Narrative:

We were departing mkl with a full load of passenger to mem, our destination. Runway 20 was in use. We picked up an advisory from jackson radio who told us the runway and cautioned us about a truck working at the departure end of the runway. We saw the truck which was on a taxiway not moving and did not represent a threat. There was a NOTAM for the runway to be closed at XX00Z first 1000 ft runway 2 also a NOTAM for no markings on the runway. We initiated our takeoff roll and at a speed near vr we noticed 2 men and what could have been a striping machine near the touchdown zone of runway 2 we decided to continue our takeoff and climb feeling it would have been more dangerous to abort the takeoff at this speed. Runway length was 6008 ft accelerate stop for us was 5000 ft leaving no room for error. I feel like the crew on the runway should have communicated better with FSS on the field so we would not have had to fly over their heads on takeoff or run over them during an abort. The early morning visibility and unmarked runway also made it difficult to see the men on the runway. I'm writing this because by our company regulation we must abort any abnormal situation takeoff prior to V1 but I feel doing this would have created a possible accident and therefore defeated the purpose of following company procedure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT DEPARTING NOTIFIED OF TRUCK AT DEP END OF RWY. ON TKOF PERSONNEL AND MACHINE ON RWY. CONTINUED TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING MKL WITH A FULL LOAD OF PAX TO MEM, OUR DEST. RWY 20 WAS IN USE. WE PICKED UP AN ADVISORY FROM JACKSON RADIO WHO TOLD US THE RWY AND CAUTIONED US ABOUT A TRUCK WORKING AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY. WE SAW THE TRUCK WHICH WAS ON A TAXIWAY NOT MOVING AND DID NOT REPRESENT A THREAT. THERE WAS A NOTAM FOR THE RWY TO BE CLOSED AT XX00Z FIRST 1000 FT RWY 2 ALSO A NOTAM FOR NO MARKINGS ON THE RWY. WE INITIATED OUR TKOF ROLL AND AT A SPD NEAR VR WE NOTICED 2 MEN AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A STRIPING MACHINE NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF RWY 2 WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR TKOF AND CLB FEELING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS TO ABORT THE TKOF AT THIS SPD. RWY LENGTH WAS 6008 FT ACCELERATE STOP FOR US WAS 5000 FT LEAVING NO ROOM FOR ERROR. I FEEL LIKE THE CREW ON THE RWY SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED BETTER WITH FSS ON THE FIELD SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO FLY OVER THEIR HEADS ON TKOF OR RUN OVER THEM DURING AN ABORT. THE EARLY MORNING VISIBILITY AND UNMARKED RWY ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE MEN ON THE RWY. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE BY OUR COMPANY REGULATION WE MUST ABORT ANY ABNORMAL SITUATION TKOF PRIOR TO V1 BUT I FEEL DOING THIS WOULD HAVE CREATED A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AND THEREFORE DEFEATED THE PURPOSE OF FOLLOWING COMPANY PROC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.