National Tank Truck Carriers will co-sponsor three Tank Truck Rollover Prevention Summits this fall. The summits will focus on the need to reduce
Editorial: Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention Summit
Just weeks from now, the first of three one-day Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention Summit meetings will be convened in St Louis, Missouri. The summit meetings are being co-sponsored by the Department of Transportation (DOT), National Tank Truck Carriers Inc (NTTC), and Bulk Transporter magazine. The St Louis summit will take place November 14 at the Renaissance St Louis Grand Hotel. The second summit
Better stability
THE TANK truck industry increasingly expresses concerns about rollovers that can result in fatalities, as well as injuries, but equipment for better stability is available. William Gantz of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, Bryan Simoncic of Haldex Brake Products, Mike Melletat of Meritor WABCO, and Travis McCloud of Front Line Design Technologies discussed developments in vehicle stability November
Niswander: Raise rollover awareness Raising the tank truck industry awareness of vehicle rollovers is one effort underway by the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) and its members, said Steve Niswander of Groendyke Transport Inc.
Panel discusses rollover concerns
Panel discusses rollover concerns
Driver fatigue, rollovers, security issues get spotlight | Jun 2009
Putting Several heads together to solve problems can produce results and that was the object of roundtable discussions at the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Safety Council meeting April 1-2. After attendees at the meeting divided into three groups, they participated in discussions and updates on driver fatigue, rollover concerns, and transportation security. Leading the sessions were James Berryhill
Tank truck rollover video now at a theater/computer near you
It was a long wait but it was worth it. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) finally released its long-anticipated Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention Video to an eager audience
New tanker rollover training video debuts at NTTC safety seminar
Distribution is about to begin for a new tank truck rollover training video that was developed through a joint effort by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and National Tank Truck Carriers
Haldex to launch rollover simulator for trailers
Haldex plans to launch the worldÂ’s first UN-ECE-approved rollover control simulator for trailers. The simulator will enable trailer manufacturers to obtain type approval for vehicles equipped with HaldexÂ’s EB+ electronic braking system
NTTC wants vehicle rollover, driver, ULSD info
NTTC wants vehicle rollover, driver, ULSD info
Time to stop cargo tank rollovers
A HALF dozen tank transport rollovers in one weekend. That may be a record, especially since they all occurred during the recent Memorial Day weekend. Even if it wasn't a record, it's almost certain to bring a lot more scrutiny from the bureaucrats and politicians in Washington DC. Government action may be coming sooner, rather than later. And maybe government should step in if the tank truck industry
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