Today, a couple of recommended reads out on the web — and remembering a fleet with one of our Reader Rigs gallery contributors.
Trevor Westmoreland uploaded the following two shots of the erstwhile McGuire Trucking of Cleveland, Ga., whose federal authority filing was under owner Wayne McGuire’s name. McGuire passed late last year, and, says Westmoreland, the company ceased operations in January early this year.
Thanks for sending these in, Trevor. A fine-looking fleet. Anybody recognize any of the trucks?
A $4 billion bridge replacement that could have gone a much different way
[gtblockquote quote_text_size=”14″]”In 2012, after more than 30 years of planning and more than 400 public meetings and $100 million spent on studies, Governor Andrew Cuomo finalized the state’s plans to replace the Tappan Zee. Cuomo also decided to abandon the idea of building a rail line along the bridge, but by that time it was too late to save one of the nation’s most important infrastructure projects.” –From Philip Plotch writing in his “Lessons from the Tappan Zee Bridge” story in The Atlantic, one of costly delays, historical missteps driven by greed and more that ultimately tells a powerful story about “the need for a new approach to American infrastructure” that emphasizes maintenance and state-to-state collaboration and de-emphasizes politics.
Read the full story at this link.
Lessons for the CSA Safety Measurement System?
