TECHNICAL RELEASE 12-R-2
Some forest product mills have provided a drop yard for log and chip trailers. The wood fiber haulers who use it are able to deliver more loads in a day, because they do not have to unload during peak (daytime) delivery times or when unforeseen delays arise at a woodyard.
TECHNICAL RELEASE 12-R-10
This Technical Release presents information updating FRA publications 08-A-3 and 10-A-2 that detailed the hardwood sawmill residual chip availability at Appalachian fiberconsuming mills for the period 2002 to 2008. This update extends the results to 2009 and 2010.
Safety Alert 11-S-15
On a late summer afternoon in the South, a forester was checking harvest contract compliance at a logging operation. Weather conditions were good.
Safety Alert 11-S-13
A logger was felling hardwood timber on an early spring day in the Northeast. Weather was not a factor in the incident. A skidder operator was also working on the same site.