On January 21 2014 at 12:40pm, I was driving north on I-5 by Capitol Hill when I noticed several rocks strike my car and windshield. It soon became evident that they were emanating from a Girard Recycling truck ahead of me. I've had my license for 15 years and have never seen ANYTHING even approaching the hail of stones that this overfilled and uncovered truck was raining out. As I and many other motorists took evasive maneuvers to try to get around this huge hazard, I snapped pictures of the license and logo.\r
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When I arrived home, I documented the many chips and even a couple cracks which had already formed as a result of the intensive bombardment. Their receptionist promised to look into it, then later denied having a truck on the road. My calls have since been unreturned. \r
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In summary, this company operates in a reckless and unsafe manner, causing property damage and potential injury/death should a startled motorist have overcorrected. Further, apparently management shirks responsibility for their errors, and any conscientious person should not consider doing business with them.
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