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Ford Trucks Press Release / November 20, 2017 With standard Ford engine braking, ABS-EBS and an optional retarder, you can safely control your vehicle with industry-leading braking performance. Ford Trucks and You – "Sharing the Load" At Ford Trucks, we’re serious about trucking. It's why we designed the new 2017 Cargo heavy truck range from the ground up to meet your needs and expectations. See your authorized Ford heavy truck dealer for details. .

Ford Trucks Press Release / November 20, 2017 You don't need to pull over and check your oil level the old fashioned way with a dipstick. Instead, Ford Cargo electronically performs the oil level measurement through a sensor in the motor. Ford Trucks and You – "Sharing the Load" At Ford Trucks, we’re serious about trucking. It's why we designed the new 2017 Cargo heavy truck range from the ground up to meet your needs and expectations. See your authorized Ford heavy truck dealer for details. .

DAF.....spectacular trucks. Ask the man who owns one.

DAF Trucks Press Release / November 20, 2017 We’ve introduced a whole range of improvements to increase your return per kilometre and reduce your environmental impact. The New CF and XF set a new standard in transport efficiency and are the benchmark for driver comfort. In short: Pure Excellence. Learn more: http://www.daf.com/en/products/the-new-cf-and-xf .

Israel to shut migrant centre and deport Africans AFP / November 18, 2017 Jerusalem - Israel's cabinet voted on Sunday to close a migrant detention centre, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an agreement to deport 40,000 Africans who entered the country illegally. Ministers unanimously approved plans to shutter the Holot centre in southern Israel and gave migrants a three-month deadline to leave the country or face deportation, said the interior and public security ministries. "The infiltrators will have the option to be imprisoned or leave the country," the public security ministry said in a statement. Israeli official figures from June 30 show a total of 38,043 African migrants in the country. They include 27,494 Eritreans and 7,869 Sudanese, and their presence in south Tel Aviv has raised discontent among Israelis there and elsewhere. Speaking ahead of Sunday's vote, Netanyahu noted that after building a fence on the Egyptian border and deporting some 20,000 African migrants through various deals, Israel has reached the third stage of its efforts -- "accelerated removal". "This removal is taking place thanks to an international agreement I reached that enables us to remove the 40,000 infiltrators remaining, remove them without their consent," he told ministers. "This will enable us to close down Holot and allocate some of the large funds going there to inspectors and removing more people," said Netanyahu. Holot, an open facility in the desert that can host 1,200 migrants who are allowed to leave to work during the day, would be closed three months from December 16, according to the decision. A public security ministry spokesman said an extension to that deadline would be set if necessary. Ahead of the vote, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Holot had become "a hotel for infiltrators at the tax-payers' expense that does not encourage their exit" and costs 240 million shekels ($68 million, 58 million euros) a year. In a Twitter statement, Erdan however stressed the closure of Holot was conditioned on "us seeing that the policy of removing infiltrators to a third country was indeed taking place." Neither Erdan nor Netanyahu gave details about the deal and the third country. Israel tacitly recognises the Sudanese and Eritreans cannot be returned to their dangerous homelands, so it has signed deals with Rwanda and Uganda, which agree to accept departing migrants on condition they consent to the arrangement, according to activists.

I suggest you call Watt's Mack at 1-888-304-6225 and ask on availability of a new, low-cost (Bostrom or National) silver-gray vinyl high-back seat. See what did they say.

How should I say this........I don't want our government to control human conscience. But the government is in a superb position to inspire positive behavior and cultural development. Look at how former Mack Trucks CEO Zenon Hansen inspired everyone (and I mean everyone!) at Mack Trucks, for example. He inspired us all to be great Americans, be proud of Mack Trucks and reach our full potential. His entire attitude stemmed from his Scouting background. Zenon had a hard childhood, and he found a life direction with Scouting. He was an Eagle Scout. "A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent." People inspired with these values contribute to their families, their company and country, and society in general. Today, a huge percentage of the masses are, apparently, incapable of steering their behavioral development in a good direction. Done properly, the government is in the best position to inspire. Look at Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and JFK......they each inspired a generation. That all said, we haven't enjoyed good, effective government since Eisenhower.

I respectfully disagree. My thought is, the government is the one and only body over everyone in an effective position to "steer" behavioral and cultural norms in the country. I completely support early term abortion. There are situations......it is the mother's right to choose. The government or other should have no involvement.

On Sunday, the Oakland Raiders played the New England Patriots at.......Azteca Stadium in Mexico City [Why???] Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch remained seated for most of US anthem, but promptly stood for the Mexican anthem. https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/932358439489167362 .

The short answer is, engine performance and fuel economy will suffer, reducing the amount of money in your back pocket.

Dave, my theory is, we have a larger number of bad eggs per 1,000 people than we did "years ago". I suspect the criminal percentage of the population is higher than years ago, and I contribute that to cultural decay and declining standards of behavior in the United States. Look at the three UCLA basketball players who were caught red-handed stealing in China on Tuesday, November 7. They were acting as ambassadors of the United States (they're too ignorant to grasp that), over there to play a basketball game in Shanghai. And, owing to declining standards of behavior, they felt motivated from within to go into a Hangzhou store and steal. And I've got to tell you, as a result, our country lost a great deal of face last week due to these.....criminals. Why Trump bailed them out, I'll never know. I would have left them there to rot for at least two of the likely ten sentenced years. Now, Trump owes President Xi a return favor. Why waste an "I owe you" on three criminals caught on camera? Is Trump also going to also bail out every criminal shoplifting high-end sunglasses in the United States? No. So why give these three criminals a break? If Trump asked for their release with the promise they would spend time in a US jail, I could reluctantly accept that. But in fact they've been released, paying no price for their crime. The mysterious application of a double standard sends the wrong message to losers like the three below. Now, Trump is realizing his mistake: Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017 .

Dana Press Release / November 9, 2017 Dana - Spicer S140 Single Reduction Drive Axles are lightweight and packed with features that reduce installation and life cycle costs. These commercial axles also improve reliability and decrease noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). The S-140 is engineered specifically for a wide range of straight truck applications up to 19,800 lb. GAWR, including pickup and delivery, school bus, midi bus, motor home, municipal, and utility applications. .

Buffett-Backed BYD to Open Electric-Truck Plant in Canada Bloomberg / November 15, 2017 BYD Co., the Chinese electric-vehicle maker backed by Warren Buffett, plans to open its first assembly plant in Canada, anticipating a surge in demand for electric trucks from municipalities and businesses. BYD, often described as China’s Tesla, will open the plant next year in Ontario and hire about 40 people to start, BYD Canada spokesman Ted Dowling said in a phone interview. The Shenzhen-based company has decided to “significantly” accelerate its investment in Canada as growing demand for electric vehicles and provincial tax incentives create a more welcoming environment than the U.S. in the short-term, he said. “There is less of a barrier to entry when it comes to having Chinese products in Canada compared to the U.S.,” Dowling said. BYD, which is partly owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., refused to say where in Ontario the plant will be, how much it plans to invest or any government incentives it was offered. It expects to make an announcement in a few weeks, Dowling said. BYD’s plan comes as countries shift to electric vehicles to combat climate change and reduce health risks. The U.K. and France plan to ban sales of diesel- and gasoline-fueled cars by 2040, while China has said it will set its own deadline. Some Canadian provinces are offering thousands of dollars in rebates to electric-vehicle buyers, and companies are moving toward electric fleets, with grocer Loblaws Cos. unveiling its first fully electric truck last week. Garbage Trucks BYD will start its operations in Ontario by shipping technology and components from China and making short-range vehicles such as garbage and delivery trucks, said Dowling. The company intends to expand, hiring more people to add more Canadian content in the future, he said. “BYD is a global company, but we like to localize,” Dowling said. “It doesn’t make sense to build everything in China and then ship it. It makes more sense to utilize the incentive programs and policy changes and create jobs in different markets.” The company opened an electric-bus manufacturing plant in Lancaster, California, starting with less than 100 employees in 2013 and has boosted that to 700 workers. New Industry A core attraction for Ontario is that the region around Toronto has many distribution centers within close proximity, so if one company goes electric and sees their costs reduced, other companies will start doing it too, he said. If successful, BYD could be at the forefront of rebuilding a dormant truck-manufacturing industry, Dowling said. Canada has been losing auto investment to cheaper locations in the U.S. and Mexico with one of the last major commercial truck assembly plants closing in Ontario in 2011. Ontario is still home to Canada’s auto industry with General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. among companies with plants in the province. “We’re bringing back an industry and we’re doing it through electrification,” Dowling said. “It’s a totally different game.”

One of Tesla's first Semi truck buyers is a Canadian grocery chain Engadget / November 17, 2017 Tesla only just unveiled its Semi electric truck, but it's already lining up honest-to-goodness customers -- and we don't just mean for testing, either. Canadian grocery chain Loblaws has pre-ordered 25 of the giant EVs to haul food to its stores across the country. That's a larger purchase than Walmart (which ordered 15 for its test), and no small commitment when Tesla hasn't even revealed the (likely high) price. It may seem odd for Tesla to score one of its most important orders beyond the US, but it makes more sense knowing Loblaws' strategy. The supermarket giant recently committed to a 30 percent reduction in its overall carbon footprint by 2030, and it sees electric trucks playing an important role. It estimates that pulling diesel from its vehicles would be the equivalent of pulling 20,000 cars from the road. Tesla's Semi would clearly help toward that goal, and it might be a better option than existing electric trucks (like one Loblaws bought from BYD) if it lives up to claims of faster trips and greater safety. This is very unlikely to be Tesla's largest order, but it gives a sense of who its early customers are likely to be: well-heeled companies that have plenty of cargo to transport and pressure to fulfill environmental commitments. The real challenge comes after that: Tesla will have to persuade companies that either don't have a huge budget or are only interested in how electric trucks will affect their bottom line. Tesla has anticipated that to some extent (it's promising $200,000 in fuel savings for every 1 million miles), but success is far from guaranteed.

U.S. rejects Ford, Mazda petitions to delay recall of Takata airbags Reuters / November 17, 2017 WASHINGTON -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it was rejecting a petition by Ford Motor Co. to delay recall of about 3 million vehicles with potentially defective airbag inflators to conduct additional testing. The agency said it did not find the request by Ford to defer a recall until additional testing was conducted "reasonable under the circumstances or supported by the testing and data it has collected to date." Takata inflators can explode with excessive force, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks. At least 18 deaths and 180 injuries worldwide have been tied to the defect that led Takata Corp. to file for bankruptcy protection in June and prompted at least 19 automakers to issue recalls. NHTSA also rejected a similar petition filed by Mazda Motor Co. covering about 6,000 vehicles. Mazda said in a statement it "takes our customers' safety as a single-minded top priority and continues to work hand-in-hand with NHTSA." The public can comment on NHTSA's decision until Dec. 18 on both Ford and Mazda's petitions. Mazda said it would "provide further information once NHTSA issues its final determination." Ford did not immediately say if it plans to challenge the agency's decision. "We will cooperate with the agency, as we always do," a spokeswoman said. The vehicles in question include the 2007-11 Ford Ranger, 2006-12 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, 2006-11 Mercury Milan, and 2007-10 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX. In June, NHTSA said new testing prompted Takata to declare inflators defective in Ford, Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda vehicles in some driver-side airbags. Nissan agreed to a recall of 515,000 vehicles in July. NHTSA did agree in 2016 to a request by General Motors to delay a recall of 2.5 million vehicles with Takata airbag inflators as the Detroit automaker conducts additional testing to determine if the vehicles should have replacement inflators. Separately, a report issued Friday by an independent monitor of the Takata recalls said more than 10 million U.S. vehicles and 18.5 million faulty Takata airbag inflators remain unrepaired under the largest ever auto safety recall. Takata said in June that it has recalled, or expected to recall, about 125 million vehicles worldwide by 2019, including more than 60 million in the United States. The report said there are 43.1 million Takata airbag inflators under recall in 31.5 million vehicles today, with the tally to be expanded to about 65 million inflators by the end of 2018. Of those, 24.6 million inflators in 20 million vehicles have been repaired, the report found. In 2019, another 4.1 million vehicles will be recalled to replace interim repair inflators.

Do unto them as they did to their victims. An eye for an eye. We all believe in the "rule of law". However, in cases of murder where there is indisputable proof, I would like to see the murderer(s) executed within 24 hours. It's just that simple, and it would largely solve the problem. Anyone who intentionally snuffs out the life of another human being has, inherently, by the actions of their own hands, lost their right to live. Drastic situations require drastic measures, and we've reached that point.

Guys, it all boils down to having a heart-driven passion for Mack Trucks and the truck business, and that passion was planted in all of us back when by Zenon Hansen. Zenon taught us an all-new thought process centered around pride and the bulldog. Mack wasn't a job, but rather a way of life. When Zenon was named Mack's president on January 7, 1965, Mack Trucks was literally reborn. It was Mack 2.0. Long after Zenon retired, his legacy, his inspiration, lived on in the hearts of every Mack employee. Which is why I say, what Volvo Group has done, reduce an American icon down to a mere shell of its former self, should be a crime.

We're told the F/A18F has an hourly operating cost of US$10,507. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/08/16/the-hourly-cost-of-operating-the-u-s-militarys-fighter-fleet-infographic/#462da01b685f) Such immature antics aren't becoming of a naval officer, and don't do anything for the Navy's image.

Associated Press / November 13, 2017 While two parents admitted they did physically abuse and neglect 3-year-old Jayden Jones, who was found dead in his Huntington home in July 2016, and failed to seek medical attention to save his life, a jury found Thursday their actions did not equate to first-degree murder [how ???]. However, the jury did not recommend mercy, meaning the pair will spend the rest of their life behind bars [senselessly at taxpayer expense]. Jayden's mother, Mariya Jones, 24, and step-father, Aaron Miles, 33, were found guilty of second-degree murder by a CabellCounty jury on Thursday. They also were found guilty of murder of a child by a parent, which carries a life sentence. The jury will now be called upon to determine whether or not Jones and Miles will be given mercy. "Jurors heard and saw evidence that was just brutal as to what these defendants did to this 3-year-old child," prosecutor Sean "Corky" Hammers said. "It wasn't like it was a surprise," defense attorney Kerry Nessel said. "It was pretty bad. The pictures were dreadful. I believe my client. I still believe him. I really do. I think his soon to be ex-wife is the one who inflicted these injuries on Jayden. My client had some culpability. He sure did." Attorneys on both sides said it was one of the most horrible cases they've seen. "This was just an intentional killing, as the jury put it, of a 3-year-old by two parents," Hammers said. "It's the worst I've seen," Nessel said. "Nothing is even close." Miles and Jones were charged in a 16-count indictment with first-degree murder, murder of a child by a parent/guardian, death of a child by a parent/guardian, conspiracy to commit child abuse causing bodily injury and two counts of child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury. The jury received the case Wednesday afternoon and elected to start deliberations Thursday after hearing there were 115 pieces of evidence for them to sort through. The jury started deliberation at 9 a.m. Thursday. At the mid-morning break, some jurors exited the room with tears streaking down their face. They came out at about 12:30 p.m. to ask the judge to define intent, which is needed for a first-degree murder conviction. He could not and asked the jury to go return to deliberations. Miles said he had not realized how bad Jayden’s injuries had been, but Brown pointed to times Miles said he had cleaned Jayden himself and asked how he had not seen the markings that covered the boy head to toe. Miles and Jones left their home at about 9:30 a.m. the day Jayden died, July 12, 2016. She went to a DHHR appointment, while he ran his own errands. Jayden had been left in the bathroom because he urinated on the couch overnight. He returned home at one point and testified Jayden was alive, but still wanted to sleep. He said he left him with a pillow, blanket, juice and water, even though first-responders said they did not see those items in the bathroom. Miles said he threw away the pillow because it was soaked in something when Jayden died and that he removed other items and placed them where they originally belonged before they arrived. Stanley argued at the point Miles returned to the home for to check on their three children, Jayden was already dead because when first responders arrived Jayden was cold to the touch. Miles picked Jones up from her appointment and the pair returned home. Between the time they left DHHR and called 911, it was about an hour, Stanley estimated. When the couple returned home they first went to the bathroom. Jones used the bathroom while Miles attempted to wake Jayden up. He could not. He said he leaned Jayden up and his head drooped. Miles said at that point he knew something was wrong. He said he started attempting to perform CPR on Jayden while calling a friend for help. The friend told him to call 911, but 20 minutes went by before the parents did. Miles said he was trying to save Jayden. Stanley and Brown said the pair might have been trying to hide illegal drug items. Stanley’s client was too afraid of Miles, she said, because of domestic abuse and fear of landing on the streets if he was arrested, to report Miles’ illegal activities. Brown said Miles was part of a large drug ring in Huntington, pointing to text messages and friendships with Mark Bush, who is currently serving 17 years in federal prison for drug crimes, and Tiquan Lang, who is serving probation time for the same. While Miles performed CPR, Jones was erratic and had started putting makeup on Jayden so investigators would not see scarring. Miles said he placed Jayden into the bathtub to wash off the makeup and excrement. But the bathtub, Brown said, was dusty when investigators photographed it. First responders arrived in less than five minutes after being called and found Jayden in the hall of the home downstairs. Because of poor lighting, they moved him outside, where the afternoon sunlight shined on his battered body. He had bruising, scratch marks, cuts, burns from the top of his head to the bottoms of his feet; a broken rib, internal bleeding; deep-tissue bruising and oral injuries. An autopsy found internal hemorrhaging, especially around his temple, due to deep bruising. Whip lashes scarred his back. It was determined he died of sepsis after holes in his intestines leaked feces into his abdominal cavity. The state’s expert witness, Dr. Barbara Knox, testified Jayden had been tortured through a mixture of physical and mental abuse. Besides the severe beatings, he was isolated from his family for stealing food and fighting with his sister, she said, and a child stealing food from their own house was a sign food had been withheld from them. Jayden was forced to do exercises. Miles admitted to forcing pushups and bear crawls as forms of corporal punishment. A video played in court showed Jayden being forced to hold a pumpkin over his head while his parents watched. Tiquan Lang testified he had witnessed them both hitting the boy. When she felt like she was not able to do it hard enough, she told Miles to take care of it and he did, Lang testified. Belts, cords and a child’s toy were all items taken into evidence by the Huntington Police Department as instruments that could have been used to leave circle and looping patterns found in bruising on Jayden. Before the trial started Sept. 18, Miles had pleaded guilty to two charges of child neglect and Jones to three charges of child abuse for hitting and burning the child. Prosecutors were unable to find any medical records for Jayden from his short lifetime. Miles said he had taken Jayden for a checkup in Charleston, but that hospital said they had no record of any visit. A Child Protective Services case was opened against Jones after she went into DHHR drunk about a month prior to Jayden's death. While they were able to meet Jayden's siblings, Jones concealed Jayden from seeing case workers on more than half-dozen occasions.

In the same way a CEO/president "sets the tone" (atmosphere) at his company, I believe it is the government's job to lead society in a proper direction. We all know there's a massive behavior problem within US society, and yet our government never discusses it even though they are in the best position to address it. Today's America is not the country we grew up in. It is not the "benchmark for the world" that we were once proud of, and globally admired for.

ABC 7 / November 17, 2017 DEKALB, Ill. (WLS) -- DeKalb police said a woman has been charged with murder and child abuse in the death of her boyfriend's 2-year-old child. Police said at about 7:20 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, they were notified by staff at KishwaukeeCommunityHospital that a 2-year-old had sustained a brain injury under suspicious circumstances. The toddler was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago for further treatment. An investigation found Alexandra Hoyle, 21, of DeKalb, who was the girlfriend of the boy's father, had slammed the child's head onto the hardwood floor of their home in the 800 block of Ridge Drive in DeKalb. Hoyle was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 11, and charged with aggravated battery to a child. Bond was set at $500,000 and subsequently lowered to $100,000. She was held at DeKalb County Jail until she posted bail [She was released ???]. Wednesday the 2-year-old succumbed to their injuries at Lurie Children's Hospital. An autopsy Thursday found he died of blunt force trauma to his head from child abuse and his death was ruled a homicide. Hoyle was arrested again and charged with two counts of first degree murder. Her bond was set at $5 million. A spokeswoman for the Department of Child and Family Services released a statement on Friday: "DCFS is investigating the father's girlfriend, Alexandra Hoyle, for allegations of abuse and neglect resulting in the death of Khalil Body. Khalil's twin brother was in the home at the time of the incident and is now in the custody of his father." DCFS said they have not had prior contact with Hoyle, but they have had prior contact with the child's biological mother and father for allegations of neglect in May 2016 and October 2017. "In May 2016, the biological mother was indicated for neglect and allegations against the father were unfounded. In October 2017, allegations of neglect were unfounded for both parents," DCFS said. Hoyle remains in custody at DeKalb County Jail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABC 7 / November 16, 2017 LOS ANGELES -- A Palmdale man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, Gabriel Fernandez. Isauro Aguirre's fate was announced on Wednesday afternoon. The jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and also guilty in the special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture. This count makes Aguirre eligible for the death penalty, though jurors were explicitly instructed not to consider potential penalties [why ???]. The penalty phase, during which jurors will be asked whether Aguirre should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole, will begin Nov. 27. The murdered boy was routinely beaten, shot with a BB gun, fed cat feces and forced to sleep while gagged and bound inside a small cabinet, witnesses and prosecutors said. He died in May 2013. After the verdict was announced, Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami was seen crying as he embraced Gabriel's biological father.

With a waterfall of murders daily, noting it is simply unavoidable. And innocent children are so often the victims. "Cultural decay and declining standards of behavior in the United States"

Associated Press / November 13. 2017 CRESTVIEW, Fla. – A murder charge has been filed against the boyfriend of a Florida woman whose 3-year-old daughter died after he kicked her in the head because she got out of a car seat. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said the murder charge was filed Sunday against 29-year-old Cory M. Hagwell in the killing of 3-year-old Adelynn Merrell. He also faces child abuse charges. The mother, 23-year-old Destinee J. Merrell, is charged with being an accessory after the fact, child neglect and child battery. Both are jailed without bail. Investigators say Hagwell kicked the 3-year-old girl in the head, locked her in a closet and took her body to nearby woods after finding her dead. The couple initially reported the girl missing. Update: An autopsy on Adelynn Merrell has revealed that the little girl died from a skull fracture to the back of the head caused by blunt force trauma. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has now added a charge of first-degree murder to prior charges involving 29-year-old Cory M. Hagwell and a charge of accessory after the fact to murder for Adelynn’s mother, 23-year old Destinee J. Merrell. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press / November 14, 2017 A 25-year-old woman in Rochester, New York has been charged with second-degree murder for the bathtub drowning of her 10-day-old son. Markiya Mitchell was arrested and charged in connection with the death of her son Jeremiah Mitchell. Police say 25-year-old Mitchell admitted to intentionally drowning her baby inside her apartment at 31 Locust Street in the city. The baby was found unresponsive in the bathtub by another adult in the home who called 911. The baby boy was taken to Rochester General Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Authorities say the infant was submerged in bath water for one to two hours. Mitchell was arraigned on the murder charge Tuesday morning in Rochester City Court. She pleaded not guilty and was ordered held in jail without bail. Additional charges are pending in the case and Mitchell is scheduled to return to City Court Friday morning for a preliminary hearing.

Good driver, good braking system. Disc brakes impress.