the committee, said he wanted to better educate the public to report road debris. After encountering road debris


first-hand and the $1200 bill in dam- ages it caused his wife’s vehicle, Sorvillo wants to see a solution to what he says is a growing problem. “Any debris on the highway can


participation, we can speak with a col- lective industry voice on the issues most important to us.” The results of this year’s survey


will be released at the ATA Annual Management Conference and Exhibition Oct. 1-4 in Las Vegas. The survey can be completed online


at www.atri-online.org.


ARKANSAS REP. WANTS TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ON ROAD DEBRIS After a House Motor Vehicle and


Highways Permanent Subcommittee of Transportation meeting, Ark. Rep. James Sorvillo (R-Little Rock), chairman of


be a hazard and a safety concern,” says Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Rep. Sorvillo’s encounter led him to


question who cleans up the debris from big truck tires, often called ‘road gators’ that sometimes litter the roadway. Though the number of crashes in


which road debris was a factor is small, research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that an estimated 25,000 crashes resulting in 80 to 90 fatalities happen every year because of vehicle parts, cargo or other material, including tire debris, unintentionally discharged from vehicles onto the road. The subcommittee’s staff arranged for representatives from the Rubber


Manufacturers Association and the Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau to be present by conference call and top officials from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and


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