Collection Trucks and Accidents

In Equipment by SamMay 18, 2010Leave a Comment

The New York Post reports that sanitation vehicles were involved in more than 6,000 crashes in the past three years. That number is all the more startling since there are only 5,500 vehicles in the Sanitation department fleet. Read entire posting.

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