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Volvo Trucks unveils "Blue Power" natural gas strategy for North America
MIAMI, Fla. -- Volvo Trucks has announced it will launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for the North American market in 2014, claiming “significant” fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas... […]
COMPETITION WATCH: Apps Transport replaces a third of its fleet with new Peterbilts
BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Apps Transport Group has taken delivery of the first of 17 new Peterbilt 386s the company has ordered. […]
TransCore reports record spot market freight volumes available in April
PORTLAND, Ore. -- TransCore’s North American Freight Index indicated a record volume of spot market freight was available in April. […]
Cat now offering 15-litre engine in CT660 vocational truck
PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has announced the availability of its 15-litre CT15 engine in the CT660 vocational truck. […]
Michigan opens long-delayed bridge truck road
DETROIT, Mich. -- A dedicated truck road, long in the planning, has finally opened on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge, a win-win for truckers who no longer have to navigate the streets of inner city Detroit, and for neighbourhood... […]
Canadian fleets finish in top four of TCA's Weight Loss Showdown
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Bison Transport and Brian Kurtz Trucking – the lone Canadian entrants into the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Weight Loss Showdown – both finished in the top four. […]
Westport upgrades 15-L LNG engine
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Westport Innovations says it has improved the performance of its flagship HD15L LNG engine. […]
US issues NPRM mandating electronic stability control systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will mandate the use of electronic stability control (ESC) systems on heavy vehicles. […]
COMPETITION WATCH: Challenger rejuvenates fleet, modernizes paint scheme
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- Challenger Motor Freight has embarked on an aggressive strategy to rejuvenate its fleet, and by year’s end will have replaced more than 400 tractors – or nearly a third of its entire fleet. […]
COMPETITION WATCH: Celadon wins new award celebrating health, fitness of drivers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The first-ever Healthy Trucking Fleet of the Year award, a collaboration between FusionHealth and Navistar, has been presented to Celadon Group at its headquarters in Indianapolis. The award honours trucking companies that... […]

Volvo Trucks Planning 13-Liter LNG Engine
MIAMI - Volvo Trucks plans to introduce a new 13-liter liquefied natural gas engine for its North American over-the-road customers in 2014, the latest development in the fast-growing move to natural gas products, company officials said Friday. […]
FMCSA Formally Withdraws EOBR Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally withdrawn its regulation that would have mandated electronic onboard recorders for some carriers. […]
SoCal Ports' Cargo Up 2% in April
Total cargo volume in Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rose 2% in April, indicating stronger international trade volume at the nation's two largest ports. […]
YRC Freight Plans to Hire 200 Drivers
YRC Freight, the national less-than-truckload unit of YRC Worldwide, said it plans to immediately add 200 over-the-road drivers in 13 locations. […]
NHTSA Proposes Stability-Control Mandate for Heavy Vehicles
Electronic stability-control systems would be required on all new heavy trucks and buses under a regulation proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which estimates it could prevent more than 2,300 crashes per year. […]
Natural Gas Prices May Double by 2015, FT Reports
U.S. natural gas prices may double from recent 10-year lows by 2015 as more of the fuel is used in transportation, the Financial Times reported May 17, citing an oil company executive. […]
Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Contracts
An index of manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region in May showed contraction for the first time in eight months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday. […]
Leading Economic Indicators Slip
An index of leading economic indicators fell in April following six straight increases, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday. […]
FMCSA Shuts Two Alabama Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered two affiliated Alabama trucking companies to stop operating, declaring the carriers "imminent hazards to public safety." […]
Jobless Claims Unchanged for Week
Initial jobless claims were unchanged last week, holding at 370,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. […]
Oil Closes at Six-Month Low Under $93 a Barrel
Oil fell more than $1 Wednesday to finish the trading day at six-month-low under $93 a barrel, Bloomberg reported. […]

Communication between vehicles at last possible?
Trucks which can automatically recognize dangerous situations on the Road, even before the driver I available to do it? In the coming decades it can occur real… In the second half of October Volvo Trucks with several partners will present how innovative and modern systems of communication between vehicles and the environment can contribute to [...] […]
Truckermania an international final of Drivers League
More than 9 thousand of truck drivers not only from Europe, but also from the Middle East and the Republic of South Africa were competing in the eliminations of economical driving, which took place in June. The one, who will finally win the competition, would be the master of International Drivers League. Among the finalists [...] […]
Ice age of Polish harbour
Transported through refrigerated cargo containers food is increasingly going into the containers and they are tasty morsel for almost every port. In Szczecin prevent them gaining too shallow fairway and deficiencies in port infrastructure. Good marks for the meet officials who seek not to inhibit the flow of goods susceptible to corruption. Refrigerated, whi […]
How to buy a used car
It is hard to think in our country life completely without a car. Even, if every day we use city communication or bike, our own is no voted help in emergency situations. For people living in small cities and villages, car is real necessary. Not everybody have money to buy car straight from salon. So [...] […]
DAF fleet truck of year in Great Britain
During ceremony hand prestigious awards Motor Transport Award 2009 in London, model DAF CF85 the second time from row became honored title of Fleet truck of year. Awards “Motor Transport Awards” are honorable mention In British transport industry transmitted by branch magazine Motor Transport. Model CF85 meets all requirements of operators in range cost mana […]
Bess on leasing market In Poland
In first part of year covernant deal worth 40% less than in the same time year ago. Value of leasing agreement was about 18% less. In case of All market amount to 38%. Confirm it breakdown of investment small and big industries said representatives of Polish Leasing Ascertain. Worth of personal things leasinged in first [...] […]
Cars imported to Poland hit for borders
Flowing freely re-export of new cars from Poland to western countries of European Union mainly form Germany. Transaction between polish and German dealers fosters weakness polish currency. Difference in prices in German and Polish salons up to few thousands Euro. Actually difference in prices after conversion PLN to Euro in case of smallest cars from [...] […]
Paccar honored for ecological operations in hard times
Kenworth firm, one from one of mark of Paccar concern to which belongs also DAF has received prestigious award Fineness in sphere of clean air from American agency of environmental protection (EPA). Kenworth is first producer of utilitarian vehicles which receive this honorable mention from moment of revolt of award in 2000 year. American agency [...] […]
Volvo take big contract to China
Volvo Buses together with Sunwin Bus delegation has signed with Bashi Group firm from Shanghai frame agreement to supply 1500 buses. Value of contract totals about 116 million euro but supplies of busses will last for opening of next year’s exhibition World Expo in Shanghai. Shanghai actually invest to modernization and boost of efficiency of [...] […]
Transport in Poland is slightly Better
Transport in Poland is slightly Better – as wrote ‘Rzeczpospolita’, the logistics industry is beginning to feel a revival. Companies from industry are counting to maintain last year turns and some even on the increase. Is this announcement the end of the economic crisis? According to ‘Rzeczypospolita’, it was the first transport companies have begun [...] […]

Italy Earthquake Leaves Six Dead, 50 Hurt
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Italy's populated northeast early Sunday, felling homes and church steeples around the historic city of Ferrara. […]
Will You See Today's Annular Solar Eclipse?
Just in case you haven't heard, an annular eclipse will dazzle the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. […]
Troubled Freighter Drifts Toward Great Barrier Reef
A broken-down cargo ship was drifting towards Australia's Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with fears of major damage if it were to run aground at the World Heritage-listed site. […]
Tyrannosaur Skeleton For Sale, But Ownership Is Questioned
Mongolia is raising concerns that a rare Tyrannosaur specimen now on auction in New York City may have left the country illegally. […]
Tiny Deep-Sea Life Eats Dinosaur-Era Meals
Deep ocean microorganisms are subsisting on nutrients first laid down when dinosaurs still walked the Earth. […]
SpaceX Launch Cut Off At Last Second
It's 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning and there’s just been what is truly a heart-stopping moment in the launch business -- a last-second launch abort. […]
SpaceX Launch Scrub Delays Space Station Mission
The Falcon 9 rocket ran into a technical issue that aborted the launch just as the engines ignited. […]
Verizon May Not Kill Unlimited Data Plans
The wireless phone company says that it will share details of their data plans well in advance of any introductions. […]
TWiDN: Breast-feeding Controversy & Vicious Pit Bulls
Are pit bulls as dangerous as the state of Maryland thinks they are? How long should women breast-feed? Did the Mayan culture actually predict doomsday? Find out the answers in This Week in Discovery News. […]
Priciest Big Apple Pad: DNews Nuggets
The highest price ever paid for an apartment in New York City is reached: $90 million. […]

Shannon (Tupelo Area), Mississippi

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Mississippi River Flooding South Eastern Missouri Spring May 2011

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The place where I unloaded had me come over to an off-site warehouse. While waiting for the truck ahead of me to get unloaded, I take a few video clips to give a flavor of this McPherson, Kansas warehouse located in a rural industrial park.

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Bosnia Plane Crash: 5 Killed As Cessna Goes Down
BANJA LUKA , Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A small sports plane burst into flames just after takeoff in northwest Bosnia on Sunday, killing the five people on board.Banja Luka police spokesperson Mirna Soja told the AP that three skydivers, an instructor and the pilot of the Cessna plane died in the crash.Read More... More on Video […]
Yukiya Amano, International Atomic Energy Agency Chief, Flies To Iran
VIENNA -- The U.N. nuclear agency chief says he is "positive" about the chances of clinching a deal with Iran that would allow his organization to resume a probe into whether Tehran worked on atomic arms. But he also notes that "nothing is certain."International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano spoke about his expectations shortly b […]
Lady Gaga On 'The Simpsons' Finale: Pop Icon Comes To Springfield To Cheer Up Lisa (Preview Videos)
In the Season 23 finale of "The Simpsons," (Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox) Lady Gaga comes to Springfield to help Lisa with her self-esteem in an episode titled "Lisa Goes Gaga."In two preview clips released by Fox, the pop icon puts on a concert (clad in meat-inspired hummingbird and Grammy dresses) urging Springfield's citizen […]
Nancy K. Humphreys: The NBA Pass: When Monopoly Met Oligopoly
What's bad about the NBA Pass? The whole point of cable/satellite media was to open up the market for telecommunications broadcasts from outside one's local viewing area. This is exactly what the NBA Pass is curtailing. […]
Kevin Olsen To Miami: Wayne Hills' Four-Star Class Of 2013 QB Commits To Hurricanes
By Dave Miller, National Football PostMiami head coach Al Golden and his staff have landed a big commitment in the Class of 2013, as quarterback Kevin Olsen has pledged to attend school in Coral Gables.Read More... More on Video […]
Jan Brewer Makes 'Disheartening' Veto
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Manny Ramirez Minor League Stint: Slugger Booed, Strikes Out 3 Times For River Cats
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Manny Ramirez felt pretty good – despite all the boos and the three strikeouts.The 12-time All-Star went 0 for 4 for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on Saturday night as he began a 10-game minor league stint to prepare to be activated by the Oakland Athletics from his 50-game suspension for a second positive drug test.Read More... […]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West: Couple Parties With Jay-Z, Gywneth Paltrow In London
London's DSTRKT club was the spot for Jay-Z and Kanye West's star-studded Watch the Throne afterparty last night. Read More... More on The Kardashians […]
Chicago NATO Cyberattack? Anonymous Claims Credit For City, Police Website Crashes
The City of Chicago website and the website for the Chicago Police Department crashed on Sunday amid explosive protests related to the ongoing NATO Summit.Authorities are investigating allegations that the interruptions could be related to a cyberattack.“We are aware of the potential issue of the City of Chicago website and are working with the appropriate f […]
Barney Frank Wedding: Secret Service Presence Will Keep Obamas Off Guest List
With his wedding set for July, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass), has a vow in place. Thanks to security concerns, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will not be there to share in the festivities.Frank appeared on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" on Sunday, explaining how he'd love to have the Obamas attend."If he and his wife wanted […]
Dan Rather: Corporate Media 'Is In Bed With' Washington (VIDEO)
Dan Rather slammed corporate media on Friday night, alleging that news coverage is guided by political interests and profits. The former CBS News anchor has recently returned to the spotlight, speaking out about his former employer and defending the controversial Bush National Guard story that ended his storied career at the network. On Friday, Rather appear […]
Afghanistan Army: Troops Complain Of Poor Equipment And Disrespect
GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- They say their M16s are dust-prone antiques. Their boots fall apart after a couple of months, they complain, and many of their helmets are cracked and patched. Yet they set out on patrol.They are the men of the Afghan National Army, the critical part of the huge machine being built to protect Afghanistan's security after the NATO […]
No Garbage Family: Meet The Family That Doesn't Take Out Its Trash
By Donna Beckwith For Positive NewsOnce Chris and Cindy Burger of Whitney Point, NY, fill a brown paper trash bag, they will take it to the landfill. They have been filling the same bag for twenty years -- and there is still room. Chris figures their family of four produces about 12 ounces of garbage per person per year. No joke.More From Positive News:Read […]
Woman, Jean Filson, Finds 100-Year-Old Family Letters And Personal Documents In Old Trunk
Akin to a storybook adventure, a woman in California has found unexpected treasure in an old trunk, Fox News reports.Jean Filson from Sacramento said a friend had given her the trunk without knowing its contents. When Filson opened it, she was amazed at what she found -- several letters and personal documents, some dating back more than 100 years. Fox News r […]
Jon Stewart's Republican Primary Highlights On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO)
The Republican party finally has a clear candidate for President in former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, but not that long ago it seemed the primary race would never end. Over the many months, Jon Stewart made sure we didn't miss a single gaffe, "oops," or outlandish remark with his analysis on "The Daily Show," and we still ha […]

Mario at Art Junkies: GOING TO GRAZ AUSTRIA
Mario will be leaving Wenesday the 23rd to head to Graz Austria for the tattoo expo on May 25th, 26th and 27th. Mario still has openings for this so if you would like to book your appointment for this expo give us a call at the shop @760-947-5538. […]
Tom Strom Art: Spectrum Live!
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Some recent work from the Hell City Convention. Dillon was nice enough to let me do whatever I wanted with his palm. Got to tattoo a good friend and fellow tattooer Eva Huber. A skull for Jim. Matt loves satan. A torch, sorry about the yellow sharpie, it's hard to wipe off hands. . . . . . […]
Art Junkies Tattoo Studio: THEIR GOING TO AUSTRIA
Mike and Mario leave on Wednesday to go to Graz Austria for a week, they will be going to the convection May 25th, 26th and 27th. Both Mike and Mario have openings so if you would like to book a appointment call the shop @ 760-947-5538 […]
Tattoos by Clod: New Website
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Art Junkies Tattoo Studio: May Special Time...
May is already almost over, so hurry in for our May special 3 hours for $300 that saves your $150 so you can still go shopping for some new summer time clothes!!! Remember you need to be at the shop between the hours of 2pm and 5pm to get this sweet deal!!! See you in here soon!! […]
Mario at Art Junkies: FROM MOTOR CITY
I found this little clip from Motor City 2012, a little interview with Mario and Sullen, check it out!!!! […]
Fallen Leaf Tattoos and Piercings: Tattoo Fact of the Day
Lasers work by producing short pulses of intense light that pass harmlessly through the top layers of the skin to be selectively absorbed by the tattoo pigment. This laser energy causes the tattoo pigment to fragment into smaller particles that are then removed by the body's immune system. Researchers have determined which wavelengths of light to use an […]
PowerLine Tattoo: News!
So Baltimore was definitely cool... the convention was pretty massive, a lot like Philly. There were a lot of really great artists there, and Evan and Mike kept nice and busy and put out some really nice pieces. We came home with one new trophy to add to our collection-- 3rd place Best Color Portrait for the Dexter portrait Evan did at the RI Tattoo Expo j […]
Travis Litke Tattoos: Tour Dates! Dont Blink!
Travis Litke Will Be Guest Tattooing at Off The Map Tattoos Easthampton MA June 5-12 Guest Tattooing at Studio Evolve w/ Tanane Whitfield and Gabriel Cece (to be announced) Attending Paradise Tattoo Gathering Keystone Colorado Sept. 13-16 More to come....... […]

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