Archive for November 28th, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
A FURNITURE delivery man was killed yesterday after his van ploughed into a parked truck on one of the country’s busiest roads.
The accident happened on the northern end of the Cashel by-pass at Killistafford, Co Tipperary at 8.40am.
The driver of the Renault Master van died at the scene after his vehicle crashed into the rear of the parked truck on the hard shoulder.
Emergency services were contacted by early morning motorists, and the fire services, gardai and the ambulance service were at the scene shortly afterwards.
The van driver was unaccompanied and the truck-driver was uninjured from the collision.
It is believed the victim was on route to Cork to deliver furniture.
The body of the dead man was taken to South Tipperary General Hospital at Clonmel where a post-mortem examination was to be carried out.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
A Rome woman was sent to the hospital after her GMC Sonoma hit a tractor-trailer on the Alabama Highway west of Rome.
“She struck a parked tractor trailer,”
The tractor-trailer was driven by Earnest Hall of Dalton, who had parked in front of Garrett’s Salvage to unload bathtubs and showers.
Information was unavailable as to whether either driver would be cited.
Traffic was temporarily restricted to one lane in each direction, until the vehicle could be removed.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
A Newfoundland truck driver has been committed to stand trial on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident accident in Cape Breton last year.
A charge of criminal negligence causing death against Gerald Rowsell, 43, of Botwood was dismissed Monday in court in Sydney. Anne Margaret Knockwood of Indian Brook, N.S., was run over by an 18-wheeler in Millville.
Rowsell has been ordered to appear in court in Sydney on Dec. 5 to receive a trial date.
He also faces a charge of obstruction for allegedly giving a false statement to police.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Robert W. Myers, 57, of Oakland was driving the emergency vehicle west on Kanesville and was just about to turn on his siren, according to reports, when he crashed into a 1999 Dodge Truck.
Council Bluffs was headed south on Railroad Highway. He had a green arrow and proceeded into the intersection for a left turn onto Kanesville, the report stated.
The ambulance struck the Dodge on the driver’s side causing $4,000 total damage to the two vehicles.
No injuries were reported.
Myers, who ran a red light without a siren, received a citation for failure to use caution when driving an emergency vehicle.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a man attempting to steal a construction truck from a vacant lot on the city’s North Side rammed his pick-up truck into their sedan, police officials said.
The man, whose identity has not been released yet, then sped south along Ashland Avenue and hit another car near the intersection of Wrightwood before he was taken into custody, police said. Charges have not yet been filed, police said.
The officers’ injuries were not considered life-threatening, Officer JoAnn Taylor said.
The incident start about noon, when a neighbor spotted the man poking around the fenced construction site where a five-unit apartment building is planned and trying to activate the smaller of two trucks on the scene, police said
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
A simple highway accident
A concrete truck that ran off Sea Island Road into the marsh spent Thanksgiving Day there still lying on its side as officials tried to come up with a way to move it.
Three tow trucks failed Wednesday to lift the 73,000-pound load - which includes 10 cubic yards of now hardened concrete - but succeeded only in tearing up part of a recently paved road. The truck is leaking diesel fuel and other fluids, and officials say they are contacting the insurer for the East Coast Concrete Co. to get things moving.
Most officials agree a crane will be required to get the it out of the marsh.
The accident resulted when the driver of the truck swerved to miss another vehicle and ran off the roadway, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said.
Sea Island Road was blocked during the first attempt to remove the truck.
Glynn County Fire Department Capt. R. W. Kohlheim pointed out a definite oil sheen on some standing water in the marsh Friday and said in addition to diesel fuel, some of the spill could be transmission fluid or motor oil.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The City of Cookeville will be getting one of most advanced and expensive fire trucks it has ever purchased next year following approval of the Cookeville City Council last week.
The council approved the only bid of $688,720 from Rush Truck Sales for what’s called a 75-foot quint fire truck, which is expected to arrive in Cookeville within one year.
The quint is named for its five major features — ground ladders, aerial ladder, water supply tank, fire pump and hoses.
The truck the city is purchasing also has a 75-foot ladder that can be used for fighting larger structure fires.
Cookeville Fire Chief John Kendrick said some of the advanced features the new truck will have means that city firefighters no longer have to stretch hoses up a ladder because the new truck has a prepiped water way that is capable of moving 2,000 gallons per minute.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Yale Materials Handling Corporation, a market leader in lift trucks, introduces three safety resources for companies of all sizes. Yale’s programs and resources are designed to improve safety and productivity, while helping companies to protect personnel, equipment and product.
“Yale is committed to making the workplace a more productive, efficient, and above all, a safer environment for our customers and all companies,” said Don Chance, president of Yale Materials Handling Corporation. “The training and support services we offer complement existing safety programs companies have in place, and provide unique and interactive ways to learn about product and workplace safety.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Two adventurers started their eco-journey to Timbuktu today in a lorry powered by chocolate.
Andy Pag and his co-driver John Grimshaw took the ferry from Poole in Dorset last night at the start of their 4500-mile drive across the Sahara in the converted truck.
Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver wanted in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Jungheinrich has launched a new powered pallet truck. Available from this Autumn, the ERE 225 has a fixed stand-on platform and is equipped with third generation AC technology as standard. The new model was specially developed for fast and efficient lorry loading and unloading and for transporting heavy loads over longer distances. It can achieve top speeds up to 12.5 km/h (with load up to 9.5 km/h) and can transport loads weighing up to 2,500 kg.
“There is an obvious trend towards ride-on operation trucks with a fixed platform instead of a flip-up platform,” comments Craig Johnson, Jungheinrich UK’s marketing manager. “Warehouses and distribution centres the world over are getting bigger and trucks are handling loads over greater distances. Productivity is the key driver and this means traveling at speed but, of course, safely. ” he adds.
The ERE 225 boasts a number of advanced features designed to increase productivity and improve the performance of the operator throughout even the most demanding shift.
For example, the new model is fitted with Curve Control - an advanced safety system that automatically adjusts the truck’s speed as it enters a corner depending on the steering angle.
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