'WeвЂ™ve replaced more windshields in one year than we have in 10,' said Sarah Hidalgo-Cook, manager of the Southwest Area Regional Transit District, which oversees public transportation for eight rural counties in South Texas.ДЄside from the expense of replacing windshields, the problem can endanger drivers. As with his previous job, he has the Texas oil boom to thank for his new line of work.Д«ringing a new gas or oil well into production typically requires more than 1,000 loaded trucks traveling to and from a well site.В Across portions of South and West Texas, where hundreds of new wells have been drilled, the surge in truck traffic has torn up rural roads and created safety challenges, including the increasingly common occurrence of large trucks sending rocks or debris flying at the vehicles behind them.ДЇor some frustrated local residents and transit providers, windshield replacement has emerged as a hidden cost of the drilling boom.

In July, Posselt opened Windshields Etc, an auto glass repair service, as a side business, but it quickly flourished and became a full-time gig. вЂњI saw a great opportunity to go into business replacing them.вЂќ вЂњI walked the lots here and noticed that there are many broken windshields in the area,вЂќ Posselt said. But six months later, a different opportunity presented itself. Initially, the El Paso native found work in Carrizo Springs as a well tester. Like many others, Eddie Posselt was drawn to South Texas last year by job opportunities in the oil fields.

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