A truck driver is calling for 24-hour road maintenance after his rig jackknifed on the Trans Canada Monday morning in extremely slippery conditions.
John Oliver says black ice on the Trans-Canada Highway Monday morning caused him to lose control of his rig just east of Springdale Junction.
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Oliver says there was no salt on the road at the time, and the plows weren’t operating.
He calls that a serious safety concern.
“My hat goes out to all us fellow truck drivers” Oliver told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly. “There’s been a lot of tragic things that have happened in the past year or so.” He claims he asked a Department of Highways supervisor on the scene why there wasn’t any salt on the road, and was told that they’re not allowed to go out until 8:00 o’clock in the morning. “I said, ‘that’s pathetic.'”
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