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County Trash Collector’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Thrown Out

When the garbage truck stopped, the worker stepped down from the metal step on the back of the truck to run and retrieve a trash can. When his feet hit the ground, he heard a pop in his leg, felt …

Explosion at Florida Sanitation Complex Destroys 5 Garbage Trucks

An explosion and fire destroyed five garbage trucks and damaged two others at a sanitation complex in the Florida Panhandle. The flames erupted Sunday afternoon at the station in Escambia County, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority said in a statement. The …

TUMI Launches Dump Truck Insurance Program

Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, has established a relationship with an ‘A’ rated carrier as well as an ‘A++’ rated reinsurer to underwrite insurance for dump truck operators and other aggregate haulers. Coverages include auto liability, …