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Fleet Owner / August 12, 2016 U.S. sales of medium and heavy trucks in July saw their largest drop in almost seven years, and it was a similar story for sales in Canada. Class 8 sales were the driver in both cases. In the United States, Class 8 sales fell 39.8% compared with sales in July 2015. International, Freightliner and Volvo had the biggest year-over-year sales losses for the class, dropping 56.7%, 46.1% and 41.2%, respectively. In Canada, Class 8 sales were down by less but still significantly: sales fell 32.0% vs. July 2015. Class 7 sales faired better, down 15.2% in the U.S. and rising 2.1% in Canada compared with sales a year ago. Freightliner was the top U.S. seller (up 41.9%) for Class 7 trucks but had one of the sharpest losses in Canada (down 40.9%). Peterbilt's Canadian sales fell 68.4% for the biggest drop. For the United States, Class 6 was the best performing group. Sales rose 11.3% from a year ago. Chalk that up to gains by Ford (up 59.3%) and Freightliner (up 13.5%), but Peterbilt sales also saw gains — 7.4% — compared with July 2015. Class 6 Canadian sales fared quite poorly last month compared with July 2015, however, falling by more than half. Class 5 sales in the United States were about break-even last month vs. July 2015, down by only 0.3% overall. In Canada, Class 5 sales fell 9.6%. U.S. Class 4 sales fell by 16.7% year-over-year. In Canada, Class 4 sales fell 22.0%. The medium-duty classes were another mixed bag in the U.S. versus Canada. Ram’s Class 5 sales in July rose 56.8% in the United States but fell 11.4% in Canada compared with July 2015 sales. Mitsubishi-Fuso’s Class 4 July sales fell 71.0% in the U.S. and 85.7% in Canada, compared with July 2015 sales. Click here for more on U.S. truck sales for the month or here on Canadian truck sales from Ward's Auto.

Kenworth enhancing day cabs, ending T660 Today’s Trucking / August 13, 2016 Kenworth has unveiled several new and coming product enhancements, particularly to its lineup of day cabs, but has also announced that it will officially end production of the venerable T660. The company has sold 60,000 of that aerodynamic tractor since it was first introduced in 2007, essentially replacing the T600. A final 500 of the T660 cabs will be built this year until the last model rolls off the assembly line. About 80% of the trucks that the company builds today are the T680 or its vocational sibling, the T880. The T680 itself accounts for about 60% of sales, with the T880 at just under 30%. The changes come as Kenworth, like every other truck manufacturer, faces slumping Class 8 truck sales across North America. It is now projecting a retail market of 220,000 to 240,000 Class 8 sales this year, down from earlier projections set between 260,000 to 280,000 units. Still, the company did adjust its production rates last year to account for a smaller market. “Certainly things have come off slightly since last year,” said Mike Dozier, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president since April. And it has been a slow summer, but summers are historically slow. Putting the sales into context, 2016 will still be a good year for truck makers. “A strong market would put it in the Top 5 markets that we’ve seen,” he said. “The fleet is as new as it’s been in a long, long time … We see 2017 as a continuation of 2016, as we get a normalization.” Several factors are feeding the projections. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product is up 2% in the second quarter of the year, and a strong construction sector is supporting segments served by dump trucks and mixers, he noted in a media briefing. Even auto sales, which have slowed, are still up 0.4% year over year. Looking specifically at trucking, freight tonnage is up 2% year over year, while fleet utilization has bumped up 1% to 87%. The challenge for fleets is freight rates, which have dropped 0.06%, he said. For Kenworth stockholders, Dozier presented other positive news. The company has now enjoyed 77 consecutive years of net profit, and paid dividends every year since 1941. An A+/A1 credit rating also helps to ensure cash is on hand for further investments in the company and its products, Dozier said. The latest addition to the PACCAR tech center is a climatic-controlled wind tunnel, which can simulate everything from summer desert conditions to frigid winter temperatures at altitude. It’s one of only two such systems in North America. In the midst of it all, Kenworth expects its market share to edge up to 15%, and account for 9% of medium-duty trucks. Roughly 45% of the new trucks also come with proprietary engines, including the MX-11 that was introduced at the beginning of the year. By the end of the year, the company expects there will be 130,000 PACCAR engines on the road. “The future continues to be very, very bright,” Dozier said. More to come “We’re very proud of what we’ve accomplished, but we’re not done,” said chief engineer Kevin Baney. Kenworth had projected that it would boost fuel economy about 3-5% per year, and delivered a 15% increase in 2013, Baney said, adding that further enhancements are planned for next year. The T680 Advantage day cab is one of the latest trucks to receive aerodynamic and powertrain upgrades. Launched this month, it includes a front air dam, roof cap “bulb” seal, lower fairing extensions and lower fairing closeouts. The aerodynamic improvements boost fuel economy 1% over a model without the Advantage package, while powertrain upgrades – including an MX-11 or MX-13 engine, 10-speed Eaton Fuller Advantage Automated Manual Transmission, and Meritor MT40-14X drive axles rated at 40,000 pounds -- increase fuel economy 5% on their own. Kenworth is also leveraging three grants valued at a collective US $8.6 million to develop a low-emission T680 day cab for drayage operations, complete with systems that use Compressed Natural Gas to general electrical power. The first day cab included in the investments will be a T680 hybrid electric drayage truck. A second will feature a hydrogen fuel cell. And both will have a 30-mile range under electrical power. Another four hybrid-electric day cabs will be created under the $4.8 million in funding that comes from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Day cabs are not the only trucks to be enhanced. The T370 vocations with a 46,000-pound rear axle and suspension will now include a straight channel steel bumper, larger 385/65R22.5 steer tires, and molded fender extensions to improve air flow around those wheels. About 30% of all T680s also come with the Bendix Wingman Advanced system. The option combines cameras and radar to better identify objects for adaptive cruise control and emergency braking. Assistance to keep in lanes is also being developed, Baney says. It all feeds into the evolution of semi-autonomous trucks. Any barriers to those have more to do with public acceptance than technology, he said. “The technology is there. It’s more about how do you carry out platooning when you get it out into the infrastructure.” The regulatory environment presents other challenges, Dozier added. “There’s a significant difference between a passenger vehicle that has autonomous capability and a commercial vehicle that has autonomous capability.” Kenworth engineers are even testing that with a recently acquired driver-assisting Tesla. Support Kenworth now has 370 dealer locations across North America, including a growing number that have qualified for the Premier Care Gold designation that identifies sites that offer two-hour triage service, extended hours, certified PACCAR engine technicians, and personnel dedicated to TruckTech+. More than 18,000 trucks are now equipped with the latter remote diagnostics platform, said Jason Skoog, assistant general manager – sales and marketing. Collectively, they’ve now logged about 600 million miles under the system’s watchful eye. “The beauty of the system is in its simplicity,” he said. Messages for fleets and drivers are as simple as stop now, service now, service soon, or keep driving. Demonstrating the system, engineer Micah Einterz showed how a truck demonstrating a coolant fault code showed up as a red dot on a map of fleet assets. Drilling down into the report, it not only showed that coolant levels were too low, but how rapidly those levels were lost. Information is provided on the three closest dealers and feedback from sensors collected 60 seconds before and 10 seconds after the fault code was triggered. Likely maintenance needs were identified on top of that. “Today it’s diagnostics. Very shortly it will be prognostics,” Dozier said, referring the possibilities of Big Data.

Low- and Zero-Emission T680 Day Cabs to be Tested in California Ports Heavy Duty Trucking / August 12, 2016 Kenworth has received $8.6 million in federal grants for low-emission T680 Day Cab drayage truck projects in California. The three government grants will support low-emissions projects involving Kenworth T680 Day Cabs targeted for use as drayage tractors in Southern California ports. The first two projects are funded at $1.9 million each by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, with Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District as the prime applicant. Kenworth will build two proof-of-concept T680 Day Cab drayage tractors to transport freight from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to warehouses and railyards along the I-710 corridor in the Los Angeles basin. The first will be a hybrid electric drayage truck producing near-zero emissions using a currently available compressed natural gas engine to generate electrical power. The second will feature a hydrogen fuel cell offering true zero-emissions operation. These trucks are expected to be identical, except for their power generation systems. Both trucks will have an all-electric range of 30 miles, as well as on-board CNG and hydrogen capacity, respectively, of 100 diesel gallons equivalent. The third project is funded at $4.8 million by the California Air Resources Board, again with the SCAQMD as the prime applicant. Kenworth will build four hybrid-electric T680 Day Cabs and support the customer field test of the units in Southern California drayage operations. “Hybrid-electric powertrains are expected to be required within seven to 10 years to meet emissions requirements in several major metropolitan areas of the United States," said Mike Dozier, Kenworth general manager and Paccar vice president. "Already California is considering regulations requiring port drayage trucks to run at zero-emission levels when operating in economically disadvantaged communities. These T680 Day Cab projects are a great opportunity for Kenworth to advance the development of key technologies that may play a critical role in the trucks of the future.” .

Kenworth upgrades T370 medium-duty vocational truck Heavy Duty Trucking / August 12, 2016 In other news, Kenworth announced that it is enhancing its T370 medium-duty truck with additional new options that further expand its capabilities for vocational customers. These upgrades include a new, durable straight steel channel bumper, larger size 385/65R22.5 steer tires, and rugged, molded thermoplastic fender extensions. The heavy front axles can be paired with 46,000-lb. rear axles to create specifications ideally suited for vocational applications, such as dump, fuel delivery, utility, crane, service trucks, or mixers. Additionally, Kenworth CEO Mike Dozier noted that after a successful 10-year run, the company will "sunset" production of its T660 Class 8 tractor. The final production run of 500 units is underway now. Dozier noted that more than 60,000 T660s have been sold over the past decade.

Kenworth Prepares to Launch Fuel-Economy Spec'ed Day Cab T680 Heavy Duty Trucking / August 12, 2016 Kenworth will extend its T680 fuel economy Advantage package into vocational applications soon with the launch of two new, T680 Advantage Day Cab models, but will cut production of the T660 by the end of the year. The announcement came Friday at Kenworth headquarters in Kirkland, Wash.*, ahead of a demonstration of Bendix's new Fusion Advanced Vehicle Safety system. Kenworth Chief Engineer Kevin Baney said the new trucks will help pickup and delivery and regional haul operators save money with enhanced fuel economy benefits pioneered and refined on the company's Advantage highway tractor. The new T680 Advantage Day Cab features an optimized powertrain built around the 2016 Paccar MX-13 or MX-11 engine. A fuel efficiency-optimized Eaton Fuller Advantage series 10-speed automated transmission is standard, combined with Meritor MT40-14X drive axles rated at 40,000 lbs. Other key features include Kenworth Driver Performance Assistant, Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control, Kenworth Neutral Coast, and FlowBelow aero wheel covers. Aerodynamics provide the foundation for any fuel-efficient truck design today, and the T680 Advantage Day Cab is no different, with aerodynamic treatments designed to further reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel economy. These include a front air dam, roof cap “bulb” seal, lower fairing extensions, and lower fairing closeouts – all carefully engineered to expedite airflow across all surface areas on the truck and negate aerodynamic drag and vacuum areas as much as possible. All told, Baney said, the combination of a highly efficient powertrain and super-slippery aerodynamic profile give the T680 Day Cab up to a 6% boost in fuel economy, compared to a non-optimized version of the truck. The new model will debut later this month.

Fleet Owner / August 12, 2016 Characterizing the 2016 economic climate as “a good year overall though off slightly from last year,” Kenworth Truck general manager Mike Dozier nevertheless sees U.S. retail Class 8 sales falling off from an initial forecast set a range of 260,000 to 280,00. Given softer than expected sales in the first half, that forecast is now down in the range of 235,000 to 240,000, he said during a press conference at company headquarters. Coming off 2015’s exceptionally strong sales, the average age of the U.S. heavy truck fleet is at it’s lowest in years, so combined with sluggish economic growth and softer freight demand, the downturn in truck sales wasn’t a surprise. “We’ve been making adjustments in manufacturing capacity since the end of 2015,” Dozier said. As for 2017 heavy-duty truck sales, “we think the market will hold at 2016 levels,” he said. Turning to Kenworth performance, Dozier said the (DAF) MX-13 and newly introduced (DAF) MX-11 engines are now powering about 45% of Kenworth’s new trucks and that it’s T680 and T880 models now account for 80% of that build. Separately Kenworth announced that it will sunset the older T660 at the end of the year with a final production run of 500 units. The T660 was introduced in 2007 as a replacement for the original aerodynamic heavy-duty tractor, the KW T600. Over 60,000 have been produced in the last nine years, according to Jason Skoog, assistant GM for sales and marketing. “This final [production run] will give customers one final chance to own a T660,” Skoog said. The T660 is available as a day cab or in 38-inch, 62-inch, 72-inch and 86-in. sleeper configurations. Standard power is the MX-13 rated at 455-hp and 1,650 lb-ft of torque. Other product news announced at the press event includes expansion of the T370 vocational model to include a “Baby 8” version with 46K-lb. rear axles and 385/65R22.5 steer tires. Applications for the heavier capacity T370 include dump, fuel tanker, utility crane and mixer. The T680 lineup has also been expanded with an aerodynamic package for the day cab model. Combined with powertrain refinements, the Advantage package can improve fuel economy by up to 6% over non-Advantage day cabs, according to Kevin Baney, KW chief engineer. Aerodynamic features, adopted from Advantage sleeper configurations, include a front air dam, new roof cap seals and lower fairing extensions. The optimized powertrain includes either the MX-13 or MX-11 engine, Eaton Fuller Advantage 10-speed automated transmission and Meritor MT40-14X drive axles. The T680 day cab is also serving as the platform for a near-zero-emissions drayage truck being developed by Kenworth. With three grants totaling $6.8 million from Federal and California clean air programs, the company will deliver a total of six hybrid diesel-electric versions of the T680. At least one will use a CNG engine to produce electric power and another a hydrogen fuel cell, both with an all-electric range of 30-mi. and both assigned to port drayage duties at Long Beach. Technical specs for the other four hybrid electrics aren’t finalized, but they will run in a Southern California customer field test, according to Kenworth. .

Fleet Owner / August 12, 2016 Kenworth Truck introduced its fuel-efficient Kenworth T680 Advantage Day Cab for pickup and delivery and regional haul operators. The new Kenworth T680 Advantage Day Cab features an optimized powertrain that includes the 2016 Paccar MX-13 engine or Paccar MX-11 engine and the Eaton Fuller Advantage(TM) series 10-speed automated transmission, combined with fuel-efficient Meritor MT40-14X drive axles rated at 40,000 lbs., Kenworth Driver Performance Assistant, Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control, Kenworth Neutral Coast, and Flow Below(TM) wheel covers. The T680 Advantage Day Cab also includes aerodynamic treatments designed to further reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel economy, according to the company. The featured enhancements are a front air dam, roof cap “bulb” seal, lower fairing extensions, and lower fairing closeouts. “We’ve leveraged some of the key fuel-efficiency optimization specifications and special aerodynamic treatments on the Kenworth T680 Advantage 76-inch sleeper – our most fuel-efficient truck – and brought them to the day cab market,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing manager. “Customers who purchase new T680 Day Cabs will receive real-world, fuel economy benefits from these specifications and key aerodynamic features designed to help maximize operating efficiency.” Altogether, the T680 Advantage Day Cab offers up to a 6% fuel economy benefit compared to a non-optimized Kenworth T680 Day Cab with the previous generation of Paccar MX-13 engine, Eaton Fuller automated transmission, and standard drive axles, according to the company. “For driver retention and recruitment, the T680 Advantage Day Cab offers a design that optimizes comfort and provides an excellent drivers environment,” Kenworth said. “Drivers appreciate features such as the 2.1-meter wide quiet cab, adjustable advanced suspension seats with climate control, air-assisted hydraulic clutch, ergonomic dash, easy-to-use Driver Performance Center, and LED interior lighting.” .

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US declares state of emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika epidemic Associated Press / August 13, 2016 The US government on Friday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico as a result of a Zika epidemic. The declaration allows the US Department of Health and Human Services to award grants, access emergency funds and temporarily appoint personnel where needed, among other things. “This administration is committed to meeting the Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico with the necessary urgency,” says Secretary Sylvia Burwell. Burwell traveled to the US territory in late April to evaluate its response to the outbreak. The announcement came hours after Puerto Rico reported 1,914 new cases in the past week, for a total of 10,690 since the first one was reported in December. The mosquito-borne virus has infected 1,035 pregnant women, which is a concern to authorities because Zika has been tied to a severe birth defect known as microcephaly. Puerto Rico reported the first case of microcephaly acquired on US soil in May, involving a dead fetus that a woman turned over to health authorities. No microcephaly cases have been reported since then, but federal officials say it’s only a matter of time. Governor Alejandro García Padilla said he had asked federal officials to declare a public health emergency. García recently authorized the use of Bti, an organic larvicide, to fight the spread of Zika after rejecting aerial spraying with the insecticide naled as proposed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Puerto Rico Health Secretary Ana Rius said 90 people have been hospitalized because of Zika. Officials say 30 people have been diagnosed with a temporary paralysis condition known as Guillain-Barre that has been linked to Zika. Health authorities believe the number of Zika cases is much higher because eight of 10 people show no symptoms and many don’t go to the doctor. The emergency was declared one day after the US surgeon general visited Puerto Rico and said he expected 25% of Puerto Rico’s nearly 3.5 million people will be infected with Zika by year’s end.

Houston mother drowns children Associated Press / August 14, 2016 Two children were found dead under a neighbor's house Sunday after their mother told someone helping her move that she had drowned them in a bathtub. The 30-year-old mother was in custody and not yet charged with murdering her 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said. The woman said she drowned the children Friday. She was turned into police by an acquaintance who came upon her throwing away trash in a field, where she allegedly told him she needed help moving right away. When the man asked about her kids, she calmly said she had killed them. “She was so matter of fact about it he didn't think she was serious. He thought she was joking,” Smith said. “He continued to help her pack.” Smith said the man eventually realized something was wrong when he asked again and got the same answer. He then drove the woman toward a nearby police precinct and flagged down an officer. The mother tried burying the children at first but put them under a neighbor's house when that proved too difficult. Smith said police had been to the home before but for 'nothing major.' Child Protective Services said they had also visited the home in the past, but would not elaborate why. The woman has a 12-year-old son who was not at the home at the time of the incident. He is safe and staying with his father. Police say the mother has a minor criminal record, but refused to go into detail, citing privacy laws. In 2001, Houston mother Andrea Yates drowned her five children ranging in age from 7 years to 6 months in the bathtub of her family's home. .

"Our Muslim communities are in the perpetual crosshairs of bigotry," says New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio.

( Cultural decay and declining standards of behavior in America ) Meet the 23-year-old armed man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer, whose death sparked riots and unrest in Milwaukee. “I'm not going to say he was an angel.” said Smith's godmother, Katherine Mahmoud. Police have identified the dead man as Sylville K Smith, previously charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety for his involvement in a shooting last year. Both Smith and the police officer who shot him are black. During a press conference, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said a photo shows 'without question' Smith had a gun in his hand. Barrett said that Smith had 'more firepower than the officer', and his handgun was loaded with 23 rounds, which he refused to drop when ordered by police. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A Flynn said officers wore body cameras as they approached the suspicious vehicle, and within 20 to 25 seconds Smith, who had a lengthy rap sheet, was dead. Smith's father, Patrick Smith, said he blames himself for his son's death. 'When they see the wrong role model, this is what you get. 'Being on the street, doing things of the street life: Entertaining, drug dealing and pimping and they’re looking at their dad like "he’s doing all these things". 'I got out of jail two months ago, but I’ve been going back and forth in jail and they see those things so I’d like to apologize to my kids because this is the role model they look up to. On Sunday after consulting with Governor Scott Walker the Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke asked for help from the National Guard after violence broke out in Milwaukee in response to police shooting Smith. Clarke said a repeat of the previous night's violence on the city's north side cannot be allowed.

August 14, 2016 Members of Congress will soon receive notes from Hillary Clinton's interview with the FBI over her private email server and they could be sent as early as Monday. The FBI does not have a complete transcript of the interview, FBI Director James Comey told Congress in long testimony earlier this summer. [One is supposed to believe that the FBI, arguably the world’s leading intelligence organization, did not record the interview] But members of Congress will have access to “notes” taken during the interview. Several Republican lawmakers have requested the information after Comey's testimony. Comey has noted that Hillary Clinton was not under oath. Politico first reported that the Obama administration was debating how to release the documents, over concern that the records are politically sensitive. Clinton spoke with the FBI for more than three hours during the bureau's investigation of her use of her private email server as secretary of state. Ultimately, Comey strongly chastised Clinton’s use of the server and said she and her staff likely put sensitive information at risk. But he said there was no precedent for recommending criminal charges and the Justice Department agreed there was no criminal case to pursue.

The part description will say "pocket". Don't worry about it.......this is the fiberglass headlamp mounting panel that you want. It carried that description in the price book since day one. Not the best description. For the headlamp bucket assembly, I believe the original Mack Western number supercedes to a 2MO46P3.

In the hands of a sharp pilot, the Bristol Beaufighter was a deadly tool. Paul, I believe the U.S. Army Air Corps was FAR better than the U.S. Air Force that replaced it in 1947. The Army Air Corps, like the U.S. Marines, could appreciate the need to support the ground troops. The performance of the Air Force has always been lacking, and has no commitment (mandate) to supporting the troops on the ground. That U.S. Navy fighter pilots can fly circles around Air Force fighter pilots is no secret.

Yes, we have built set-forward steer axle models over the years. Where there is a solid business case, naturally we can engineer anything. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45692-the-north-american-style-axle-forward-scania-coes/#comment-336803 As for the Mack MH Ultra-Liner, there is no doubt in my mind that it was the most advanced COE ever produced by a U.S. truckmaker, so much so that it could easily hold its own today had it been evolved forward. The K200 and Argosy are superb COEs, but a 2016 Ultra-Liner would........naturally, be superior.

I guess to begin with Paul, you can contact your local Mack dealer and ask for two Mack part number 58QY59301.............https://www.macktrucks.com.au/find-a-dealer/ If they aren't helpful, try calling Mack Trucks Australia direct at 1300 69 6225.

7-month-old boy dies after being left in hot car The Houston Chronicle / August 13, 2016 A seven-month-old boy died after being left all day in a hot sport utility vehicle in a San Antonio-area Walmart parking lot. The baby's father, who works at the store in the suburb of Helotes, told officers that he forgot to drop his son off at day care before going to work about 6.15am Friday, said Helotes police Captain Anthony Burges. The father found his child dead after finishing work and returning to the SUV about 3pm.

7-year-old Ohio boy tried to sell toy for food Associated Press / August 13, 2016 A 7-year-old boy in Ohio tried to sell his toy dog to get money for food. "We heard about the boy from a concerned man who came into the police station and said there was a small child carrying a stuffed animal in a busy section of Franklin," Franklin Police Officer Steve Dunham said of the incident August 7. When officers went to the area, Dunham spotted the boy in front of a pharmacy and got out of his car to speak with him. The boy was really nervous at first, Dunham said. "I think he thought he would get in trouble," Dunham said. "He told me he was hungry and was trying to get money for food." “It broke my heart,” Dunham told WLWT. “He told me he was trying to sell his stuffed animal to get money for food because he hadn't eaten in several days.” Dunham then took the boy to a nearby Subway restaurant, where they each got a sandwich, Franklin Police Chief Russ Whitman said. Then they headed to the police station, where they said a prayer together and ate their dinner. The officers who went to investigate the boy's home reported it "was in deplorable condition and there were other children there. They found garbage and liquor bottles everywhere, and there was a strong smell of cat urine. Four other boys -- ages 11, 12, 15 and 17 -- also lived in the house. The parents, who were home at the time, were each charged with five counts of child neglect. They pleaded not guilty in court August 9 and have a pretrial conference scheduled for September. "I'm very proud of my officers for what they did, but officers across the nation go above and beyond every single day," Whitman said. "We just happened to be put in the limelight. You can find stories like this everywhere with police officers every day. That's why we get into this business, to help people." Child Protective Services contacted another family member to pick up the boys. The boys' parents were not jailed. The children remain in the care of relatives. Franklin is north of Cincinnati, in southwestern Ohio.

Associated Press / August 14, 2016 This Saturday, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, protestor reacted violently after a policeman shot and killed a 23-year-old man at a stoplight. The man was armed, had a police record, and had 23 rounds of ammunition on hand. After the incident over 100 protestors gather. They through rocks at policemen and fired their guns. They smashed police cars and hit a police officer with a brick. The incident started Saturday afternoon when two officers stopped two people who were in a car in the north side, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Shortly after, both car occupants fled on foot as officers pursued them. During the chase, an officer shot one of the two -- a 23-year-old man who was armed with a handgun. "He (the officer) ordered that individual to drop his gun, the individual did not drop his gun," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said. "He had the gun with him and the officer fired several times." The suspect, 23, was shot twice -- in the arm and chest. The suspect’s handgun was stolen during a burglary in Waukesha in March. The victim of that burglary reported 500 rounds of ammunition were also stolen with the handgun. “This is a warning cry,” Milwaukee alderman Khalif Rainey told reporters. “Black people in Milwaukee are tired. They are tired of living under this oppression.” .

You say that you're not knocking COE's, but in fact you are when you say "COE's are not a truck that you want to live in on the road". I respect your personal past opinion.......of course. Many a man lived on the road in Mack F-models, Cruise-Liners and Ultra-Liners, and loved their trucks (particularly the V8-powered units). Fast forward to the state-of-the art Scania COE that we have today, there is no better environment for "living on the road" (and the V8 is a joy).

Comments on Yahoo about the article above: "Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community served by the mosque said they want the shootings to be treated as a hate crime. More than 100 people attended a rally Saturday night and chanted "We want justice!"" Ask yourself why those people never protests when: -Boko haram abducted the girls in Nigeria -Sudan death sentence of a woman being accused of 'apostasy' -IS bloody murderous rampage across Syria and Iraq, murdered, destroyed and pillaged everything on their way, Christians and other minorities convert, leave or death -Women are stoned to death(most recently two incidents in Syria and a pregnant woman in Pakistan -British soldier being slain by Muslim immigrant converts in the streets of London -Daily nonstop killings in Syria -Daily nonstop killings around the world by Muslims - Muslims from all across Europe attend terrorists in actions -Muslims said that Europe will soon be Islamisized. -So on and so forth....... My answer: They are the product of the cult ideology preaching and teaching that they are engaged in a endless war until all the world will follow their ideology and terror is a one of the tactical tools to be used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- They can come together to be outraged at some imam killing but strangely quiet when hundreds perhaps thousands of innocent people get slaughtered by Muslims. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the name of Islam, Boko Haram is turning Nigeria into a blood bath. In the name of Islam, ISIS is beheading thousands of people and proudly releasing videos about it. In the name of Islam, thousands are being slaughtered in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and so on. In the name of Islam, the whole free world is wrestling with the Islamist. In the name of Islam, you would think Muslims around the world would be demonstrating in the streets by the tens of thousands demanding that the bloodshed stop. In the name of Islam, you would think Muslims around the world would be lining up in recruitment centers to go fight the Islamist. But you publish one cartoon and assassins are sent in sovereign lands to bypass their laws and commit massacres. Muslims anywhere on earth wages mass destruction, chaos and murder, they don't even question the cartoons which by the way they are the exact depiction of their "prophet"(he's nothing of the sort) By their silence on all of these atrocities and mass killing, you see where their priorities lie. It’s amazing how 3000 years ago, Xerxes sent armies over the Aegean sea to exterminate the idea of democracy and freedom. Today, people from the same regions are trying to accomplish the same. 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, they say only a "handful" are doing the slaughtering and the rest are silent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many regions pray and worship yet the Muslim religion draws too much negative attention to themselves. Remember you are in the USA yet you and yor family do not want to obey USA laws and customs and those in power in the USA say it is okay for you and your family to break laws and to make us bend the laws. For example I must take everything off the pass though a building with heavy security even my shoes yet you are covered and you complained about removing your head dressing and right in front of me received a free pass since the officer was afraid since you were causing a science looking like you were once again being discriminated against. Yet this time I removed my shoes, hats , opened my briefcase, removed anything from my pockets and you were long gone. You come here with your families and while you are at work your wife here illegally on a expired visa and kids here also demand a free education from our USA school system and your wife is not speaking the English language and USA money and tax payer money must pay for a speaker to be at the school to speak to your wife and teach your children English because you feel like other cultures that come into the USA with expired passports, work visas, and illegally and feel the USA owes you everything and we in the USA give you everything thinking you will become a USA citizen and vote those in office that are helping you so much. You and your family force people out of their homes and communities because you force feed your religion and culture on others. Look around you and you will see that Christian, Baptist, Jewish, Buddist, Jehovah's Witness, and other religions have been living in peace and harmony for a very long time in the same neighborhood and kids together in the same USA public schools for a very long time. You refuse to allow yourself and your kids to play and associate with others that have different religious thinking and that is wrong. Our community learned to get along with each other and learn each other's religion and culture and it worked well for us before you and religion and culture started to tear us apart and change our views. We need to have you and yor family adapt to USA customs and our way of life. Remember you are in the USA and we should not change for you since this is how we are so love the USA or leave it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk about "intolerance". Why would the Muslim Community "DEMAND" the crime to be seenas "HATE CRIME" when we don't know the motive and who killed them? Maybe it was a hit job from back home. Bangladesh is ripe with Hatred and Violence and it may have come here. Let’s find out first what happened. I don't believe in this Hate crime BS, Crime is naturally hateful towards the victim. There’s no such thing as a "LOVE CRIME". Everyone wants to be special. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is it when a Muslim kills infidels it's Work Place Violence? Now, if this guy is an infidel they'll call it a Hate Crime.

Associated Press / August 14, 2016 Police in New York City are searching for the man who fatally shot the leader of a mosque and a friend as they left afternoon prayers, setting off fear and anguish among the community's Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants. Although police said no motive had been established for the killing of Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and 64-year-old Thara Uddin Saturday afternoon near the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque, community members worried the slayings could be rooted in intolerance. "There's nothing in the preliminary investigation to indicate that they were targeted because of their faith," said Deputy Inspector Henry Sautner of the New York Police Department. The imam's daughter, Naima Akonjee, said her father — described by worshippers as a pious man who gave compelling readings from the Quran — didn't "have any problems with anyone." She said the imam and Uddin were close friends who always walked together to the mosque from their homes on the same street. Police said the men were shot in the head as they left the mosque in the OzonePark section of Queens shortly before 2 p.m. They later were pronounced dead. Sautner said that video surveillance showed they were approached from behind by a man a man in a dark polo shirt and shorts who shot them and then fled south on 79th Street with the gun still in his hand. Police released a sketch early Sunday of a dark-haired, bearded man wearing glasses. Police said witnesses described the shooter as a man with a medium complexion. No arrests had been made by early Sunday. Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community served by the mosque said they want the shootings to be treated as a hate crime. More than 100 people attended a rally Saturday night and chanted "We want justice!" The Council on American-Islamic Relations, an advocacy group, held a news conference near the shooting scene, where Kobir Chowdhury, a leader at another local mosque, said, "Read my lips: This is a hate crime" directed at Islam. "We are peace-loving." Sarah Sayeed, a member of Mayor Bill de Blasio's staff who serves as a liaison to Muslim communities, attended the rally. "I understand the fear because I feel it myself," she said. "I understand the anger. But it's very important to mount a thorough investigation." Letitia James, who as the city's public advocate serves as a watchdog over city agencies, said in a statement, "This violence is as alarming as it is senseless." She urged the police department to "vigorously" investigate the slayings. Members of the community had felt animosity lately, with people cursing while passing the mosque, said worshipper Shahin Chowdhury. He said he had advised people to be careful walking around, especially when in traditional clothing. He called the imam a "wonderful person" with a voice that made his Koran readings especially compelling. Worshipper Millat Uddin said Akonjee had led the mosque for about two years and was a very pious man. "The community's heart is totally broken," said Uddin, who is not related to Thara Uddin. "It's a great misery. It's a great loss to the community and it's a great loss to the society." Naima Akonjee, 28, one of the imam's seven children, said she rushed to her parents' home after the shooting. She said her father was a caring man who would call her just to check up on whether she had eaten properly. Neighbors also described Uddin as a pious and thoughtful man who prayed five times a day and went to the mosque. While at home, they said he would water his garden and one next door. "A very honest, wise man ... (And) a very helpful guy," said neighbor Mohammed Uddin, who is not a relation of Thara Uddin's.

New Mexico police officer murdered at traffic stop August 13, 2016 A man charged with "willful and deliberate first-degree murder" of a police officer in New Mexico is also wanted for murder in Ohio, authorities said. Jesse Hanes and two other suspects were arrested in the shooting death of of Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez during a traffic stop Friday, said Kelly Jameson, spokeswoman for the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office. Hanes, 38, is also wanted on a murder charge in Ohio, his last known address. Chavez, 33, was killed after he pulled over a vehicle in Hatch on Friday. Another Hatch officer had just arrived at the traffic stop to assist the first officer when a passenger from the vehicle exited and fired shots. The other Hatch officer returned fire at the gunman's car, a silver Lexus, which fled the scene. A third responding officer gave chase to the Lexus while the second officer called for paramedics and assisted Chavez. Officer Chavez was rushed to a hospital, where he died following surgery. The suspects fled the scene and traveled south on Interstate 25, at times exceeding speeds of 100 mph. The assisting officer tried to pursue them without success. About 25 minutes after the initial traffic stop, the suspects exited at a rest stop, where one carjacked a red Chevrolet Cruze. Its owner was shot during the carjacking, and was transported to the hospital. Sheriff's deputies saw the Cruze and pursued the car, deploying a tire-deflating device that successfully flattened its tires. Deputies surrounded the Cruze while the driver briefly barricaded himself inside. He then exited the vehicle and was observed to have suffered a gunshot wound to the upper right thigh. Hanes is currently hospitalized. Chavez was a two-year veteran of the Hatch Police Department. The Chillicothe Gazette reported that Hanes is wanted in the death of 62-year-old Theodore Timmons, who was found shot multiple times in his Londonderry, Ohio, home on July 25. The newspaper said another man, James D. Nelson II, is also wanted in Timmons' death and was also arrested with Hanes in New Mexico. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police officer ambushed in Georgia August 14, 2016 A police officer was shot dead while responding to a call of a suspicious person in south Georgia. The shooting occurred Saturday night after the officer, Tim Smith, got the call in a residential area in Eastman, special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations said. While on patrol, Smith encountered the subject and exited his car. He was then fatally shot. There is no suspect in custody. Eastman is in DodgeCounty, about 130 miles from Atlanta. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police officer ambushed in New York August 14, 2016 A man stabbed a police officer who was responding to a 911 call Saturday in Long Island, New York. When police arrived at the scene, they were met by a man armed with knives, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The man stabbed the officer in the face before another officer shot the suspect once in the abdomen. The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition. The stabbed officer was transported to hospital, where he had facial surgery and is expected to survive. The attacks are under investigation.