THE City Council will be conducting its own investigation into the controversial purchase of the City Government of 10 dump trucks the same day the City Legal Office assured the public of an impartial probe on the issue.

Councilor Alex Paglomutan filed a resolution seeking a formal inquiry on the dump trucks deal.

Councilors Catalino Alisbo and Celia Flor also filed separate resolutions requesting the city mayor, Bids and Awards Committee and City Legal Office to submit the entire bid documents for the council’s perusal.

Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue on the other hand filed a resolution asking all resource persons in the deal to submit all pertinent documents.

Batapa-Sigue however clarified that her resolution is not only for investigation purposes, or a check and balance to the City Legal Office’s investigation, but basically in aid of legislation.

Batapa citing Councilor Greg Gasataya said the allegations of irregularities in the dump trucks deal are so serious that it is not enough to check on alleged overpricing, but to evaluate the whole bidding process including possible loopholes and avenues that could be circumvented by anyone.

“I want long term solution and safeguards so that these allegations would not be repeated again in the future,” she said.

The councilor also stressed, “the people are already tired and sick of all the reports and exposé of alleged scams and corruptions in the government that everything the government does is subjected to suspicion.”

“It’s time also for us in the city to draw more solid and long term measures against graft and corruption, big or small,” she concluded.

A TOY dump truck, that could break into small pieces when dropped, has been recalled amid fears it could pose a choking threat to young children.

South Australia’s commissioner for consumer affairs Mal Hemmerling said more than 2000 of the plastic trucks were sold nationally through The Reject Shop outlets.

Safety inspectors from South Australia’s Office of Consumer and Business Affairs detected problems with the truck during a product safety campaign targeting stores selling toys intended for children aged under three.

The truck was subjected to a number of tests and failed to meet mandatory safety standards.

“The safety standard requires that toys intended for children in this age group do not contain small parts and will not easily break into small parts if dropped,” Mr Hemmerling said.

“Children can be boisterous with their play, particularly if playing with trucks, so it is essential that these toys are soundly constructed so that they will not easily break into small parts.

“Small pieces of the toy can be hazardous for young children if ingested or inhaled.”

The truck was priced at $10 and first went on sale in October last year.

Mr Hemmerling said The Reject Shop was the sole importer and distributor of the toy and had removed all stock nationally and issued a recall.

Anybody who bought one of the trucks was urged to return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

Hitachi Mining, a part of Hitachi Construction Machinery, has introduced AC drive in rigid Dump trucks. The EH3500AC is powered by a Cummins 16-cylinder, QSK50 Tier II compliant turbo diesel, developing 1491kW at 1900rpm and driving through axle-mounted Hitachi AC traction drives.

Fully loaded, the EH3500 weighs 500 tonnes with a payload of 360+ tonnes. The truck is powered by two AC traction motors, which propels the gargantuan to a speed of over 55KPH. The motors also function as electric brakes bringing the 3.6 metre wheels to a safe stop without the use of mechanical brake pads.

AC drives start-off with a basic 6-7% higher efficiency over DC drives of comparable size, allowing faster travel speeds while reducing diesel fuel consumption.

Using the same drive concept as a diesel electric locomotive, the EH3500 AC’s 3500HP diesel engine powers an AC alternator. Constant voltage DC from this alternator is transformed by an inverter into variable frequency AC, which in turn supplies the two AC electric motors installed in the rear axle of the truck. The output frequency and voltage of the inverters are controlled to provide precise motor torque and speed.

In retard, the inverters generate electric power by slowing down the motors. Braking choppers, connected to the inverters, channel that power straight into a power resistor grid that continuously dissipates the energy until the truck reaches standstill. The smooth braking action is like driving a car, but without mechanical brake wear.

AC traction drives are the logical solution for today’s higher payload and performance requirements

• AC traction drives are better than DC drives
• Their reliability has been proven in locomotive, excavator, and industrial drives
• They meet high torque at low speed and high speed requirements
• AC traction drives are virtually maintenance free
• Higher AC drive efficiency reduces fuel/oil costs
• Special control reduces brake, engine and tyre wear

The EH3500 is suitable for open-pit mining because of its compatibility with harsh Australian environment.

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A crash involving a Dump truck closed sent one person to the hospital and closed a stretch of a heavily traveled road in Cherry Hill Friday.

The accident happened at about 5 a.m. at Berlin and Evesham Roads.

The Dump truck driver suffered non life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Authorities said the road remained closed while crews worked to clear a fuel spill that leaked from the truck.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

A FORMER steel worker now a quadriplegic after a 47-tonne Dump truck ran over his car has been awarded almost $11m in damages.

The New South Wales Supreme Court today finalised the compensation claim by Alan Kendrick, and the money will be paid in equal share by BlueScope Steel and the trucking company Australian Steel Mill Services (ASMS).

The workplace accident occurred in July 2000 as Mr Kendrick, then a blast furnace operator, had just started his drive home from BlueScope’s Port Kembla site, near Wollongong.

The truck ran over Mr Kendrick’s car at night on a narrow stretch of internal road as they tried to pass each other head-on.

In his ruling late last month, Justice Clifton Hoeben found BlueScope Steel had failed to provide safe road conditions while ASMS failed to properly train its drivers.

Today, he finalised the payout, putting it at $16.4m but then deducting $5.7m for Mr Kendrick’s “contributory negligence”, leaving $10.7m.

Mr Kendrick did not appear in the court.

Summit Hill opened bids for two items Friday, each of which drew a quote from one bidder.

The first bid, from S.A. Comunale Co. of Barberton, Ohio, offered to install a sprinkler system at a new fire station and community center the borough will begin building in 2008. The cost for the system was projected at $72,318.

The other bid was $34,000 for a Dump truck with snow plow.

The borough building project will involve razing of the borough’s current building and the construction of two new buildings, which will house borough offices, police and fire stations, and a community center.

Estimated costs for the project are expected to total about $3.5 million, according to Scott Shearer from Public Financial Management Inc. of Harrisburg, one of the project’s financial advisers.

Of that amount, $1.25 million will come from a matching state grant, and another $200,000 will come in the form of funds the borough has managed to save.

Shearer said at a meeting that he hopes council members will consider floating a $2.1 million bond to cover the rest of the costs. In order to pay the amount back over 25 years, the property tax may rise by more than 1 mill in 2009.

Because the matching grant money will not be made available to the borough until it has other financing in place, council will need to finance the full amount of the project up-front. It will then be reimbursed by the state.

If council votes on the bond issue at its reorganization meeting in three weeks, Shearer said it is likely the funds will be in place by February.

The second bid, from the Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. of Nesquehoning, offered a 2004 Ford dump truck — complete with snow plow and cinder spreader — for $34,000. An F-550 4 by 4 model, the truck has 30,209 miles on it.

Borough Secretary Kira Michalik said the sprinkler bid will be reviewed by the project’s architect, and both bids will be looked over by the borough solicitor before council makes a decision.

The bids are scheduled to be discussed and acted upon at the borough’s reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 7.

Police are investigating a traffic accident involving a dump truck and a car, causing some delays for motorist traveling in the northbound lane of Babcock Street.

The crash happened about 9:15 a.m. on the 4700 block of Babcock, not far from the Bank of America branch, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Traffic in the northbound lane could be delayed for at least 30 minutes as workers clear the accident site.