Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

June 1, 2008

1 Min Read
Haul, Speed Racer, Haul!!!

It's likely ontario legislators had a specific kind of offender in mind when they recently enacted legislation to catch and penalize street racers. It's less likely they envisioned that one of the first violators ensnared by the law would be driving a commercial garbage truck.

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer clocked the 26-year-old driver going 112 km (75 miles) per hour in a 60 km (35 miles) per hour zone, a small stretch of two-lane blacktop in Goderich, Ont., about 200 km northwest of Toronto. Police said the truck belonged to a private waste hauler and that the driver was on duty at the time. The truck was impounded, and the driver's license was suspended. He faces one count of racing and one count of failing to inspect his vehicle, not to mention what is likely to be a very uncomfortable meeting with his soon-to-be ex-employer.

He'll also likely field questions from physicists and mechanics, curious to know precisely how he got a garbage truck to go 75 mph.
Source: Canwest News Service

About the Author(s)

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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