News Release – For immediate release May 19th 2009 - Contact Mark Deverson 1-877-942-4225
Canadian invention to improve dump truck safety and save lives
A device that could reduce or eliminate accidents and deaths that occur when dump trucks lose their load on roadways has received both Canadian and US patent approval.
Mark Deverson’s invention, the Precision EndGate’s Dump Box Safety System, works by locking a truck’s tailgate in place to ensure cargo does not escape.
It’s a system that could save lives and prevent accidents like the one that recently claimed the
lives of a Toronto couple whose vehicle was struck by a tailgate that flew off a dump truck.
lives of a Toronto couple whose vehicle was struck by a tailgate that flew off a dump truck.
A similar high-profile incident occurred in 2000 when John Morris Rankin, a member of Nova Scotia's famous Rankin Family musical group, plunged into the harbour after swerving to miss a pile of salt left in the middle of the road.
Deverson says the problem of insecure tailgates is prevalent but underreported, with most
companies preferring to keep the issue under wraps.
companies preferring to keep the issue under wraps.
“The issue is only reported when an actual accident happens on a highway, public road or
when there is loss of life,” he says.
when there is loss of life,” he says.
A recent survey of more than 250 businesses across Canada found 61 per cent have an
issue with inattentive employees’ accidently dumping partial loads and 44 per cent reported
having an issue in the last year.
issue with inattentive employees’ accidently dumping partial loads and 44 per cent reported
having an issue in the last year.
“What this tells us is that accidents or near-misses with the potential for loss of life are
happening every day across North America,” Deverson says. “My goal is to make this
system mandatory on all dump trucks and trailers which will provide safer roads for all
Canadians.”
happening every day across North America,” Deverson says. “My goal is to make this
system mandatory on all dump trucks and trailers which will provide safer roads for all
Canadians.”
Deverson is speaking with local and federal representatives about this issue and how it
relates to the National Safety Code for Motor Carriers Standard 10 (Cargo Securement).
relates to the National Safety Code for Motor Carriers Standard 10 (Cargo Securement).
“Our vision at Precision EndGate Safety is to have our Dump Box Safety System installed on every dump truck and trailer in Canada and the US. As a result, this installation will stop accidental dumping and protect life.”
For more information you can visit http://www.precisionendgate.com or reach Mark
Deverson at 1-877-942-4225.
Deverson at 1-877-942-4225.
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