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Selectboard presses road foreman on truck tire safety and maintenance records
Summary
Board members raised safety concerns after a truck tire blew and pressed the road foreman for maintenance logs, clearer parts tracking and more in-house work to reduce expensive shop bills; foreman said tire orders were placed weeks earlier and the town outsources oil changes.
The Royalton Selectboard pressed the road foreman about vehicle safety and maintenance practices after members said they had seen multiple bald tires and a recent tire blowout. Chair (speaker 1) said the tire condition was a safety issue and asked whether tires are included in vehicle maintenance logs; the road foreman (speaker 6) replied that tires had been ordered "two weeks ago" and that the crew had been sending vehicles to Lucky's for oil changes and inspections.
Members requested the town start keeping clear maintenance logs and consider in-house oil-change work and bulk purchasing of oil to cut repair bills. Committee member (speaker 3) emphasized daily CDL safety checks and asked whether drivers report marginal tires to the foreman; speaker 6 said drivers do track hours and report maintenance needs but acknowledged supply delays for parts. "This is a safety issue," Chair said during the exchange, pressing for formal logs and clearer expense coding.
