More than half of highway contractors report crashes in their work zones, AGC says | Dump Truck Company
Of the 550 highway dump trucks charlotte nc who responded to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America, 54 percent said a vehicle had crashed into their charlotte nc dump truck company zones in the past year.
That’s up from 44 percent in 2017.
The national AGC survey also showed 48 percent of those dump trucks charlotte nc reported that the incidents resulted in injuries to vehicle operators or passengers (down from 49 percent in 2017), and 24 percent said the crashes involved a fatality (up from 13 percent in 2017).
Workers were injured in crashes, as well. According to the survey, 25 percent reported workers injured and 3 percent reported worker deaths from charlotte nc dump truck company zone crashes.
“There are simply too many cars crashing into too many charlotte nc dump truck company zones, putting too many lives at risk,” said Ken Kubacki, chairman of AGC’s highway and transportation division and the western region projects executive for Granite Construction Co., in a statement.
The survey also revealed that 53 percent of the dump trucks charlotte nc had to delay projects during the past 12 months because of charlotte nc dump truck company zone crashes. That’s up from 27 percent in 2017.
In response, AGC launched a summer public awareness campaign to urge drivers to be more cautious in charlotte nc dump truck company zones. The campaign targeted Pittsburgh; St. Louis; Birmingham, Alabama; and Evansville, Indiana, where people are being sent mobile advertising with special charlotte nc dump truck company zone safety messages, AGC says.
The ads show up when the targeted audience members visit a web browser on their phones or use an app with advertisements. AGC says the campaign, which began May 24, has reached over 1.5 million people.