by Beverly A. Carroll
Image via WikipediaDavid Hoover, an associate of Mosteller's Towing and Recovery Service, recalled an incident a few years ago when the contents of a private garbage tractor trailer spontaneously combusted.
"It was a 53-foot long trailer full of everybody's garbage," Hoover said. "It caught fire while they were transporting it on the interstate."
Hoover responded to the call along with the Chattanooga Fire Department, which doused the flames. Hoover operated the heavy equipment to clean up the wet, smoldering trash and remove the garbage truck.
It was a hazardous waste cleanup job that snarled traffic for hours and endangered everyone involved with the cleanup, Hoover recalled.
Today, when calls like that come, Hoover will be part of a team of people trained to specifically handle the scenario.
"I'm going to feel safer and everyone around me and the environment will be safer," said Hoover, describing a new partnership between Mosteller's and Hazco LLC, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Hazco owners Matt Church and Tyler Broadrick were in Chattanooga Saturday to train Mosteller employees on how to handle a hazardous materials cleanup job. Hazco brings the expertise, training and technology to combine with tow company owners Janie and Robert Wandell's equipment and manpower - make that "people power," with office worker Carla Catlett and tow truck driver Sarah Hamilton suiting up for the weekend training that involved wearing haz-mat suits.
"We are cross training everyone," Church said. "We want to be able to roll out on a call with a team of eight to 10 trained people within an hour."
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