This department's system of checks and balances has corrected this ongoing mistake and prevented its perpetuation.

Basically, refuse fleets try to run a vehicle until its useful life runs out. They want to run these trucks as long as they can — between seven and 12 years in most cases.

Most of the criteria matched up, but there was a slight discrepancy in one of the cowlicks. This incident happened on the weekend, and normally, our identifier would have called The Jockey Club as a backup. The Jockey Club office was closed, however, so our identifier had the option of letting the horse run or scratching it.