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Raising The Bar At The Worksite

Giving roadside safety the attention it deserves

There never seems to be any lack of danger on the road. No one knows this better than the people who work on the side of the road. Towing professionals, police, and road maintenance workers do this everyday and know all too well what they are up against.

Even with vests, flares, cones, and high tech flashing contraptions there are still fatalities. So while the prospect of no fatalities may not be likely for sometime, it is refreshing to read about efforts to raise the bar in providing even more fail safe systems to alert drivers to slow down as they approach a worksite.

One effort comes from what I have seen in the news by the Texas Department of Transportation. They currently have multiple systems in place to decrease the number of roadside incidents that threaten workers. While there is nothing that new technologically, the combination of multiple systems shows initiative to protect the roadsite.

In Texas you have three things that help the process

Portable rumble strips
Multiple electronic road signs
Uniformed officers

I applaud the effort and hope more safety systems be put in place as standard operating procedure. I think roadside safety is a process, to be constantly evaluated, improved, and augmented as new ideas and technology come along.

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2013/5/3/Texasinitiatesuniqueworkzonewarningsystem.aspx

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T hook $5.95
Hook cluster with S,R,T. & Grab
$12.99

Snatch Block $27.63

Winch Cable $81.29

Tie Down Strap $10.25

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Towing Parts Specials For Wreckers, Rollbacks and Towing Vehicles

Towing And Wrecker Parts Specials

Snatch Block $27.63

Winch Cable $81.29

Tie Down Strap $10.25

Limelight towlight $189.95

Tow lights $64.92

Lockout Kit               $49.95
   T hook                        $5.95
Hook cluster with S,R,T. & Grab
                                    $12.99
Warn Winch    $999.95
Strap Ratchet $12.00

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Towing Benchmark: Municipal Support In Managing The Towing Environment

There is an older story that caught my eye recently for a number of reasons. On the surface it seemed very plain. A heavy snow hit the Midwest city of Cedar Rapids making it very easy for the police to see which cars had been moved and which were giant, unmoved snow paperweights.

What happened next caught my attention. The police announced that everyone whose car was still sitting there had 48 hours to get them moved or be responsible for a $150 tow. This was a great way to handle a difficult situation.

Having the police stress the fact that they are enforcing laws takes pressure off the towers who are often sent out to a hostile public

The idea of an additional grace period instead of the immediate start of a towing blitz showed fairness and compassion to the public

Finally the $150 fee was high but was reasonable considering the cost involved to tow a vehicle.

Basically a difficult environment that towing professionals face was managed in a way that helped mitigate conflict. Towing vehicles are part of police enforcement and the public should see it this way. It is also the job of the municipal government to ensure that fees are reasonable and to take responsibility for them

The management of the situation was a terrific benchmark of cooperation between the city government, the public, and the tow professional.

http://thegazette.com/2013/03/07/cedar-rapids-to-begin-towing-street-stored-vehicles-monday/

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Towing And Wrecker Parts Specials

Snatch Block $27.63

Winch Cable $81.29

Tie Down Strap $10.25

Limelight towlight $189.95

Tow lights $64.92