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I saw something the other day that made me smile. It was a 12-year-old TMA truck, one we’d serviced for years, rolling into our yard for its annual inspection. The paint was faded, but the frame was solid, the hydraulics were clean, and the attenuator cartridge was in pristine condition.
Here’s a number from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that every track supervisor needs to know: between 2019 and 2023, there were over 8,000 non-fatal injuries to railroad employees. A significant portion of these incidents occur during maintenance-of-way operations, where crews work against tight schedules, often just feet from active
Falls from height remain the leading cause of death in the construction industry, accounting for a shocking 35% of all fatalities. For highway and roadway maintenance crews, working on an elevated platform just feet from live traffic adds a terrifying new dimension to this risk. Every vibration from a passing
