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Heavy Duty Trucking / August 22, 2016 Peterbilt is making available the Bendix Wingman Fusion driver assistance system and a new integrated Softek NXT suspension and steer axle system from Hendrickson on its Model 579 and 567 trucks. Bendix Wingman Fusion incorporates such safety solutions as lane departure warning, enhanced colission mitigation and in-lane object recognition to the Peterbilt over-the-road and vocational truck models. The Wingman Fusion system gathers input from radar, video, multiple sensors and the braking system to create a detailed in-cab picture of the vehicle’s environment. Using the data from these active systems, the vehicle is able to alert drivers to potentially dangerous situations and can even react autonomously in certain situations. The system is currently available for order through Peterbilt dealers. “Peterbilt is a safety leader and we’re pleased to strengthen that position by offering the most effective, comprehensive safety system available, Bendix Wingman Fusion,” said Robert Woodall, Peterbilt assistant general manager of sales and marketing. Hendrickson's Softek integrated monoleaf suspension and steer axle system is designed to save weight compared to traditional two-leaf spring and I-beam axle systems, to benefit fuel-conscious applications such as tankers and bulk haulers. The Softek NXT system combines the Steertek NXT 12,500-pound-rated axle and the monoleaf spring technology with an integrated knuckle design. It highlights a new, integrated clamp group and monoleaf spring design which are key design features for enhanced ride and handling characteristics. The patented clamp group design also provides greater weight savings and reduced part count compared to previous designs. The design also simplifies the kingpin bushing serviceability and includes a new double lip seal to further improve bushing life, which can improve uptime. The 12,500-pound-rated system is available now for order through Peterbilt dealers. The 13,200-pound-rated axle will become available for order by the end of the year. "Peterbilt is pleased to strengthen our weight-saving leadership by offering this exclusive, lightweight suspension and axle system,” said Woodall. “This is an exciting addition to our portfolio of lightweight options for the vocational and long-haul segments.” Related reading - http://www.hendrickson-intl.com/Truck/On-Highway/SOFTEK-NXT . .

From a distance, I'm guessing you have a bad injector. If your local Mack dealer has some experienced Mid-Liner technicians (old hands), you should take it to them.

The Washington Post / August 22, 2016 The FBI’s year-long investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server uncovered 14,900 emails and documents from her time as secretary of state that had not been disclosed by her attorneys, and a federal judge on Monday pressed the State Department to begin releasing emails sooner than mid-October as it planned. Justice Department lawyers said last week that the State Department would review and turn over Clinton’s work-related emails to a conservative legal group. The records are among “tens of thousands” of documents found by the FBI in its probe and turned over to the State Department, Justice Department attorney Lisa Ann Olson said Monday in court. The 14,900 Clinton documents are nearly 50 percent more than the roughly 30,000 emails that Clinton’s lawyers deemed work-related and returned to the department in December 2014. Lawyers for the State Department and Judicial Watch, the legal group, are negotiating a plan for the release of the emails in a civil public records lawsuit before U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of Washington. Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said the group was pleased that Boasberg rejected the department’s proposal to begin releasing documents weekly on Oct. 14, ordering it instead to prioritize Clinton’s emails and to return to court Sept. 22 with a new plan. “We’re pleased the court accelerated the State Department’s timing,” Fitton said. “We’re trying to work with the State Department here, but let’s be clear: The State Department has slow-walked and stonewalled the release of these records. They’ve had many of them since July 25 ... and not one record has yet been released, and we don’t understand why that’s the case.” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the agency previously agreed voluntarily to hand over emails sent or received by Clinton in her official capacity as secretary from 2009 to 2013 but that tens of thousands of documents would have to be “carefully appraised at State” to separate official records from personal ones. “State has not yet had the opportunity to complete a review of the documents to determine whether they are agency records or if they are duplicative of documents State has already produced through the Freedom of Information Act,” Toner said. “We cannot comment further as this matter is in ongoing litigation.” Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in May 2015 after disclosures that Clinton had exclusively used a personal email server while secretary of state. Judicial Watch had sought all emails sent or received by Clinton at the State Department in a request made under the federal Freedom of Information Act, which covers the release of public records. Monday’s hearing comes seven weeks after the Justice Department closed a criminal investigation without charges into the handling of classified material in Clinton’s email setup, which FBI Director James B. Comey called “extremely careless.” On Aug. 5, the FBI completed transferring what Comey said were several thousand previously undisclosed work-related Clinton emails that the FBI found in its investigation for the State Department to review and make public. Government lawyers until now had given no details about how many emails the FBI found or when the full set would be released. It is unclear how many documents might be attachments, duplicates or exempt from release for privacy or legal reasons. Government lawyers disclosed last week that the FBI has turned over eight computer discs of information: one including emails and attachments that were sent directly to or from Clinton, or to or from her at some point in an email chain, and were not previously turned over by her lawyers; a second with classified documents; another with emails returned by Clinton; and five containing materials from other people retrieved by the FBI. The 14,900 documents at issue now come from the first disc, Fitton said. In announcing the FBI’s findings in July, Comey said investigators found no evidence that the emails it found “were intentionally deleted in an effort to conceal them.” Like many users, Clinton periodically deleted emails, or they were purged when devices were changed. Clinton’s lawyers also may have deleted some of the emails as “personal,” Comey said, noting their review relied on header information and search terms, not a line-by-line reading as the FBI conducted.

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Paul, call your local Mack Australia dealer and ask for a 184QS39301A. We also used that same latch assembly on the MC and MR for many years after the Cruise-Liner was discontinued. If they aren't helpful, try calling Mack Australia directly at 1300 69 6225.

ST-KT / August 22, 2016 600hp Tonar-45252 will depart from Moscow to Siberia for diamonds Specialty manufacturer Tonar (http://www.tonar.info/en/) has introduced a new tipper trailer to meet the needs of customer ALROSA in Siberia. The new model 95405 trailer is designed to carry 117 metric tons of rock over long distances. The 45252 tractor is equipped with a 600-hprsepower 18.9-liter 6-cylinder in-line turbodiesel Cummins QSK19-C600, and 7-speed Allison 4700 automatic transmission fitted with a retarder. The tractor’s front suspension is pneumatic-hydraulic. Size 14.00R25 tires have a load capacity index of 170. Photo gallery: http://st-kt.ru/articles/tonar-otpravlyaetsya-za-almazami http://www.gruzovikpress.ru/article/9057-noviy-mnogozvenniy-tyagach-tonar-45252-pritsep-tonar-95405-vnedorojnogo-gabarita-iz-gubino-dlya-alrosa/

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Transport Engineer / August 19, 2016 Temperature-controlled transport business Bedworth Haulage has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors and, after just three months of operation, is reporting weekly fuel savings of up to £190 per vehicle. Supplied by Midlands Truck & Van and on an operating lease through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Coventry-based operator’s new additions are Actros 2551 units, powered by second-generation 510bhp engines and fitted with Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) systems. Bedworth’s Ian Thacker says the new trucks are already returning 10.5 mpg or more – 2 mpg ahead of other vehicles on his fleet – “and I’d like to think that as they loosen up the fuel figures will get even better,” he adds. The Actros have GigaSpace cabs, with roof-mounted light bars and chrome highlights, and the interior spec includes leather upholstery and fridges. Bedworth Haulage’s 34-strong tractor fleet includes three other marques, as well as five more Actros GigaSpace models with Euro 5 engines. The first of these, also a 2551, entered service early in 2013, and was followed later that year by a quartet of 450bhp Actros 2545 variants. Thacker says: “The big disparity in fuel efficiency is partly explained by the fact that while our Mercedes-Benz trucks are powered by 12.8-litre straight-six engines, the majority of our Swedish trucks have big V8s. “Even allowing for this, though, there’s no doubt in my mind that the Actros is the most economical truck on the market right now… and by a wide margin. “Our Euro 5 Actros have always been comfortably ahead of the rest, but with these second-generation Euro 6 models, Mercedes-Benz has raised its game by another big notch.” The new Actros, he adds, are delivering an extra half a mile per gallon over their predecessors: “Our trucks typically cover 3,000 km a week and the total bill for last week alone was £33,000, so savings of this magnitude are very welcome.” The operator is also a fan of Mercedes-Benz FleetBoard telematics, which it fits not only to its Actros but also to other makes of truck, describing it as “simple to use” and providing “a wealth of invaluable data”. .

Transport Engineer / August 19, 2016 Norton’s Hiab Services, of Manchester, has taken delivery of its first Volvo vehicle, a Volvo FH-540 6x4 tractor. Key to the deal was Volvo’s ability to include a 10-tonne front axle rating on the 44-tonne gcw tractor, supplied by dealer Thomas Hardie Commercials. Norton’s Hiab Services moves a variety of self-escorted wide loads, from wind turbines to machinery as well as site accommodation and welfare cabins for construction companies. The FH’s fully stabilised and ballasted specification includes an additional pair of hydraulically operated stabiliser legs, mounted on a ‘NATO beam’ extension to the front of the chassis. This means it can be used both as a versatile crane truck (able to work with its 17.7m Dennison extending trailer), or solo, as a replacement for the lightweight crane carriers that are often used to service city centre construction sites. To do this, the truck is equipped with a 62-tonne/metre Hiab XS 622 EP-6 HiPro crane. According to Norton’s Hiab Services Paul Eddisford, the fitment of the front of chassis extension and the additional stabiliser legs, means that the FH can slew 360 degrees and has the ability to lift and crane 5 tonne at 10 metres, over the cab and over the rear of the chassis. “Although we operate at 44 tonnes GCW, rather than under STGO regulations, we had a specific need for a truck with a 10-tonne front axle rating,” he explains. “Only Volvo were able to supply a tractor unit, that wasn’t a specialist heavy haulage vehicle, with a 10-tonne front axle to assist in the ability to achieve the lifting capabilities via the front stabilising legs, working over the front of the cab.” The Hiab crane on the Volvo FH is mounted on a full length chassis frame mounted cradle. The chassis itself also contains a full length insert to aid rigidity. As the truck is fitted with a sliding fifth wheel which is mounted on a cradle on top of the Hiab crane cradle, coupling height is 1450mm. The chassis is ballasted with steel plate, which is welded to the Hiab frame for its full length behind the crane. In addition, a huge steel ballast box is fitted to the rear of the chassis. Chassis packaging of air, fuel and AdBlue tanks has been carefully engineered by Volvo Trucks to accommodate the crane and the ballast box. Careful positioning of the ‘NATO beam’ has ensured that the AEBS radar is unimpeded and works as normal. The FH is ADR registered for when it delivers bunded fuel tanks to sites. Remote operation of the crane is made possible via Hiab’s ruggedised Space 5000 remote control hand held terminal which, among other things, displays percentage loadings of the crane at all outreach stages. .

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A 19-pound 5-year-old died of an overdose The Washington Post / August 13, 2016 At the time of his death in May, the 5-year-old weighed just 19 pounds — less than half the weight of an average boy his age. The cause of death was a drug overdose. Specifically, officials said this week, the sickly boy died after his parents medicated him with OxyContin. Charles Burks, 45, and Jennifer Burks, 40, of Endicott, N.Y., are facing second-degree manslaughter charges for their son’s death. Investigators say the couple gave the boy crushed OxyContin, a highly addictive prescription opioid painkiller that ultimately killed him. Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell said the boy was in need of specialized care and had developmental and medical problems. His parents, Cornwell said, “took it upon themselves to self-medicate the child.” “The parents failed to get the proper treatment for the child in a timely manner,” Cornwell said. The prosecutor declined to elaborate on what kind of medical problems the child had, other than saying he was severely underweight. Police responded to the couple’s house on May 7 after receiving a medical call. The boy was then taken to the hospital. The couple abruptly left New York within a month of their son’s death, traveling to North Carolina, where they lived at a campsite. Investigators received a tip from a police officer at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, that Charles and Jennifer Burks visited someone at the hospital. The Burks later drove back to New York for an unrelated matter, and were arrested and arraigned Thursday. Officials did not say whether the boy was still alive when he was taken to the hospital in May. It also remains unclear whether his parents were at home when police were called, or whether one or both of them had prescriptions for OxyContin. As is customary in Broome County, the case will be heard by a grand jury, which will then decide on the appropriate charges. The charges may be different or the same as the original manslaughter charges, the prosecutor said. A second-degree manslaughter charge is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Cornwell said the couple has other children, though all of them are adults. He refused to say whether they have a history with Child Protective Services. Records, however, show that Charles Burks is registered as a sex offender in New York and North Carolina. He was convicted of third-degree rape of a 15-year-old girl in 1998 in Broome County. .

Toddler who died a ‘painful, horrible death’ was placed in a freezer The Washington Post / August 7, 2016 A New York mother is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge in the death of her baby girl whose body was “extremely cold.” Officials suspect the 15-month-old was placed in a freezer. Police received a 911 call at about 5:30 a.m. Friday from an apartment in Mount Vernon, New York. Officials said 15-month-old Samia Yusef may have been dead for several hours when police found her. She was pronounced dead a half-hour later. “It was a gruesome discovery that shocked even our most senior officers on the job,” Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Ronald Fatigate said. A felony complaint states that Samia’s mother, Dasia Bartee, 26, struck the child in the back “six to seven times” with a closed fist to stop her from crying. She suffered significant injuries to her face, a lumbar fracture and internal bleeding. The crime happened just after 10 p.m. Thursday. “This child clearly died a painful, horrible death,” said Westchester Assistant District Attorney Karen Herbert. Prosecutors recommended that Bartee be held on $1 million bail, but a Mount Vernon city court judge set her bail at $50,000. Her defense attorney told the judge she had no criminal record. Westchester Assistant District Attorney Karen Herbert said Bartee had an “extensive” history with Child Protective Services. Two other children who were in the apartment when the incident happened were not harmed. Authorities said they have been placed in the custody of Child Protective Services. “No child, no infant, no toddler should be subjected to that type of violence,” said Mayor Richard Thomas. .

4-year-old found beaten and abused thought her name was ‘Idiot’ The Washington Post / August 17, 2016 The 4-year-old girl had deep purple bruises, a black eye, a swollen cheek and a mark on her forehead. She also had healing scars across her back, dried blood in the corner of her mouth and ligature marks on her wrist, authorities said. When a police officer asked her what her name was, she had a startling response: “Idiot.” Her mother’s live-in boyfriend, police said, regularly called the child “Idiot” instead of using her actual name. He also zip-tied the girl to her bed as a form of punishment, according to a police report. Clarence Reed, 47, and the child’s mother, Jennifer Denen, 30, both of Hot Springs, Arkansas, are now charged with domestic battery, permitting abuse of a minor and endangering welfare of a minor. Police received a call Friday from the Cooper-Anthony Mercy Child Advocacy Center, where a staff member told an officer that a malnourished 4-year-old had been abused in her home. Reed and Denen, who were at the center when police arrived, were later arrested. Denen told police that she had seen her boyfriend strike her daughter with a plastic bat and said she’d heard Reed frequently call the child “Idiot.” She admitted not seeking medical care for her daughter, the police report said. Reed told authorities that he hit the child. But instead of a plastic bat, he told police, he had used a half-inch-thick wooden paddle. He also admitted zip-tying the child to punish her for climbing the kitchen cabinets. And although he said he had called the child “Idiot,” Reed told police he meant it as a joke. Hot Springs Police Department spokesman Cpl. Kirk Zaner said a total of six children lived in the house, all of whom are Denen’s. One, an 11-month-old, is her only child with Reed. Zaner said the 4-year-old girl and the 11-month-old are now in the custody of the Department of Human Services. The four older siblings are with their biological father. In 2012, state and local child protective services received about 3.4 million reports of children being abused or neglected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The majority of them, 78 percent, were victims of neglect; 18 percent suffered physical abuse, according to the CDC About 80 percent of perpetrators were parents, the CDC said, while six percent were relatives other than parents. Four percent of perpetrators were the parents’ unmarried partners. .

Dagens Industri / August 21, 2016 A new wave of large mergers and acquisitions may well be imminent in the western truck markets. A big question is how Volkswagen, VW Trucks & Bus, will break into North America. Another question is for Volvo Group to sell any of its truck brands. Things are going well for Sweden's two major truck brands Scania and Volvo Trucks. The two brands has never been so strong as now in the European truck market, a third of all heavy trucks sold in Europe comes from the Swedish brands. Looking at its current record high market share in Europe, the highly capable Scania is excellent off-exchange as a company wholly owned by Volkswagen. But still, the operating margin decreased significantly since Scania left the stock market in 2014, the main reason for this is, however, extremely weak Brazilian truck market, which is normally extremely profitable for the truck companies. A clear negative effect the delisting from the stock market has brought with it is that Scania has lost a number of key employees, including CEO Martin Lundstedt to Volvo. Scania has managed to fill the gaps with internal recruitment. For the Swedish truck industry, it would be brilliant if Scania is able to both support its own development with excellence and in addition can spare experienced top executives to support Volvo Group's truck operations. On Tuesday in Paris, Scania's CEO Henrik Henriksson displayed the company’s new truck platform, the first all-new Scania developed since 1995. Development of the new truck has been going on for nearly ten years, and is the largest investment in Scania’s history, estimated that more than 10 billion kronor. For the continued success of Scania, it is of the utmost importance that the new truck platform will be well received by customers. Something that is also important for Scania's future is for CEO Henrik Henriksson to convince parent Volkswagen that having Scania engineers in research and development is a critical benefit for the Sodertalje-based truckmaker. The knowledge brought out of Scania to sister companies in the VW Group [MAN] in the future can be amply compensated by the fact that Scania can share the costs of research and development with the rest of VW Group. Scania, which has been on its toes for decades with the clear position as Sweden's best truckmaker, is increasingly threatened by Volvo Group. Former Volvo CEO Olof Persson’s efficiency program has provided a clear impact on the underlying profitability. This, combined with Martin Lundstedt product and customer focus, Volvo's truck business is heading for an operating margin of over 10 percent. Something that will be interesting to follow in the coming years is whether Mr Lundstedt chooses to dispose of any of the Volvo Group's smaller truck brands to focus even more clearly on premium brand Volvo Trucks, and thus increasingly mimic Scania's successful development strategy. Even more interesting, however, is when and how Volkswagen's truck chief Andreas Renschler will decide to take the step into the North American truck market. It has been two and a half years since Andreas Renschler left Daimler to become head of VW Trucks & Bus. The stated objective since then is that the VW to become the world's largest truck company, which requires that Volkswagen is establishing itself in North America. It has been speculated that it will be done with VW Trucks & Bus buying Navistar or Paccar. But the emissions scandal surrounding VW's passenger cars has possibly put a spoke in the wheel. The delay is a positive for Volvo. A long shot that should not be ruled out is that a Chinese truckmaker through an acquisition establishes itself on the European or North American truck market in the coming years.

Liebherr Press Release / August 16, 2016 Related reading - http://www.liebherr.com/en/deu/products/construction-machines/concrete-technology/concrete-technology.html .

Scania’s new truck generation: World’s first rollover side curtain airbag for trucks Scania Group Press Release / August 16, 2016 Unique rollover side curtain airbags deploy and protect those travelling in the cab if the truck rolls over Scania’s solution targets one of the most serious consequences of rollover accidents, where drivers or passengers are injured in a collision or fatally crushed by their own vehicle Potential for a significant reduction in deaths from rollover accidents Scania’s new truck generation can be equipped with rollover side curtain airbags integrated into the headliner moulding above the doors – a unique solution which has never previously been offered in trucks. Scania’s rollover side curtain airbags provide significantly-enhanced protection for those travelling in the vehicle in the event of a rollover, one of the most serious types of truck accidents. “The use of a seat belt is essential to allow the safety systems to do their job and to ensure that the driver is not thrown out of the cab,” says Christofer Karlsson, who is responsible for the development of Scania’s crash safety system. “Our rollover side curtain airbag – particularly when combined with the steering wheel airbag and our seat belt pretensioners – ensures that the driver and any passengers on board will have a much better chance of surviving a rollover accident in one of the new generation of Scania trucks, with far less severe consequences than would be the case in any other truck.” Scania has developed both the active and passive safety features in the new truck generation, with a series of measures that protect those travelling in the cab. By offering rollover side curtain airbags, Scania believes there could be a significant reduction in the proportion of drivers who are killed in rollover accidents. A common reason for trucks rolling over is that the driver is forced to carry out evasive action to avoid an oncoming vehicle or an obstruction. If the truck then ends up off the road, there is rarely sufficient load-bearing capacity, so the vehicle may topple onto its side or even roll right over at higher speeds. Advanced systems with sensors determine when and if the rollover side curtain airbags and any other airbags should be deployed; when deployed, the airbags inflate instantaneously. Scania’s new and already widely-discussed truck generation will be unveiled online on the evening of 23 August. The launch can be followed online at nextgenscania.com. .

Kenworth To Say Farewell To Venerable T660 Kenworth Truck Company Press Release / August 16, 2016 Kenworth announced that it will sunset its successful, fuel-efficient Kenworth T660 by year-end after 10 years of production, and offer customers a “last call” opportunity to order from the final production allotment of 500 T660s. “The Kenworth T660 has been a fantastic truck for our customers with more than 60,000 T660s sold since its introduction in 2007,” said Jason Skoog, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. “Due to its popularity, we continued to offer the T660 after introducing the award-winning T680 four years ago. Since that time, more and more T660 customers have converted to the T680. We want to give our excellent customers one last chance to own this industry favorite.” When it entered the Class 8 market, the T660 became the latest evolution of Kenworth’s legendary aerodynamic product line and reinforced Kenworth’s leadership in both quality and fuel economy performance, taking the reins from the Kenworth T600 – the industry’s first truly aerodynamic truck that debuted in 1985. The Kenworth T660 also featured modern styling, superior forward-lighting technology, advanced technology, and increased driver comfort. Fleets and truck operators interested in ordering the Kenworth T660 may contact their Kenworth dealer for more information. The T660 is standard with the PACCAR MX-13 engine rated at 455-hp and 1,650 lb-ft of torque. The T660 is available in 38-inch, 62-inch, 72-inch and 86-inch AeroCab® sleeper configurations. .

Associated Press / August 21, 2016 Derrick Ryan Dearman, 27, is charged with murdering five adults and an unborn baby in Citronelle, Alabama. Arrested in his home state of Mississippi, he will be charged with six counts of murder in Mobile County district court. Lester had been in hiding out at her sister’s home since August 19 “in an attempt to leave an abusive relationship” with Dearman. Someone at the home called police about 1am Saturday to report Dearman on the property, but Dearman vanished before police arrived. He returned sometime between 1.15am and daybreak and slaughtered the five people as they slept using both a gun and an ax. Dearman entered the home where his girlfriend was staying with relatives and attacked the people sleeping inside using "firearms and several other weapons," according to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. A 3-month-old baby of one of the victims survived the attack. "In... a 20-year career as a prosecutor, I have never seen a scene where there were five people brutally and viciously murdered. That's what we have here," said Mobile County District Attorney Ashley Rich. "There was some type of instrument other than a firearm used on them," said Mobile County sheriff's Capt. Paul Burch. After the killings, police say Dearman kidnapped his girlfriend, Laneta Lester, and the surviving baby. He drove them across the Mississippi state line to his father's home, where Lester and the child were freed. Dearman and his father then went to the Greene County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi where Dearman surrendered Saturday afternoon. Police named the victims as Robert Lee Brown, Chelsea Marie Reed, Justin Kaleb Reed, Joseph Adam Turner and Shannon Melissa Randall and Chelsea Marie Reed, who was five months pregnant. .

Chicago Tribune / August 21, 2016 At least 25 people were shot over 14 hours in attacks across Chicago beginning Saturday afternoon into early Sunday, police said, equivalent to someone being shot every 33 minutes. Four of the shootings were fatal, including an attack in Marquette Park at about 2:50 a.m. Sunday. Darius Brownlee, 25, was on a porch in the 7000 block of South Artesian Avenue when someone walked up and asked if he had any marijuana, according to family. When he said he didn't, the person shot him in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. "He had a heart. He was respectful," said his sister, Iesha Brownlee, at the scene. "A very respectful young man. He would help anybody." Five minutes after midnight, a 24-year-old man was shot dead in the Homan Square neighborhood. Police responded to a call of a person shot in the 3700 block of West Grenshaw Street and found him on his porch with a gunshot wound to the chest. He said he had been shot in another location and walked back to his home to tell his family he had been wounded, police said. From there, he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead. At 8:10 p.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of North Harding Avenue in Logan Square when someone shot him in the head. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Nonfatal shootings: About 6:45 a.m. Sunday, a male whose age was not available was shot in the Homan Square neighborhood. He was in the 3600 block of West Lexington Street when he was shot in the head. He was being treated at Mount Sinai Hospital; information about his condition was not immediately available. Just after 4 a.m., a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot the Austin neighborhood during a gang-related attack. He was in the 5500 block of West North Avenue on a sidewalk when an occupant inside a vehicle that pulled up opened fire hitting him in the head, according to Officer Bari Lemmon, a spokeswoman for the Chicago police. The boy was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition but he was pronounced dead there, according to police. Just after 4 a.m., two people were shot in University Village. A 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were in the 1200 block of West Washburne Avenue when someone fired shots from the rear seat of a passing vehicle. Both went to Stroger Hospital. The woman was shot in the stomach and listed in serious condition. The man was shot in the leg and his condition was stabilized. Just before 3:15 a.m., a 37-year-old man was shot in Rogers Park. He was in the 1700 block of West Greenleaf Avenue when he was shot in the left hand. He went to Evanston's Saint Francis Hospital in good condition. About 2:30 a.m., two 26-year-old men were shot in West Pullman. They were standing outside in the 11600 block of South Morgan Street when someone driving a black Taurus pulled up and fired shots. Both men were shot in the leg and went to Roseland Hospital. Their conditions were stabilized. Just before 2:20 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot multiple times in Lawndale. He was stopped at a stop sign in the 4100 block of West 21st Street when someone walked up and opened fire in his direction. The 25-year-old man went to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. Just before 1:30 a.m., two men were shot in Englewood. The men, 19 and 23, got themselves to Holy Cross Hospital after being shot in the 6800 block of South Bishop Street. The younger man was shot multiple times and later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. The older man was shot in the right leg and his condition was stabilized. Just after 12:30 a.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Ravenswood. He was in the 4800 block of North Damen Avenue when he was shot in the back of the head. He went to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and his condition was stabilized. At 11:45 p.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old woman was shot after a dispute with her boyfriend in Rogers Park. They were in the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace when he pulled out a gun and shot her in the left arm. She went to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston and her condition was stabilized. Just after 11:30 p.m., a 47-year-old man was shot in the South Loop. He was in the passenger seat of a car in the 500 block of West Taylor Street when someone approached firing shots. He was shot in the leg. Information about where he was being treated was not immediately available. At 10:30 p.m., an 18-year-old man was wounded in a shootout in Lawndale. He and another person were shooting at each other in the 2100 block of South Kildare Avenue, police said; the 18-year-old man was shot in the back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition. Police have recovered his weapon. As of midnight, police did not know whether anyone else was wounded in the shootout. At about the same time, a 16-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded in Edgewater. He was in the 6200 block of North Hermitage Avenue when two people approached him on the sidewalk and opened fire, shooting him multiple times. He was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in critical condition. About 10:10 p.m., a 18-year-old man was shot in the Stony Island Park neighborhood. He was on the sidewalk in the 8500 block of South Cregier Avenue when someone got out of a nearby Dodge Caravan and fired shots. He was shot in the foot and went to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition. At 9:35 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Longwood Manor. He was in a vehicle leaving a gas station in the 9900 block of South Vincennes Avenue when someone fired shots, hitting him in the back. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition. At about 7:45 p.m., a 17-year-old boy in the 1000 block of West 79th Street in the Gresham neighborhood was wounded when two vehicles approached and someone inside fired shots. He was grazed in the upper back and went to Stroger Hospital. His condition was stabilized. Three teen boys were shot in North Austin just before 7 p.m., police said. They were in the 1200 block of North Parkside Avenue when they were shot. A 17-year-old boy suffered a wound to the upper chest and was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital. Another boy, 15, was shot in the buttocks and abdomen. He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. The third boy, also 15, was shot in the leg. He was taken to Loyola University Hospital in Maywood where his condition was stabilized, said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman. Earlier Saturday, a 37-year-old man was critically wounded in the same neighborhood. About 4:45 p.m., he was inside a vacant building in the 5300 block of West Division Street when two men damaged the door and came inside. The two men pulled out a handgun and shot the man in his stomach area when he tried to flee. He was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital.

Colin Powell sets record straight on involvement in email scandal Page 6 / August 21, 2016 Colin Powell has broken his silence about his alleged involvement in the Hillary Clinton email scandal, saying her team is falsely trying to blame him. When asked by the FBI about her email use at the State Department, Clinton told investigators that former Secretary of State Powell had advised her to use a personal email account at a private dinner. But Powell, who had said last week in a statement that he had no recollection of the conversation. On Saturday, Powell said: “The truth is she was using it (her personal email) for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did [during my term as Secretary of State]. “Her people have been trying to pin it on me.” When asked why Clinton’s team was attempting to blame him, he responded, “Why do you think?” Despite appearing angered by the situation, he added, “It doesn’t bother me. It’s okay, I’m free.” The story about Powell advising Clinton to use personal email was included in FBI notes of their interview with the Democratic nominee handed to Congress on Tuesday. James B. Comey, the bureau’s director, decided not to pursue criminal charges against her. Journalist Joe Conason reported a conversation between Clinton and Powell took place at a dinner party hosted by Madeleine Albright at her home in Washington in his upcoming book, “Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton,” according to the Times. Conason writes that those present – including Henry Kissinger and Condoleezza Rice were all asked to offer “one salient bit of counsel” to Clinton early in her term as Secretary of State. “Powell told her to use her own email, as he had done, except for classified communications, which he had sent and received via a State Department computer,” Conason wrote, “Saying that his use of personal email had been transformative for the department,” Powell “thus confirmed a decision she had made months earlier — to keep her personal account and use it for most messages.” But Powell did not have a server at his house nor use outside contractors, as Clinton did, the Times reported. Plus the rules governing electronic communication got more strict between Powell’s time in office and Clinton’s. Powell’s office said in a statement released Thursday night that he had no recollection of the dinner conversation. He did write Clinton an email memo describing his use of personal email for unclassified messages “and how it vastly improved communications within the State Department,” the statement said.

The LDS427, LD465 and LDT465 were intended to run ordinarily on diesel. In an "emergency", they could run on AVGAS, gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel (JP7, JP8) and kerosene. Those American Bosch rotary fuel pumps never got along with me.

Canada looking to align with new Phase 2 GHG standards Today’s Trucking / August 19, 2016 Canadian regulators are looking to align with the second round of vehicle emissions standards that the U.S. will roll out between 2018 and 2027. The Phase 2 standards will ultimately slash Greenhouse Gas emissions by up to 25% – improving fuel economy as a result – and were officially released earlier this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). “The Phase 2 standards, like the Phase 1 standards which apply to Model Year 2014 and later heavy-duty vehicles and engines, will be aligned with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards,” confirmed a spokesman with Environment and Climate Change Canada, responding to questions from Today’s Trucking. “This alignment helps keep the costs down for industry, consumers and governments since most vehicles and engines sold in Canada are the same as those sold in the U.S.” The first draft of the Canadian version of the regulations should be released in Canada Gazette Part 1 by the end of this year, he said. That is ultimately followed by a 75-day comment period before final regulations are published in Canada Gazette Part 2. Still, there are unique challenges to address when comparing the jurisdictions, not the least of which is heavier Gross Vehicle Weights. “The Government of Canada will be considering specific implications for the Canadian heavy-duty vehicle, engine and trailer sectors during its regulatory development process,” the spokesman says. Once the rules are released, they will guide how most engines, trucks and even trailers are designed. Tractors Proposed standards for tractors roll out in 2021 Model Years, tighten in 2024, and are fully established by 2027. The specific benchmarks vary by vehicle weight class, roof height, and cab type. Compared to Phase 1, carbon dioxide emissions drop 24%. That is to be met through enhanced engines, transmissions, drivelines, aerodynamics, low rolling resistance tires, idle-reducing technologies, and other accessories. Trailers Voluntary standards begin with certain types of trailers in the 2018 Model Year, while mandatory standards begin in 2021. By that point, the standards will apply refrigerated and dry vans. The standards become tougher in 2024, and the final round of changes come in 2027. The goal is to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 8%, relying on such things as aerodynamic devices, low rolling resistance tires, automatic tire inflation systems and reduced weights. Vocational vehicles The rules for vocational vehicles -– which represent a fifth of the emissions from medium- and heavy-duty equipment -- roll out in 2021, toughen in 2024, and reach final levels in 2027. They include three vehicle weights and three driving cycles. Compared to Phase 1, their carbon dioxide emissions will drop 16% thanks to changes in engines, transmissions, drivelines, lower rolling resistance tires, workday idle reduction technologies, and lower weights. Diesel engines Carbon dioxide emissions from diesel engines will drop 4% when compared to Phase 1, requiring optimized combustion, improved air handling, lower friction, enhanced aftertreatment for emissions, and waste heat recovery. There are ways for manufacturers to offer equipment that doesn’t meet the specific targets, though. The U.S. rules include Averaging, Banking and Trading (ABT) provisions that allow manufacturers to certify engines and vehicles that fall short of the standards, as long as they are offset with engines or vehicles that do better. It’s similar to an approach established in the Phase 1 rules, but with minor revisions, according to the regulators. “We are not proposing to include a full ABT program for the trailer standards because the nature of the industry makes it a challenge for manufacturers to benefit from this type of program. Instead, we are proposing limited averaging provisions for certain trailer manufacturers,” the U.S. regulators added. Still, there will be a limited number of credits available, despite the fact that on/off-road equipment, heavy haulers and Long Combination Vehicles also account for a larger share of Canada’s equipment. “I definitely hope that there will be some allowances because we know that some [referenced] technologies don’t work here,” adds Yves Provencher of PIT Group, a third-party testing organization based in Quebec. Low Rolling Resistance tires, for example, are not always practical when trucks face snow-covered roads. Some of the referenced technologies, such as engine heat recovery systems, are not even available yet, he says. “On one hand it’s good for our business, but we just hope the OEMs will have the chance to do the testing and do the necessary improvements – if need be – and hit the market with technology that is proven.”