Good Recycling Starts with Good Sorting

Once again I head out to see the current "haul of the day" One of the great things about specialized hauling is you dont know what you are going to get. Usually you know it will be one thing:

Something very large

Other than that its a crap shoot. After a few questions I learn this is a giant sorting bin. A huge part of recycling is sorting different materials into their proper groups. This makes sorting bins, like the one above, vital. On top of that we are not just hauling this, we are fixing it. Even though it is not a vehicle it is mechanically serviceable by a truck mechanic.

                          Todays Specialized Hauling project: RecyclingRegardless of how mundane this looks, this is really an important piece of specialized equipment. We cant save the Earth if we dont recycle and we can't recycle if we have no way to sort different materials AND we cant do that without sorting bins like the one above.

So the next time you see a long flatbed go by, carrying something unkown, it could be the "future" staring back at you in the form of a dirty old trash bin....or something like that.

Backlash to FREE EOBR's for Mexican Truckers

From Transport Topics
3/23/2011

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood outlining his opposition to the U.S. proposal to buy electronic onboard recorders for Mexican trucks that will travel within the United States.

“I do not believe this concept is fair for U.S. carriers who are not eligible for such payments,” Pryor wrote in a letter dated Thursday.

exotic tie down strap

A Department of Transportation official said earlier this month that DOT will pay for EOBRs for Mexican trucks entering the United States under an agreement with Mexico. The program is meant to ensure drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service regulations while in the U.S.




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Jobless Claims Falling....

Image via Wikipedia

From Transport Topics
4/7/2011

Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

New claims fell to 382,000 for the week ended Saturday, below economists’ forecasts of a drop to 385,000 from the originally reported 388,000 in the prior week, Bloomberg reported.

It was the lowest level since Feb. 26.

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Towing Part: 4 point tie down kit

Someone has to make this heavy haul possible...Spe

Specialized Hauling Driver securing the load

Many mornings I come outside and the specialized hauling fleets will be loading with things that look they are part of other bigger things or are used to make other bigger things.Today was very mundane. A simple transport of an xl trailer used for specialized hauling to another location to haul bigger things.For a moment I was disappointed, BUT I did

notice one of our dedicated drivers working with the lever binders to make sure the load was secure.

This is an often overlooked part of the process. Someone has to make sure these loads are secure, or the consequences could be disastrous. I have never heard of one of these loads coming loose, which is a good reflection on our drivers who skillfully tie these down each day.

From Truckinginfo.com
Image by Getty Images via @daylife4/5/2011

National on-highway diesel prices climbed for the second week in a row, rising 4.4 cents to $3.976. The national average is up almost 96 cents from last year.

New England experienced the smallest cost increase at 1.4 cents; California prices rose the most, 6.7 cents, to $4.323, up $1.17 from last year.

Trucking part: Clearance light, Pete Light

 

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