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Truck in Bay Bridge ramp blaze was cited 27 times in 30 months »

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The tanker that erupted into a fireball and melted an Oakland freeway was one of the most trouble-prone in its company fleet, having been cited 27 times in the past 2 1/2 years. In the past 15 months alone, the CHP ordered the truck off the road for carrying too large a load, driving on balding tires or for having a problem with the exhaust system.

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Harbeas
    Harbeas
    May 13, 2007, 12:04 p.m.

    Instead of allowing the truck to go to its destination before repairs it should immediately be impounded and sent to the nearest reapir facility or truck garage. Let the business that is waiting on this freight discover that the reason it is late is because the truck is unsafe and you will find shippers changing trucking companies real fast. This would force trucking companies to repair these monsters before using them again.

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