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WORTH GAS-MAGNUM 65 ® SHOCK ABSORBERS The Monroe® Gas-Magnum® 65 nitrogen gas charge provides the fast response essential for today's class 6-8 truck suspension systems. This shock is engineered for high mileage, severe use and definitely pulls its own weight. THE WEIGHT. hortly before the accident, tractor-trailer driver John Doe was listening with disbelief to a Channel 19 account of a luckless New Jersey carrier being fined thousands of dollars by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration because forklift oper- ators weren't wearing seatbelts. Huh? Are these enforcement guys nuts? The last time Doe had heard of a forklift flipping was back in 1968 during a barrel race between a Clark and a Hyster! At the moment, Doe was tooling along at 55 mph in the far-left lane of three-lane one-way Muttonbutt Road, approaching the intersection with Route 4. The light ahead had just turned green, and Doe's lane was devoid of traffic. Cautiously decelerating to 35 mph before entering the intersection – where vehicles in the center and right lanes had started to move – Doe suddenly noticed a dull-green Puma in the middle lane whose left-turn signal was flashing. Whoa! Suspecting that the Puma intended to leap across his bow onto S Despite taking precautions, John Doe was unable to avoid being struck by a car attempt- ing to cut in front of him. Was this a pre- ventable accident? Route 4, Doe hit the brakes, sounded his horn and swerved to the left. But alas, the Puma's elderly driver, Matty Munchley, was sure she could squeak past the nasty ol' truck, and … WHUMMPPO! Oh no! Doe had been struck, with his right front fender sustaining a spontaneous structural reconfigura- tion. Munchley was OK, albeit mighty miffed. Since Doe contested the preventable accident warning letter from his safety director, the National Safety Council's Accident Review Committee was asked to resolve the controversy. NSC quickly ruled in Doe's favor, conclud- ing that there was nothing more he could have done to avoid being pounced upon by the Puma. 2-Year / 200,000-Mile Limited Warranty and a 90-Day Free Ride Offer. Full terms and conditions available at monroeheavyduty.com PREVENTABLE OR NOT? Doe peeved by Puma attack Route 4 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ©2012 Tenneco 132 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | MARCH 2012 Write 260 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info Muttonbutt Road ONE WAY