In metro Atlanta, a man was severely injured in an ATV accident and was transported to Atlanta Medical Center via lifeflight out of Newnan, Ga. A landing zone was set up at Cedartown High School. The male subject involved was very combative with rescue workers and EMS. Lifeflight was in the air transporting him to AMC at approximately 9:15 PM.
Travel responsibly on designated roads and trails or in permitted areas.
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Travel only in areas open to All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use.
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On switchbacks, avoid roosting around the apex of the turn when climbing or brake-sliding during descent, both of which gouge the trail. Never cut switchbacks.
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Drive over, not around obstacles to avoid widening the trail.
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Cross streams only at designated fording points or where the trail crosses the stream.
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When possible, avoid mud. Save wet, muddy trails for another day when they are dry. If you do come upon mud on the trail, don’t widen the trail by going around it. Drive through it by going easy on the gas to avoid wheel spin, which can cause rutting.
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Comply with all signs and barriers.
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Buddy up with two or three riders. Riding solo can leave you vulnerable if you have an accident or breakdown. Designate meeting areas in case of separation.
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When winching always inspect your equipment, use the right winch for the situation, find a good secure anchor, and never winch with less than five wraps of wire rope around the drum.
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When using a tree as an anchor, use a wide tree strap to avoid damage to the trunk of the tree.
Source here.
Also, here's a list of FL Trucking Companies:
Able Cargo Transit Inc - Sorrento, Florida
Able Boat Transport - Tampa, Florida
Affordable Hauling - Clearwater, Florida Trash Removal, Clean-up
AGA Trucking - Homestead, Florida 702-612-0527
AJ & Kalila Trucking Inc - Jacksonville, Florida 347-204-7580
AK Transportation - Royal Palm Beach, Florida
All Around Transport Services Inc - Riverview, Florida
All Coast Intermodal Services - Jacksonville, Florida
All-Cargo Express - Ft Lauderdale, Florida
All Star Delivery Systems - Miami, Florida Same Day Dada, Broward & Palm Beach Counties
Allianz - The Diligent Movers - Move4Less.com - Salt Lake City, UT (MI, FL)
AM Express Auto Transport - Miami, Florida
American Freight Express - Coral Springs, Florida
American Transloading Services, Inc - Coral Gables, Florida
American Xpress Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Anchors Away - Myakka City, Florida
Armellini Express Lines, Inc - Palm City, Florida
Arlington Heavy Hauling Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Arnold Transportation Services - Jacksonville, Florida
ATEC Systems Ltd - Altamonte Springs, Florida
Atlantic Marine Transport - Navarre, Florida
Aviation Express - Ocala, Florida
Bestway Refrigerated Service Inc - Plymouth, Florida
BOATS EXPRESS - Clearwater, Florida
Boat-Transport-Movers - Tampa, Florida
Bonus Transportation, Inc - Sorrento, Florida
Capital Cargo International - Orlando , Florida
Cargo Services Express Inc - Miami, Florida 305-888-1188
Serving Tri-County, Dade-Broward and Palm. Local Pickup & Deliveries,
Storage, Airline Transfers, 2-Man Deliveries, Unpack/Remove Debris. 24hr.
Carroll Fulmer & Co., Inc - Groveland, Florida
Chain Express Corp - Miami, Florida
Coast to Coast Trucking Inc - Cocoa, Florida
Core Carriers Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Crown Logistic Service LLC - Jacksonville, Florida
CSX Intermodal - San Diego, California Jacksonville, Florida
CTL Distribution Inc - Mulberry, Florida
Cypress Truck Lines Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Davis Express - Starke, Florida
Door-to-Door Car Shipping - Orlando, Florida 888-91-9800
Automobile Transporting Service
Double D Truck Specialties - Lake Alfred, Florida
Estes Brothers Transport - Seminole, Florida
Express Boat Transport - Apopka, Florida
Express Transporters - Brooksville, Florida
Exxact Express - Lakeland, Florida
First Class Moving System - Melbourne, FL
Florida East Coast Industries - St Augustine, Florida
Florida Expedited Delivery - Orlando, Florida
Faith Enterprises - Winter Haven, Florida
Florida Freezer - North Fort Myers, Florida
Florida Freight Systems - Jacksonville, Florida
Florida Moving Systems - Melbourne, Florida
Flynn Transportation Services - Boca Raton, Florida
Freight Operations Systems - Miami, Florida
Gold Coast Freightways Inc - Miami, Florida
Galto Trucking & Brokerage Inc - Roselle, Florida
Goodson Integrity Transportation - Jacksonville, Florida 904-759-4887
Green Goblin Express Inc - Lakeland, FL 863-815-3886
Griffin Moving & Storage - Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Hart Transportation Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Hope Trucking Inc - Spring Hill, Florida
Hughes Trucking Inc - St Petersburg, Florida
Hutchens - Clearwater, Florida
Hurley Trucking Inc - Sanford, Florida (407) 324-7649
ICS Logistics - Jacksonville, Florida
I&J Transport Services Inc - Hialeah, Florida
Q ILS Cargo Corp - Miami, Florida 305-718-3799 IATA, IAC, FMC
Impress Auto Transport - Hollywood, Florida
Indian River Transport - Winter Haven, Florida
Integrity Revolution Trucking - Tampa, Florida 813-918-8505
Inter Florida Container Transport - Florida 305-889-0931
Intermodal Trucking Company, LLC - Tampa, Florida
Jameson Logistics - New Port Richey, Florida
Jantogal Transport - Miami, Florida
Jet Stream Transportation - Lake Worth, Florida
John Beaumont Trucking - Sanford, Florida
Joule Yacht Transport Inc - Clearwater, Florida
Justus Boat Transport - Orlando, Florida
Kamp Trucking Inc - Palm Bay, Florida
KB Yachts of Florida Inc - Broward, Florida Shrink Wrap Marine Transport
LCT Transportation Services - Florida
Magnum Freight Corp - Miami, Florida
Marine-Movers - Tampa, Florida
Marlin Gas Transport, Inc - Florida
MC International Freight Forwarders - Medley, Florida
MC International Transportation - Miami, FL Intermodal Container Transport
McKenzie Tanklines - Tallahassee, Florida
Movex Load Consolidators Inc - Tampa, Florida
Southline Transport - N Ft Myers, Florida 239-225-5934
National Transport - Cocoa Beach, Florida
Nelson Motor Freightways Inc Miami, Florida
Nex-Day Auto Transport - Every City, Every State
Oakley Transport Inc - Lake Wales, Florida
Omespa & Sons Transportation - Miami, Florida (305) 322-6819
Patriot Express Delivery - Lakeland, Florida 863-709-0791
PenserSC - Jacksonville, Florida
Patterson Freight Systems Inc - Plant City, Florida
Peninsula Logistics Inc - Sorrento, Florida
Pony Express - Florida
Pretend Transport - Lake Helen, Florida
Progressive Intermodal - Miami, Florida
Pronto Cargo - Miami, Florida
QDS Logistics Inc - Tampa, Florida
Quality Distribution - Tampa, Florida
Rally Transport - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Raven Transport - Jacksonville, Florida
Rountree Transportation - Jacksonville, Florida
Safeway Logistics - Miami, Florida
SDM Freight Movers - Lakeland, Florida
Seaside Carriers Corp - Edgewater, FL 386-428-1108
Seminole Transport - Atlanta, Georgia & Ocoee, Florida
Servi Cargo - Miami, Florida
Shelton Trucking Service - Altha, Florida
Shore to Shore Freightlines Inc - Ft Myers, Florida
Sinna Voyages LLC - Miami, Florida
Sonop Inc Transport - Fleming Island, FL Flatbed w/Forklift for local p/u and deliveries around Jacksonville, Florida
Sorenson Moving & Storage - Melbourne, FL
Southland Trucking Inc - Trenton, Florida 352-463-7526
Specialized Transportation Services - Temecula, CA
Terminals: CA TX FL MD PA
Specialty Mobile Transport - Mason, Florida
SR Carr Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Steele Transport Inc - Florahome, Florida
Suddath Relocation Systems - Jacksonville, Florida
Sun Transportation Inc - Lake Wales, Florida
Sunbelt Transport Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Sunco Carriers Inc - Lakeland, Florida
Super Transport Inc - Boca Raton, Florida
Taz Transportation Inc - Miami, Florida 305-553-1405
TC Trucking of NE Florida - Florida, Missouri, Illinois 904-266-1183
TDT Logistics Inc - Lake City, Florida 386-752-1093
Trailer Bridge - Jacksonville, Florida
Transportation Resources Inc - Winter Park, Florida
Transstar Logistics Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
TRT Carriers Inc - Jacksonville, Florida
Truck Lease Services Inc - Winston-Salem, NC/Charlotte, NC/Jacksonville, FL
Truckaboat USA - Boca Raton, Florida
T.J. Wagner, Inc - Mattapoisett, Massachusetts & Odessa, Florida
Universal Express - Boca Raton, Florida
Vista Transportation Co Inc - Belleview, Florida
Watkins Motor Lines - Lakeland, Florida
White Lion Moving and Storage - Boca Raton, Florida
Windy Hill Foliage Inc - Marshfield, Wisconsin Eustis, Florida
Your Transport Company Inc - Zephyrhills, Florida
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Banning Texting While Driving: Part II (Savannah)
The national association representing state highway safety officials on Sunday threw its support behind a growing movement to ban text messaging by drivers, reversing its previous stand.
The Governors Highway Safety Association had come out against new laws banning texting behind the wheel on the grounds that such legislation would prove impossible to enforce. "Highway safety laws are only effective if they can be enforced and if the public believes they will be ticketed for not complying," GHSA Chairman Vernon F. Betkey Jr. said in July.
But as more officials raise the alarm about the number of accidents caused by distracted drivers, the GHSA has reversed its thinking. It points out that laws enforcing seat belt use and drunk driving laws also faced challenges, but are now common practice.
"If every state passes a texting ban, it will send a message to the public that this dangerous practice is unacceptable," Betkey said in a statement Sunday at the association's annual meeting in Savannah, Ga. "We can begin to change the culture that has permitted distracted driving."
Link here.
The Governors Highway Safety Association had come out against new laws banning texting behind the wheel on the grounds that such legislation would prove impossible to enforce. "Highway safety laws are only effective if they can be enforced and if the public believes they will be ticketed for not complying," GHSA Chairman Vernon F. Betkey Jr. said in July.
But as more officials raise the alarm about the number of accidents caused by distracted drivers, the GHSA has reversed its thinking. It points out that laws enforcing seat belt use and drunk driving laws also faced challenges, but are now common practice.
"If every state passes a texting ban, it will send a message to the public that this dangerous practice is unacceptable," Betkey said in a statement Sunday at the association's annual meeting in Savannah, Ga. "We can begin to change the culture that has permitted distracted driving."
Link here.
NY to Ban Texting While Driving
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The law will prohibit drivers from text messaging because of the dangers presented by cell phone use while driving. Drivers will be fined a maximum of $150 if they are pulled over for violating the law. Previously, only talking on a cell phone while driving was illegal.
For some Ithaca College students, not being able to text while driving may be an adjustment. Junior Sarah Craig, a New York resident, said she tries not to text when driving because she realizes it can be dangerous but still finds herself doing it
at times.
“It depends on the level of importance of something, but if I’m trying to talk to someone and I feel that it’s important, I’ll stop at a stop sign and text them real quick,” Craig said.
Source here.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Actiq
Actiq is a powerful narcotic painkiller in the form of a lollipop that is manufactured by Cephalon, Inc. The drug is delivered to the bloodstream by a lollipop-like lozenge; when placed against the inner cheek, pain is relieved in minutes. Actiq is also administered by transdermal patches and by injection. The active ingredient, fentanyl citrate, is a highly addictive narcotic which is approximately 80 times more potent than morphine.
The FDA approved the Actiq lollipop in 1998 for treatment of severe pain in cancer patients. However, Actiq is apparently being prescribed to thousands of people for off label treatment of non-cancer related pain. It has been estimated that in the first half of 2006 approximately 99% of the 187,076 Actiq prescriptions filled in the U.S. were not for cancer patients.
The Actiq lollipop has been associated with the deaths of at least 127 people. There have been another 91 FDA reported incidents of severe side effects. Side effects have ranged from dehydration to respiratory problems along with further issues associated with the highly addictive nature of the narcotic. Forty-seven of the deaths have been linked to addiction, misuse, or overdose. Two deaths have reportedly involved children who mistook the Actiq lollipop for candy.
The FDA approved the Actiq lollipop in 1998 for treatment of severe pain in cancer patients. However, Actiq is apparently being prescribed to thousands of people for off label treatment of non-cancer related pain. It has been estimated that in the first half of 2006 approximately 99% of the 187,076 Actiq prescriptions filled in the U.S. were not for cancer patients.
The Actiq lollipop has been associated with the deaths of at least 127 people. There have been another 91 FDA reported incidents of severe side effects. Side effects have ranged from dehydration to respiratory problems along with further issues associated with the highly addictive nature of the narcotic. Forty-seven of the deaths have been linked to addiction, misuse, or overdose. Two deaths have reportedly involved children who mistook the Actiq lollipop for candy.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Fatal GA Crash
A man accused of driving an SUV that crashed through a Douglasville home, killing a 60-year-old man, has been charged with vehicular homicide and drunken driving.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that 47-year-old William Stuart had a blood alcohol level of .19, twice the legal limit, after ramming his SUV through a house Saturday night and killing George Michael Bryant.
The wreck also injured several family members who were gathered at the house for a birthday celebration.
A judge denied bond for Stuart at a hearing Tuesday.
Authorities said Stuart's SUV slammed into mailboxes and bushes and hit a parked vehicle before barreling into the Bryant home.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that 47-year-old William Stuart had a blood alcohol level of .19, twice the legal limit, after ramming his SUV through a house Saturday night and killing George Michael Bryant.
The wreck also injured several family members who were gathered at the house for a birthday celebration.
A judge denied bond for Stuart at a hearing Tuesday.
Authorities said Stuart's SUV slammed into mailboxes and bushes and hit a parked vehicle before barreling into the Bryant home.
Stella Awards - a Fraud on the Public?
From lawyer Rick Kuykendall:
Having practiced law in Alabama for many years, I will tell you that when Jere Beasle writes, people read. Here's a post of his on the Stella Awards, and how many of the 'awards' are simply false:
The annual Stella Awards list, a list of the years seven “most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S.,” is nothing more than a fraud on the public. The so-called awards deal primarily with fiction, and many of the lawsuits listed never happened. The examples of what they describe as frivolous lawsuits are at best gross misstatements. The Stella Awards are just part and parcel of the carefully planned efforts designed to destroy the civil justice system. Once these awards are announced, they take on a life of their own. That’s because of the Internet. Unfortunately, the media never bothers to investigate the validity of the cases mentioned in the awards, and then write stories that keep the myths alive.
An example of how these myths orginate is this year’s runaway First Place Stella Award winner. Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who supposedly purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home, was the winner. On her first trip home, from a football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski was supposed to have sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually leave the driver’s seat while the cruise control was set. It was reported that an Oklahoma jury had awarded the woman $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. It was also said that Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. The e-mail that announced the award concludes: “Are we, as a society, getting more stupid?”
The truth is that this sort of nonsense relating to a Winnebago lawsuit never even happened. But, the media bought the story hook, line, and sinker, and never even bothered to check it out. Scores of articles – the vast majority buying the Winnebago story as gospel truth – resulted across the country. Apparently, few journalists bothered to do any research to determine whether they were true. Among outlets falling for the hoax were the New York Daily News, CNN and U.S. News & World Report. In fact, the story actually spread around the world. Readers in Canada, England, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and even Vietnam heard about this fictitious lawsuit that never happened. To his credit, Los Angeles Times reporter Myron Levin, who wanted to learn more about the lawsuit, called Winnebago and found out there was no Grazinski lawsuit. He also learned that the company had not changed the owner’s manual to avoid a swarm of copycat claims as claimed by the Stella awards.
The next time an “Internet tale” makes you believe things are even worse than you thought, check it out. Especially when the story suggests that the American court system is stacked against wealthy Corporate America. If you want to check out the “Stella Awards” and decide for yourself whether they are on the level, a good place to go is www.snopes.com, an excellent site that investigates urban myths. Simply search for “Stella Awards” and find out if the lawsuit stories are true or false.
Having practiced law in Alabama for many years, I will tell you that when Jere Beasle writes, people read. Here's a post of his on the Stella Awards, and how many of the 'awards' are simply false:
The annual Stella Awards list, a list of the years seven “most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S.,” is nothing more than a fraud on the public. The so-called awards deal primarily with fiction, and many of the lawsuits listed never happened. The examples of what they describe as frivolous lawsuits are at best gross misstatements. The Stella Awards are just part and parcel of the carefully planned efforts designed to destroy the civil justice system. Once these awards are announced, they take on a life of their own. That’s because of the Internet. Unfortunately, the media never bothers to investigate the validity of the cases mentioned in the awards, and then write stories that keep the myths alive.
An example of how these myths orginate is this year’s runaway First Place Stella Award winner. Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who supposedly purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home, was the winner. On her first trip home, from a football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski was supposed to have sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually leave the driver’s seat while the cruise control was set. It was reported that an Oklahoma jury had awarded the woman $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. It was also said that Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. The e-mail that announced the award concludes: “Are we, as a society, getting more stupid?”
The truth is that this sort of nonsense relating to a Winnebago lawsuit never even happened. But, the media bought the story hook, line, and sinker, and never even bothered to check it out. Scores of articles – the vast majority buying the Winnebago story as gospel truth – resulted across the country. Apparently, few journalists bothered to do any research to determine whether they were true. Among outlets falling for the hoax were the New York Daily News, CNN and U.S. News & World Report. In fact, the story actually spread around the world. Readers in Canada, England, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and even Vietnam heard about this fictitious lawsuit that never happened. To his credit, Los Angeles Times reporter Myron Levin, who wanted to learn more about the lawsuit, called Winnebago and found out there was no Grazinski lawsuit. He also learned that the company had not changed the owner’s manual to avoid a swarm of copycat claims as claimed by the Stella awards.
The next time an “Internet tale” makes you believe things are even worse than you thought, check it out. Especially when the story suggests that the American court system is stacked against wealthy Corporate America. If you want to check out the “Stella Awards” and decide for yourself whether they are on the level, a good place to go is www.snopes.com, an excellent site that investigates urban myths. Simply search for “Stella Awards” and find out if the lawsuit stories are true or false.
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