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Diesel fell for the eighth week in the past ten, declining 6.2 cents to $3.888 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

Source: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=27014

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For many news outlets, Alaska is a long way from home — but for some covering the imminent transfer of a female polar bear cub from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage to the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, it’s a foreign country.

Source: http://www.topix.com/business/trucking/2011/06/polar-bear-heads-to-us-headline-offends-alaskans?fromrss=1

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Ryan Dunn, co star of the MTV show Jackass was killed in a fiery car crash near Philadelphia yesterday morning around 3 A.M. Dunn along with a passenger who has yet to be identified both died when his Porch gt3 left the roadway at an incredibly high speed, it jumped a guard rail and went into trees where is was totally destroyed. Upon impact the car burst into flames and set the woods on fire. [...More...]

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OPP Safety Blitz Targets Commercial Vehicles
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“Trucks are supposed to have speed limiters on them, so that’s another thing we’ll be looking for,” he added. The Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of …
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ONTARIO CANADA – AUG 18 2010 — Truck drivers will be the target of a safety blitz today as the Ontario Provincal Police (OPP) attempt to crack down on aggressive motorists. Read More about here: http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/762528

The will be checking speed governor settings on semi-trucks and big-rigs. Speed Limiters must be set at 65mph, 105kph, or lower. $250.00 fines will be issued.

The device to the right is know as an EZ-Tap, a hand held ECM/ECU Data extractor that is plugged into the truck computer. Data is downloaded into the device and plugged into a laptop computer where speed governor settings are analyzed.

Source: http://fastertruck.com/news/1/Ontario-highway-24hr-safety-blitz-targets-truckers.html

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First, some trucking news. This item was in the Green Bay Press Gazette a few days ago. A 66 year old trucker, John Freeman, is accused of stabbing his driving partner, Steven Bregger, 56, at a truck stop in Pennsylvania. According to the PA State Police, one driver was criticizing the other over his driving on a trip from NJ. "The argument was over whether they should stop to eat and the accused’s driving habits [...More...]

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