Arnold Safety Blog

From the Toledo Blade:
“Bond was set at $15,000 yesterday in Bryan Municipal Court for a Minneapolis man arrested for felony drunken driving after state troopers allegedly clocked him driving 101 mph on the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.  Frederick D. Brown, 50, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under [...]

Unfortunately, from June 17 until June 26, I will be on my first vacation in 11 years. I will return to work on June 27. Why is this unfortunate? I hate vacation for one thing. I also hate being out of touch for that long. I mean, what’s going on [...]

I’d like to make a few more points about the DVD package. One, in addition to the package, you get access to me. You have questions, great, call me, and I’ll do my best to answer your questions about the safety regulations, as part of the charge for the DVD package. I’m [...]

Source:  (New York Times) Inches Too Tall for Tunnel, Rig Plies It Anyway

Well, here’s a driver who really made a mess.
Not only did he take a 13′ 6″ trailer into the 13′ Lincoln Tunnel, he drove all the way through the tunnel, not stopping until he got to the NYC side.
Then he stopped, no [...]

I know, most of you hate NBA basketball, because there’s too many fouls, not enough scoring, nobody can shoot, etc., etc., etc. For the most part I agree, but this is the first Finals I’ve been interested in since the glorious run of the 76′ers in the summer of 2001. If you didn’t [...]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07151/790407-53.stm

Excerpt from the article: “A Pittsburgh police officer on a safety enforcement patrol yesterday morning found an improperly hooked-up trailer and six undocumented workers. Officer Tom Jacques was near the Parkway West around 7 a.m. when he heard a chain dragging from a pickup truck pulling a trailer with a spool of electrical [...]

http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_6036179

I am reading between the lines of this article, and I can tell you from experience, they are describing many, many motor carriers with which I have worked, both with the government, and on the private side of the fence. Of course, after one of your trucks destroys a major city freeway, you look [...]