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Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) / August 4, 2015 The next generation of heavy-duty diesel engine design is driven by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas emissions regulations that limit the amount of carbon dioxide and other exhaust gases that the agency feels contribute to global warming. The focus of the new regulations is not on mitigating climate change, but rather on fuel economy. Industry experts say it makes sense to view the GHG regulations as a stealth move leading to the first fuel economy standards for heavy-duty and vocational diesel engines. One possible approach to greater diesel engine efficiency is the use of waste heat recovery systems, a technology mentioned in EPA’s published GHG 2017 guidelines that outline credit programs for manufacturers. Among those credits is one “intended to promote implementation of advanced technologies such as hybrid powertrains, engines with Rankin cycle waste heat recovery systems, and electric or fuel cell vehicles.” But what is a waste heat recovery system? How does it work? Is it viable for diesel truck engines? A promising boost Today’s diesel engines have a heat efficiency rating of about 44 percent – meaning that nearly half of the energy potential present in a gallon of fuel ends up in the flywheel as available power after the combustion process. The rest of that potential energy – the other roughly 56 percent – is lost. “It comes out the combustion process as vaporized water and exhaust heat, although a certain balance goes into the cooling system to keep engine temperatures in check,” says Tony Greszler, vice president of government and industry relations for the Volvo Group. The concept of waste heat recovery dates to the beginning of the Machine Age when steam engine designers realized the inefficiency of their creations. Steam engines work by heating water to create high-pressure steam that is pushed through a cylinder to create power. “The concept is older than the diesel engine,” Greszler says. “But the concept of applying it to a diesel, essentially as a secondary engine cycle, is what’s new.” Cummins has been at the forefront in developing waste heat recovery systems and has shown them to be a viable technology in laboratory demonstrations and truck installations, including the Cummins-led SuperTruck program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Satish Chandra, the company’s director of advanced systems integration, says the SuperTruck – equipped with Cummins’ prototype waste heat recovery system and in 24-hour head-to-head testing against a 2009 baseline truck – demonstrated a 75 percent increase in fuel economy, a 43 percent reduction in GHG emissions and an 86 percent gain in freight efficiency. “In Cummins’ experience, the technology is very attractive and viable when fully integrated in the vehicle system to boost fuel economy and support other energy needs such as driver comfort,” Chandra says. Stede Granger, OEM technical manager for Shell Lubricants, says a waste heat recovery system and a hybrid drive system work in a similar fashion. When a hybrid vehicle’s brakes are applied, kinetic energy is captured by the onboard electrical motors. When the vehicle starts moving again, the electric motors use the captured energy for acceleration. “That’s a highly efficient design, assuming you can design an economic and compact system to capture and reuse that energy,” Granger says. In most proposed waste heat recovery systems, the boilers are either the exhaust system or the exhaust gas recirculation system. If the waste heat recovery system is in the exhaust stream, it has to be behind the selective catalytic reduction system to work correctly. “At that point, you have to connect the heat exchangers to some sort of expansion device,” Granger says – a turbine, a piston or any number of machines that can take pressurized gas and convert it to usable power. Once that process is complete, that power can be harnessed and sent to an electric generator to either run vehicle accessories or for gearing to convert it to mechanical power. Over the last 20 years, waste heat recovery increasingly has been used in stationary applications such as power plants to boost efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas effects. Only recently has the technology been demonstrated in laboratory environments as a viable means to improve fuel economy in heavy trucks. The Peterbilt-Cummins SuperTruck team integrated a waste heat recovery system in two demonstration vehicles as part of its 50 percent efficient engine package. “Waste heat recovery was a key contributor to the program results that achieved a peak 75 percent improvement in fuel economy over a baseline 2009 production truck,” says Ken Damon, manager of Peterbilt Motors’ vehicle performance group. For vehicle applications, this approach has been investigated in laboratories for decades, and recent research and development has enabled implementation of functional prototypes on line-haul heavy trucks, says Mark Groeneweg, director of Daimler Trucks powertrain engineering for the company’s NAFTA region. “Technology demonstrations facilitated by the U.S. Department of Energy SuperTruck program are a successful example of that,” Groeneweg says. “It is a promising technology to boost commercial vehicle fuel economy.” One size won’t fit all Despite the promise that waste heat recovery technology holds, there are significant barriers to implementing it in trucking applications. “Kenworth and Paccar are constantly evaluating new technologies that provide benefit to customers,” says Kevin Baney, Kenworth chief engineer. “As engines continue to gain efficiency through measures such as downspeeding, reduced friction and parasitics, we also recognize the potential of waste heat recovery systems.” But that potential, according to Baney, depends heavily on the engine’s duty cycle, and such systems also add cost, complexity and weight to the vehicle. “When customers evaluate fuel-efficient features, they typically expect a payback of no more than two to three years that considers additional maintenance and upfront acquisition costs,” he says. “At present, we do not see an economically-based application for waste heat recovery in our vehicles, but we will continue to evaluate its viability.” Greszler says waste heat recovery systems theoretically could provide fleets with up to a 4 percent boost in fuel economy – assuming they operate in the right applications. It’s more likely a vehicle would net only an overall increase of 2 percent because of lost aerodynamic efficiency, he says. “These are sizeable systems, and packaging will be problematic.” The systems also present lag-time issues, Greszler says. Because it takes time for a waste heat recovery system to get fluids up to temperature, fleets running in mountains or hills won’t be able to access the additional power when they need it most – during the uphill portion of a climb. “It’s technology that will work best hauling heavy loads in flat terrain,” he says. Weight also is an issue. “Our current estimates range from an additional 300 to 500 pounds,” Greszler says. “Maintenance demands will increase because it’s an entirely new system on the vehicle with lots of high-pressure plumbing and special lubrication demands.” While Volvo thinks waste heat recovery technology potentially could be a useful option for some fleets, Greszler says the company also is concerned that it will be mandated by EPA as part of a future emissions or fuel economy regulation. “We don’t see it as a one-size-fits-all solution for fleets concerned about fuel economy,” he says. However, Chandra says potential weight gains will be offset by reductions in the powertrain and elsewhere on future truck designs. For example, radiators potentially could be designed smaller due to lesser heat loads because the waste heat condenser would handle some of the cooling demands. “If waste heat from EGR is used for waste heat recovery, the EGR cooler will be a new design,” Chandra says. “Other components are not likely to be affected. That’s why this is a technology that Cummins is still developing, testing and validating in applications, including our work on the SuperTruck program.” The technology’s commercial viability will drive its future timing for production implementation, Chandra says. “There are also a number of optimization opportunities in aerodynamics and drivetrains that will provide fuel economy gains.” Chandra says Cummins expects to deploy waste heat recovery technology in some fashion by 2020 or so, with some customers getting field test units in 2017 or 2018. “A version is being used in today’s Formula One racecars, where they add it to the standard V6 and call the package a hybrid,” Chandra says. “It recovers exhaust heat and turns it back into energy.” Much engineering work remains for waste heat recovery technology to yield a positive business case, which involves the system’s cost, its fuel savings potential and fuel cost itself, Groeneweg says. More development is required to reduce cost, improve over-the-road performance and manage the complexities related to numerous vehicle integration tradeoffs, including weight, packaging, radiator sizes and aerodynamic penalties. “The reliability and durability of this relatively complex system needs to be ensured before the product is ready for real-world commercial use,” he says. “That’s why current waste heat recovery systems are only on research and development prototype demonstrators.” .

Heavy Duty Trucking / August 4, 2015 The truck driver involved in a June 25 nine-vehicle crash on I-75 near Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed six people, has been charged with six counts of vehicular homicide, among other charges. The move comes shortly after the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report into the crash, which found mechanical breakdowns, another minor crash on the trip, and major hours of service violations. A lawsuit has also been filed against the driver and the carrier. In addition to the vehicular homicide charges, Benjamin Scott Brewer, 39, was also charged with four counts of reckless aggravated assault; one count of driving under the influence of narcotics; one count of speeding (77 mph in a 55-mph zone), and one false report of duty status, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. On the evening of June 25, eight vehicles were stopped on I-75 northbound because of construction when Brewer's tractor-trailer plowed into them from behind. Six people, two of them children, were killed, and others were injured. The NTSB usually sends five investigators to crash sites, but sent 11 to Chattanooga due to the scope of this incident, according to the paper. In its preliminary report, the board found that Brewer began his trip on Monday, June 22, reporting for duty in London, Ky. He was supposed to pick up a load in Kentucky and deliver it to Florida. When he picked up the load, however, he found the truck's air compressor couldn't build up enough air to properly operate the brake system. After he got that fixed, the truck had problems with the fuel delivery system so it went back to the shop. After that was repaired, no more mechanical issues were reported in route to Florida, but after being on duty for about 45 hours, he sideswiped another vehicle in Wildwood, Fla. There were not injuries, but he was cited with reckless driving for causing the crash, and the damage to the truck resulted in another delay for repairs. The driver arrived at his final destination in Florida on Wednesday, June 24 – after being on duty for about 50 consecutive hours – and logged himself off duty at 4:30 p.m. Twelve hours later he was on the road for his return trip to London, Kentucky, and at 7:10 p.m. was involved in the fatal crash – over his 14-hour daily on duty limit. Other aspects of the investigation are ongoing, including a review of electronic control modules, security video from local businesses near the crash, cell phone records, motor carrier operations, and toxicology testing. Two weeks ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared Brewer an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him off the road. That order noted that although Brewer reported being off duty June 15-25, the vehicle tracking system used by his employer, along with other records, showed he had been on-duty and driving on June 22, 23, and 24. It was also found that Brewer omitted a past citation and crash from his employment application, which required him to list all accidents and convictions occurring in the past three years. On May 25, Brewer also tested positive for controlled substances following a court-ordered controlled substances test. A crash survivor has filed a $10 million lawsuit against both Brewer and the carrier that owned the truck, Cool Runnings Express Inc., and the company's owners, Billy Sizemore and Cretty Sizemore, according to published reports. It apparently was Brewer's first run for the company. According to the Times Free Press, Cool Runnings Express operates six trucks and employs nine drivers, hauling refrigerated freight. During the last 24 months, the paper notes, the company's trucks failed three of eight vehicle inspections and two of 14 driver inspections. On three occasions since 2013, trucks were put out of service during roadside inspection issues because of brake problems. In addition, the paper reports two instances of out of service violations for hours of service in 2014.

Forbes / August 3, 2015 In the U.S., over 70 percent of all freight movement is hauled by trucks of various types and sizes. Needless to say, any improvements in freight efficiencies will have a cascading positive impact on all corners of the world’s largest and most dynamic economy. The last time the U.S. transportation and logistics industry experienced revolutionary changes was in the 1990s, when IT induced remarkable efficiency gains. We are now at the cusp of a similar revolutionary transition in the trucking industry with Uber for truck-type apps entering the market, but this time the competition will be high and the solutions a lot more fragmented. Picture this: a bearings maker in San Francisco needs to urgently ship 20 boxes of bearings to an elevator manufacturer in Seattle. An “Uber”-type app for freight transportation can now connect the shipper to a truck that is scheduled to leave the shipper’s area for Seattle. The driver is happy, as she/he can now get more payload to carry (which otherwise could not have been located on an on-the-fly, ad-hoc basis), gain revenues, and reduce empty miles. The shipper is happy because he/she can ship freight on an ad-hoc, on-demand basis. The app provider is happy as it has created a new business opportunity in the market helping efficiently connect demand to supply, and finally other motorists and the environment are both happy as we reduced empty miles (hence congestion) and also emissions. Moreover, shippers are billed immediately and carriers are paid immediately, and the transaction is executed in a swift and seamless manner with the app provider benefiting from each transaction. Each year, on average, 20 billion empty miles are incurred by trucks, which cost the economy billions of dollars in fuel, congestion, environmental damage, and lost man hours. A recent study by Frost & Sullivan forecasts that by 2025, $26.4 billion of all truck freight movement revenues will be enabled by mobile freight brokering. Smartphone/mobile device-based freight brokers are attempting to rise above traditional brokerage firms by offering higher asset utilization and expedited revenue allocation to carriers; peer-reviewed and rated carriers; and an expedited on-demand, ad-hoc demand response service to shippers. Start-ups such as Cargomatic and Transfix from California and New York, respectively, are targeting a host of market sectors such as long-haul, regional, and local trucking, and carrier types such as for-hire and private fleets. The growth potential of this industry is promising, and that has attracted an array of investors, ranging from truck makers (e.g., Volvo) to logistics behemoths (e.g., UPS). The North American trucking industry is facing an acute driver shortage, which by some estimates stands at a deficit of 400,000 drivers. An even more disturbing trend is the record-low levels of young drivers (21-25 year olds) in the overall driver population mix. These challenges can deal a serious blow to our economic growth if not addressed immediately. Smartphone-based freight brokering, among many other innovations, can help reduce the severity of this shortage; when coupled with autonomous driving, truck connectivity and infotainment, and cabin comfort and convenience-focused enhancements brought by truck makers, it can also attract younger drivers. Thanks to several innovative technologies that are being developed today, soon a truck will be driven autonomously for extended periods of time, offering a safe driving environment on highways and enabling the driver to use his/her smartphone/mobile device to get connected to the world outside and vice versa. This will also help the driver locate nearby freight and carry it to its destination if the truck is also headed there. These productivity gains and freight efficiency gains will benefit both the driver and the fleet he/she represents. This will also reduce empty miles, congestion, and emission footprint of commercial vehicles. At the heart of this change will be mobile devices like smartphones that will enable people to connect freight to trucks, with spare freight-carrying capacity on an on-demand, ad-hoc, networked manner. There will be concerns, just like there are concerns surrounding Uber in terms of track record of the fleet, driver, equipment that represents carrier capabilities, and type/nature of freight, etc., that will present initial hurdles and psychological inertia, but with extensive vetting, reviewing and checking mechanisms, companies offering mobile freight brokering services can present trucks that can deliver the highest uptime, fleets that present the highest trust and confidence ratings, drivers that drive safely and reliably, and a service that is fast, effective, safe, and efficient. However, the one thing that will be different this time will be that competition will come from several quarters. A Light Commercial vehicle manufacturer in India told me last month how they were developing a similar solution for their light trucks in India, as they wanted to increase the earnings capability of their independent trucks drivers to take more jobs on the fly. Similarly, I have seen and heard of solutions from entrepreneurs, in addition to leasing, telematics services providers and even telecom operators. It will be fun as I don’t see one “Uber” being the market leader in the trucking industry.

Texas father impregnates underage daughter and sexually abuses other children 10 years Houston News / August 4, 2015 A North Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole after being found guilty of sexually abusing several children and impregnating his underage daughter. Danny Richard Minor, 40, of The Colony, was convicted Thursday on five counts of child sex abuse. Prosecutors said that, from 2002 to 2009 while living in Plano, north of Dallas, Minor molested two of his own children as well as an unrelated child. [six years ago], one of the victims came forward about the abuse in 2009, however the investigation was stalled due to 'conflicting statements', according to the Collin County District Attorney's Office. Minor then left Plano and moved 20 miles west to The Colony. However the abuse continued at the new home. Then, in June 2014, a second child came forward. The statement given by the child matched up with the information given by the first child in 2009. Minor was arrested and a search warrant was obtained for his DNA. 'A paternity test confirmed that Minor is the biological father of his daughter's child,' Collin County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Bill Dobiyanski said. On Thursday he was found guilty of three counts of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child and two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. The continuous sexual abuse charged involve children under 14 years of age On Friday, the jury sentenced Minor to life confinement without the possibility of parole on each count of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and life confinement on each count of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Mother beats 3-year-old daughter to death Detroit News / August 4, 2015 A young girl was found dead outside her home on Monday morning. Jettie Ray Adams, 3, of Trafford, Alabama, died as a result of severe internal injuries and was found in a pool of her own vomit when medical personnel arrived on the scene. Her death has now been ruled a homicide, and the girl's mother, Misty Lynn Wright, and her mother's boyfriend, Johnathon Wayne Talley, have been arrested on charges of aggravated child abuse with severe injuries. Those charges are expected to soon be upgraded to capital murder. Behind bars: Jettie's mother Misty Lynn Wright (left) and her mother's boyfriend Johnathon Wayne Talley (right) have been arrested and charged with child abuse. She was rushed to to Children's Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Chief Deputy Randy Christian says that after examination it was determined that the young girl's injuries were the result of repeated blows to her abdomen, chest and head. 'When the person that is trusted with protecting a child turns out to be the abuser of them, it is as sickening and as bad as it gets,' said Christian. 'That is what we have in this case. A special kind of sick, a special kind of evil.' Talley has been arrested for possession of both methamphetamine and cocaine over the past 10 years, as well as public intoxication, resisting arrest, theft and trespassing to name just a few. His cocaine and theft arrest in 2004 landed him in prison for 10 years, though it is not certain how much of that sentence he actually served. Investigators are calling Jette's death one of the worst they have ever seen. 'I really don't know how someone is capable of abusing a fragile and innocent child in any manner, but to continue to the point of injury and death is beyond anyone's comprehension,'' said Christian. 'Those responsible have been identified and arrested and our job now is to ensure they will not see the light of day again and they will never harm another child.' He then added; God' bless, love and hug this poor little girl. She was never given a chance to learn that her life was not supposed to be this way, that it wasn't her fault, that this isn't how children are supposed to grow up. 'It gives a little more meaning to say she is in a much better place now.' .

Man murders his 10-year-old son, tosses into river Associated Press / August 3, 2015 A Minnesota man admitted Monday that he killed his 10-year-old son, saying he beat the boy in a fit of rage, then wrapped the child with duct tape and threw him in a river because he feared he'd get in trouble. Pierre Collins, who made public pleas for help after his son went missing in March, detailed the attack after pleading guilty to second-degree intentional murder. He was immediately sentenced to 40 years in prison, the maximum allowed. Their son, Barway, was last seen alive March 18. Surveillance video on that day showed the boy bouncing out of a van as he got dropped off at school, saying: "There's my dad." Collins long insisted he had nothing to do with his son's disappearance, and hundreds of volunteers helped authorities search for Barway for weeks. The child’s body was found in the Mississippi River by volunteers on April 11, and Collins was arrested two days later. A woman who helped in the searches, Victoria Peabody, told the judge Monday that she felt broken. She said she visited Collins many times during the searches and he continued to beg for help. "I just feel so dirty, because I held his hand and prayed for him," Peabody told Hennepin County District Court Judge Tanya Bransford. Several people wept openly during the hearing, including Barway's mother, Louise Karluah, who lives in Liberia and came to the U.S. for her son's funeral. Still, she said she has forgiven Collins. "Killing a child is not right," she said after the hearing. "So I'm not feeling good right now. ... I've been praying for justice for Barway." Surveillance video from his apartment complex on the day he went missing shows Barway walking toward the building's entrance, but then quickly turning and going another direction. Under questioning from assistant public defender Shawn Webb, Collins said Barway was supposed to go into the apartment but Collins saw him outside playing and got angry. Collins said he called his son over to him and started to hit him, then the boy fell to the ground and wasn't responding. Collins said he thought he would get in trouble, so instead of seeking help for Barway, Collins put the boy in his car, wrapped duct tape around his arms and legs then put his son in the river. "You knew that by doing this, your son was going to die," Webb said. "Yes," Collins replied. Authorities haven't said whether Barway was still alive when he was placed in the river. Judge Bransford said Collins' sentence is longer than the standard for second-degree intentional murder because the victim was particularly vulnerable at age 10, Collins was in a position of authority, and hiding Barway's body was particularly cruel. "It is hard to conceive — unimaginable — that a parent would kill their own child," the judge said. "Unfortunately, there's nothing that can ever be done that will bring back Barway Collins." .

Because of the longer service life offered by the optional transistorized flasher (47MO3109M in your case) some customers elected to pay extra for that option over the standard electro-mechanical type flasher (46MO212 3-prong / 47MO274R 2-prong)

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The Washington Times / July 29, 2015 The National Institutes for Health has spent over $2.6 million [of U.S. taxpayer money] since 2011 on a program to motivate truck drivers to lose weight. The Oregon Health and Science University is conducting the program which sets up a weight-loss competition for truckers. Participants also get access to interactive health screenings, weight tips and motivational phone calls while they drive. “Drivers experience multiple roadblocks to health, including laws permitting long work hours and an isolating job structure that restricts physical activity and dietary choices. Despite the growing health crisis, there is a lack of effective weight loss and health promotion interventions for truck drivers,” NIH’s grant description reads. “To address this research gap, we developed an innovative intervention that is integrated with the job structure and modern technologies of truck driving,” the grant reads. “Our approach uses mobile computing technologies to provide training and feedback during a weight loss competition, and delivers motivational interviewing on cell phones.” According to the grant description, long-haul truck drivers have overweight and obesity rates almost 20 percent higher than the general population and published results from the ongoing study suggest that trucker obesity can lead to accidents behind the wheel. “Driver health problems, especially obesity and related conditions like sleep apnea, are related to driving errors and increased crash rates, impacting both driver safety and the safety of the general public,” according to a January 2014 paper on the study posted by HHS. Researchers are soliciting truckers from across the country to participate in the Safety and Health Involvement for Truckers (SHIFT) program. Truckers in the program record their weight and behavior every week and can receive free health screenings and win lottery prizes, the SHIFT website states. The project has received $386,985 this year, in addition to the $2,658,929 allocated for the program since 2011. The program is budgeted until 2016. Twenty-nine truck drivers participated in the pilot study, according to the 2014 paper, and lost an average of 7.8 pounds, or “roughly 1 BMI unit,” in six months.

AFP / July 30, 2015

Prime Mover Magazine / August 4, 2015 Waste and recycling services provider JR Richards and Sons has invested in eight new 2015 model Iveco Acco compactors and a Eurocargo Pantech to meet the requirements of a new contract with Wollondilly Council on the outskirts of South Western Sydney. The Accos have a 6x4 driveline and have been fitted with a selection of compactor bodies to service the contract requirements, including six sideloaders: two each in three different configurations to suit waste, recycling and organics collections. The other two are reportedly set-up as rear loaders for kerbside clean-ups, while the 4x2 Eurocargo is equipped with a Pantech-style body and tailgate lifter to collect bulky items such as old whitegoods. The new Accos feature American drivelines consisting of an SCR engine producing 209kW and 1055Nm, Allison full automatic transmission, Meritor axles, Hendrickson suspensions and also boast ABS with Active Traction Control. JR Richards and Sons Associate Director, Rob Marlow, said that the Accos are well suited to the demanding nature of refuse work. “The waste industry is fairly hard on collection vehicles with constant stopping and starting as we collect bins doing door-to-door servicing at low speeds with lots of braking,” he said. “We also travel all roads, not just the tarred ones, and landfills are not known for their great driving surfaces, so the vehicles have to be very robust. “Add to this the specialist nature of what we do, if a truck breaks down, you cannot just go and hire a replacement to perform what are essential services with public health implications. So the vehicles must be very reliable and parts need to be available to ensure downtime is kept to an absolute minimum. “These are the areas we find the ACCOs excel in, and the major reasons why we keep coming back to them,” Marlow said. Related reading - http://www.iveco.com.au/product/acco .

What in the world? Now, a U.S. sailor is facing disciplinary action for returning fire on the radical Islamic murderer Mohammed Abdulazeeez in Chattanooga. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3184315/Outrage-Navy-says-sailor-fired-Chattanooga-shooter-using-unauthorized-weapon-face-disciplinary-action.html

Australia is at the equivalent of Euro-5. One can use dual DPFs, or only SCR. Importantly, note that CAT's C15 is using high pressure common rail fuel injection (2,200 Bar / 32,000 psi), like the leading European engine makers. For Euro-6, Scania and Iveco are offering "only SCR" engines..........no EGR but they have a DPF because there are occasional moments of need.

I note how you asked this new Volvo generation Mack brand salesman a valid question, and now many days later, he has yet to answer you. As the "Division Operations Manager," so anxious to sell a Mack brand truck, I'd expect him to set a good example to his salesmen by quickly responding to customer inquiries. In the days of the former Mack Trucks, our knowledgeable veteran salesman would immediately provide you with an answer to such a question, or within 24 hours for something out-of-the-ordinary.

Woman, 25, murders her father AND daughter WFTV 9 / August 3, 2015 A 25-year-old Lakeland, Florida mother murdered her own father and her daughter, hid their remains in a neighbor's shed, then made up a story about them running off to Georgia. Cheyanne Jessie killed her 50-year-old father Mark Weekly and her six-year-old daughter Meredith, then waited more than a week before reporting them missing, detectives say. The pair's remains were found in plastic boxes on a neighbor's property in Lakeland, Florida, late Saturday night, some 200 yards from Weekly's home. Investigators say she killed Meredith because she was getting in the way of her relationship with a new boyfriend. It is not clear why she would have killed her father as well. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Cheyanne Jessie killed Weekly and Meredith Jessie at Weekly’s home, then used a shovel to put them into two bins before driving the remains 200 yards to the landlord’s house, who was away, and put the bins in a shed. Deputies serving a search warrant discover blood-stained floors and furniture with slash marks. Judd said the house reeked of a foul odor, and Cheyanne Jessie claimed there had been a dead raccoon under her porch. "Nothing is more horrific than the murder of a child, except when it’s done by a parent," Judd said. Judd said a gun and knife were used in the killings, but they are waiting for the results of the autopsies to determine exactly how Weekly and Meredith Jessie died. "This is the face and (these are) the eyes of a cold-blooded murderer that not only murdered them on the 18th of July, but left them in the residence for many days," Judd said. Cheyanne Jessie is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of tampering with evidence. .

Four relatives beat pregnant Texas girl, 14, into delivering stillborn baby, dispose of remains on charcoal grill New York Daily News / June 3, 2015 Four relatives have been charged after a 14-year-old girl raped by a family member was beaten and kicked into delivering a stillborn baby which was disposed of on a charcoal grill. The un-named victim was repeatedly assaulted between January and March 2013 when she eventually gave birth to a stillborn baby at the house in Pleasant Grove in Dallas, Texas. Lonnell McDonald, 27, Sharon Lee Jones, 45, Cedric Jones, 27 and Cecila McDonald, 25, have all been charged with engaging in organized crime. According to Dallas News, the 'underlying crime' is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The grand jury indictments in this case allege that the deadly weapon was the four defendants' hands and feet. At the time of their arrest, they were accused of trying to cover up the incident by burning the dead infant's body on a charcoal grill before disposing of it in an unknown location. According to court documents, the young girl told Dallas Police that she was sexually assaulted by a member of her family in August 2012, but did not report the abuse because she was 'embarrassed'. The suspects discovered the girl was pregnant in January 2013 and began attempts of forcing the victim to abort her baby. The victim came forward to police in May 22 when she made a full statement to officers. According to an affidavit the teen was allegedly given 'multiple doses' of birth control pills as well as emergency contraception pills and cinnamon tablets. When the pills failed to abort the baby, they are accused of pinning the girl down while Lonnell McDonald 'repeatedly bounced up and down' on the girl as well as kicking her. The final assault, according to one witness who accompanied the girl to police, lasted six hours, it is said. It is alleged that the suspects wanted to dispose of the body in case Dallas Child Protective Services came and took away other children from the house because of the initial sexual assault on the victim. The affidavit claims that Cecllia McDonald told the girl: 'You ain’t about to get my kids taken away from me.' The attack continued until the girl started bleeding heavily and delivered a stillborn baby about two hours later. The affidavit claims the infant's body was then burned on a charcoal grill. According to Dallas News, rape suspect Robert Joseph Cayald, 22 has not been indicted. He was arrested on charge of aggravated sexual assault and, along with the other four defendants, remains in jail on $150,000 bond.

Where did you get the part number for the set (301SQ31C)? From the good folks at Watts Mack? Did you use the 1QHA number stamped on your front axle? Most of those old set numbers are superceded to multiple items (you have to order the set items individually).

In the sense (at the very least) of the engine being the CAT C15 and the emissions solution, the Australian market long haul CAT trucks are not at all the same as the North American CAT vocational trucks.

Transport Engineer / August 3, 2015 Spirits haulage firm McPherson has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz truck for more than five years, an Actros 2545 tractor, and this will be joined by another Actros in October. Supplied by Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles Aberdeen, the 2545 has a StreamSpace cab and is powered by a 449bhp straight-six engine, with PowerShift 3 automated transmission. The second Actros will be a 2551 Bigspace, with 510bhp engine. Based in Aberlour, Speyside, McPherson runs a 200-strong fleet of tractors, which pull polished steel tankers, hydraulic double-deckers and bulk tipping trailers. Recently, its trucks have been acquired through two other manufacturers, but the determination of the dealership and the opening of a Mercedes workshop in Nairn swung the firm's decision: "We now have a dependable dealer that's within easy reach and that provides excellent back-up," says fleet engineering director Ian Jamieson. "In its first three months on the road, the Actros has performed faultlessly in what is a demanding role, negotiating the narrow and undulating roads of Speyside and accessing distillery sites which can be very tight. "The truck is also well liked by its driver and is showing improved fuel efficiency against our current fleet results." McPherson's trucks are specified to ADR standards for the carriage of Class 3 flammable liquids. The operator has also fitted a catwalk and large grab handles to the rear of the cab, and a Brigade camera system giving the driver all-round views, including the fifth wheel. .

CAT Press Release / August 3, 2015 Early Success for New Triples-Rated CT630HD Little more than a month after its bold debut at the Brisbane Truck Show, the new triples-rated CT630HD model from Cat Trucks has spearheaded a hugely successful 2015 Perth Truck and Trailer Show for West Australian Cat dealer WesTrac. “We knew there would be plenty of interest in the CT630HD but the level of enquiry for the full range of Cat trucks was beyond our best expectations,” said an emphatic Peter Calligaro, WesTrac Cat Trucks Business Unit Manager. “There were two HDs on our stand and both were sold even before the show doors opened.” Holding pride of place on the WesTrac stand was the first CT630HD sold in Australia, bought by Sean Carren, founder and managing director of high profile Perth-based transport company Goldstar Transport. WesTrac and several of its major customers including Sean Carren were strong advocates for the CT630HD and played significant roles in development of Cat’s new roadtrain specialist which carries a gross combination mass (GCM) rating up to 131 tonnes. Meantime, WesTrac’s second CT630HD show truck was snapped up just minutes before the Perth show was declared open. “I took a call from John Nicoletti, the head of Newmont Corporation,” explained a buoyant Peter Calligaro. “He’d briefly seen the truck the day before and in no uncertain terms told me he wanted that truck and not to sell it to anyone else.” Based at Merredin, around 260 km east of Perth, Newmont Corporation is a major multi-faceted agricultural enterprise with vast interests in grain and livestock. “Newmont has diverse transport needs which obviously include roadtrain triples, so John Nicoletti’s decision to purchase a CT630HD off the stand is certainly a strong endorsement for the features of the model,” Peter Calligaro commented. Cat’s tireless C15 engine is definitely one of the biggest benefits in the eyes of many operators, he adds. The driving force of all CT630 models, the trusted C15 is the only heavy-duty truck engine in Australia which does not require the burdensome cost and complexity of an EGR or SCR emissions control system. Also on WesTrac’s stand in Perth was a CT630SC, the purpose-designed model which continues to forge new business for Cat Trucks across Australia in B-double and B-triple applications. “That’s what made this year’s Perth show such a good event for WesTrac and Cat Trucks,” Peter continued. “The West Australian trucking industry covers a massive range of roles, from local trucks to east-west linehaul and of course, the double and triple roadtrain sector. “Now we have trucks for all those applications and while the CT630HD is an extremely important new model, there was no shortage of interest in the entire range from a broad cross-section of operators, including some who had travelled a very long way to see the trucks. “It was a great show for WesTrac and probably more to the point, a great show for Cat Trucks because we now have all bases covered with purpose-built models,” Peter Calligaro concluded. Related reading - http://www.cattrucks.com.au/trucks/ct630hd/

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Two brothers murder parents and 3 siblings with hatchet Associated Press / July 31, 2015 First-degree murder charges were formally filed Friday against two Oklahoma brothers accused in the stabbing deaths of their parents and three siblings. Robert Davis Bever, 18, and Michael John Bever, 16, were each charged with five counts of first degree murder in the July 22 deaths of parents David Bever, 52, and April Bever, 44, and siblings Daniel Bever, 12; Christopher Bever, 7; and Victoria Bever, 5. The 18-year-old was 'very forthcoming' during his confession but showed 'no remorse' for the bloodthirsty massacre. Instead, he told police that the murders were 'just the beginning' of a string of killings planned outside of the family. The brothers were also charged with one count of assault and battery with intent to kill involving multiple stabbings inflicted on a 13-year-old sister who survived the attack. First-degree murder is punishable by life in prison or death, but Kunzweiler has said the maximum sentence facing the younger brother if he is convicted of first-degree murder is life in prison or life in prison without the possibility of parole. While the death penalty is legal in Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 banned the execution of anyone under the age of 18 at the time a crime was committed. Officers responding to a 911 call placed from inside an upscale home in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow found blood on the front porch and heard a voice inside crying out for help, authorities said. Officers entered the residence and found the 13-year-old girl lying on the floor with multiple stab wounds. The assault charge alleges that the brothers used a knife to stab the girl "multiple times with such force that was likely to produce death." The girl, according to Robert Bever's arrest report, named Robert and Michael Bever as the people who attacked her and the rest of her family. A 2-year-old girl was found unharmed in an upstairs bedroom and has since been placed with relatives after initially being taken into state custody. A police dog tracked the two teens into a wooded area behind the family's home shortly after officers arrived on the scene, and two knives and a hatchet were discovered inside the home.

17-year throws newborn child away into dumpster Associated Press / July 31, 2015 A newborn baby girl who was found alive in a dumpster in western Kentucky remained in a hospital Friday, and a teenager was charged with attempted murder. The McCracken County sheriff's office said the baby was in stable condition after being found by a man Thursday afternoon. "What alerted him was he heard a loud noise outside," Sgt. Darrin Frommeyer of the sheriff's office said Friday. The man said he went outside, saw a young man walking away from the dumpster, walked over to it and heard a baby crying, Frommeyer said. When he opened the dumpster, he found the baby and called authorities. A 17-year-old boy was detained later and charged with attempted murder, first-degree criminal abuse and tampering with physical evidence, Frommeyer said. The teen is the boyfriend of the baby's 15-year-old mother, who was taken to a hospital with bleeding hours after the baby was found, Frommeyer said. The boyfriend confessed to police what happened. Officials don't know whether the 17-year-old is the baby's father. The mother lives with her mother and sister in an apartment near the business where the baby was found, and the boyfriend lives with his aunt, Frommeyer said. The girl's family told authorities they didn't know she was pregnant.