Monday, March 26, 2012

2012 Cole Bros. Circus #2


A new Florida requirement??? Not really a bad idea.

Posted by Buckles at 3/26/2012 05:25:00 AM

9 comments:

Wade G. Burck said...

What is putting a sign on the truck supposed to do, caution people not to come close? So much for pulling into a truck stop for the night and parking "incognito."

Wade Burck

26 March, 2012 07:42
Chic Silber said...

Are there really 12 tigers in the

act or is this the truck number

26 March, 2012 09:49
Jimmy Cole said...

From an emergency responders point of view, it is a good idea to know what a truck's cargo might be in case of an accident and the driver is unresponsive. The same idea is in place for trucks carrying hazardous materials. Juergen even agrees with that.

Yes the cargo load is 12 tigers.

26 March, 2012 13:40
Chic Silber said...

Are all 12 in the act Jimmy

or just in the "cargo load"

26 March, 2012 17:23
Jimmy Cole said...

I think the semi carries 12, and there is a gooseneck "beast wagon" that carries 3 or 4 young ones. I think the act is 12 tigers...11 standard, one white.

26 March, 2012 17:29
Wade G. Burck said...

Jimmy,
Well there you go. I Juergen agrees then I guess it is signed, sealed, and delivered. How are other animal truck's similarly labeled? Cows, horses, pigs, chickens?

Wade Burck

26 March, 2012 23:07
Jimmy Cole said...

Wade, You best contact Florida Game and Fish Commission for that answer. I did not write the law, only thought it was a good idea. Tigers certainly qualify as "hazardous cargo".

Juergen told me he was instructed to do so last year when the show came back into Florida. Seems someone should have given them a little advanced notice on this new regulation. I have yet to see it on any other exotic animal trucks.

On many trucks that carry "hazardous cargo" (fuels, chemicals, explosives) the signs (required by DOT) are interchangable.

Having been a firefighter for over 22 years, I know the importance of getting as much info as possible when you roll on an accident scene involving a truck.

Even Nixon would agree with that! LOL

27 March, 2012 03:33
Bill Carter said...

I was the marketing director for the Palm Coast, Florida stand last season, and had to find some place to get those signs made in a hurry.
The number does designate the number of cats. There was one for the other truck with a "4" on it.

Bill Carter

28 March, 2012 10:21
Chic Silber said...

I was just kidding about the #

28 March, 2012 14:12

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