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Study says link between weather and crashes not what you think
TORONTO, ON -- Quick: Do more accidents happen in lousy or good weather? According to a research study led by Sunnybrook Hospital physician and epidemiologist Dr. Donald Redelmeier, it's actually the bright, sunny days that put us at all at greater risk of getting into a crash.
Meet 5 B.C. outfits that get safety right
LANGLEY, B.C.-- Two years ago, Leonard Kane Jr., paid a consultant to assess the health and safety practices of Len's Transportation Group, the trucking company that his father Leonard Sr., launched in 1964. And last week, Len's was honored as one of the five safest trucking outfits in the province. An organization called Safety Driven-Trucking Safety Council of BC (SafetyDriven-TSCBC) cited Phoenix Truck&Crane, Sutco Transportation Specialists, Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd., MasonLift Ltd., and finally, Len's, for their commitment to keeping their workers and workplaces safe from injury, illness, and disease.
Megaprojects will spike OTR tire sales
NEW YORK, NY -- If the market for off-road tires is any indication -- and it is -- mining, forestry, industrial and mega-project activity around the world will expand by about 8% a year for the next half decade. According to a new report called Global OTR Tire Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2022, the OTR tire market is expected to surpass the US $30-billion mark by 2022. The research, conducted by New-York-based TechSci Research also predicts higher OTR tire prices.
