NEW LANE RESTRICTIONS FOR BIG TRUCKS IN TEXAS

The "Texas Dept. of Transportation is seeking comment from the public on a proposal that would prohibit trucks with three or more axles, as well as truck-tractors — whether or not they are hauling trailers — from using the left lane of Interstate 35 through much of McLennan County, according to Fleet Owner.

With this proposal, it could potentially make the roads a little safer. However, restricting trucks to the right and middle lanes could create a “barrier” when passenger vehicles are attempting to enter or exit the highway. Do you think that this will improve the safety of our roads?

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Retread tires...Are they safe?

Have you ever wondered if those tires on the highway are from retread tires or from new tires? We have and it made us curious to check out what people are saying about the safety of retread tires. Retreads have not been prevalent in the passenger vehicle market, but that is primarily because the price of new tires has ahs shown that there is no significant savings buying retreads.

According to the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau, "Retreads do not come apart any more easily than new tires." Executive Director David Stevens says, “It’s always been a public perception problem." It is obvious the industry needs to do a better job of educating the public on retreads.

Stevens also thinks that the industry needs to do a better job of informing and educating the public. Research commissioned by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration found that the proportion of tire debris from retreads compared with new tires “is similar to the estimated proportion of retread and [new] tires in service. There was no evidence to suggest that the proportion of tire fragments/shreds from retread tires was overrepresented in the debris items collected.” “The evaluation of available crash data shows that vehicle crashes related to truck-tire failure and truck-tire debris are very rare events that account for less than one percent” of traffic accidents. 

Finding a way to get our drivers home

"Along with being compensated with good pay and benefits, it’s no secret that truck drivers place a premium on being offered more home time as well as more predictable scheduling by fleets...."

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