Trio of truck accidents reported in three days. (Temporary suspension).Amunitions carrier was suspended from transporting Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a shipments for 12 days following three consecutive accidents in as many days. Tri-State Motor Transit Co., was issued the suspension by MTMC's Surface Freight Carrier Review Board effective Oct. 25. Two serious incidents involving munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. tracks carrying MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) cargoes were reported Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. A minor accident was reported Oct. 6. Because corrections were made promptly, the suspension was lifted in 12 days, said Col. George Montgomery, Chief, Programs and Policy Division, Operations Division. The suspension could have lasted six months, said Montgomery. The Joplin, Mo., firm was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. nationwide from all munitions shipments by the board for incomplete organizational and financial statements, failure to activate electronic "panic button" notification of the Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 accidents, munitions shipments held in terminals beyond 100 hours, and incomplete accident notification procedures. No serious injuries were reported in either incident. Normally, there are no more than 10 or 12 reportable incidents in an entire year, said Robert Jones Robert Jones may refer to
"This is quite a coincidence," said Jones. "Many of these reportable incidents really involve a very limited amount of property damage and absolutely no safety threat to the general public. No external factors were involved in either incident, he said. In the two initial incidents, a Tri-State trailer overturned on an interstate highway Noun 1. interstate highway - one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States interstate highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport . Both interstate highways Primary interstates are the major interstate highways of the United States and are assigned a one or two-digit route number. Even route numbers are assigned to east/west routes, with the lower numbered routes being further south (I-10) and higher numbered routes in the were blocked for safety purposes and immediate neighborhoods were evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. . The first incident took place on the evening of Oct. 4. A Tri-State trailer overturned on interstate highway I-64 near the St. Albans exit in Teays Valley, W. Va. The truck struck a median and flipped over spilling a portion of its load of propellants for 155mm artillery shells, said law enforcement officials. The cargo was traveling from Chambersburg, Pa., to Indiana Ordnance Works, Charlestown, Ind. The following day, a trailer carrying eight U.S. Navy missiles overturned on interstate highway I-70 near Myersville, Md. The vehicle was traveling through a construction area on an interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. bridge when the vehicle hit a "jersey" barrier. "The truck went down an embankment just past the bridge and mined over on its side," said Montgomery. The cargo was traveling from St. Charles, Mo., to Earle, N.J. In both incidents, after the cargoes were transferred to replacement trailers, the highways were reopened to traffic. A third incident took place at Manassas Junction, Va., early on Oct. 6. A driver of a privately owned vehicle struck a Tri-State truck stopped at a stoplight. The driver of the automobile was charged with driving under the influence. After a safety inspection, the Tri-State truck was allowed to proceed on its mission. Commercial truck and railway munitions carriers move an average of 42,000 shipments a year for the Military Traffic Management Command. |
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