CBS News Investigates: HazMat truck transportation safety

Name: CBS News Investigates: HazMat truck transportation safety
Uploaded: 2023-05-09T08:29:00-0700
Duration: 6 min 5 s
Description: The most common problem with transporting hazardous materials is on the roads via big-rig tractor-trailer trucks. CBS News found in the past decade, for every one hazmat incident involving a train, there are 33 involving big-rigs on a highway. As National Investigative Correspondent Stephen Stock shows, there are road-tested safety solutions. Why aren't they more widely used?

The most common problem with transporting hazardous materials is on the roads via big-rig tractor-trailer trucks. CBS News found in the past decade, for every one hazmat incident involving a train, there are 33 involving big-rigs on a highway. As National Investigative Correspondent Stephen Stock shows, there are road-tested safety solutions. Why aren't they more widely used?