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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.

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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.

When you contacted Watts Mack or your local Mack brand distributor with your model and serial number, what did they say about availability?

There are two CAT truck stories going on in the world. Down in Australia where CAT long-haul trucks are being marketed, the Navistar version of the MAN D26 is available (dubbed CT13), BUT the engine they are actually promoting is the CAT C15........and that's a "road engine" as you say. I've had little interest in the North American CAT vocational truck effort because, frankly speaking, the CT660 looks like a Tonka toy (Having said that, the newer CT681 looks purpose designed, if somewhat dated in appearance), and CAT U.S. flubbed the launch. But the effort in Australia is being attempted in the right way. I can't predict the future for CAT Australia, but my hat is off to the people down there. http://www.cattrucks.com.au/trucks/ct630hd/#tab=3 http://www.cattrucks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/P30669_Engine_Spec_Brochure_A4-Low-Res.pdf http://www.cattrucks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/P40006_CAT_Brochure_r6.pdf http://www.cattrucks.com.au/category/testimonials/

The electronic turn signal flasher was a factory option. The Mack part number is shown in the picture.........47MO3109M. Give the good folks at Watts Mack a call. We used to call that option "Transistorized Flasher"

2 men arrested for shooting and killing 4-year-old boy as he played with stuffed toys on lawn KTLA News / July 31, 2015 Two men were arrested in the killing of a four-year-old California boy who was shot while playing with a stuffed animal in his family's front yard. Darron Daniels, 20, and Maurice Kelley, 25, were taken into custody for investigation of murder and attempted murder after Daniel Munoz was killed, San Bernardino County sheriff's authorities said. Daniel was outside his family's house Wednesday in the inland city of Highland when shots were fired. The boy was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators have not discussed a motive for the shooting. They said Friday they were looking for a four-door, 1990s white Toyota Camry with black bumpers. Sheriff's deputies declined to provide any additional information. Daniels and Kelley are expected to appear in court on Monday. Highland, a city of 54,000 people in the foothills 60 miles east of Los Angeles, has been grappling with a rise in violent crime. Last year, authorities arrested more than 100 people in a crackdown on gangs in the city, the Los Angeles Times reported. On Wednesday, Daniel was playing with a stuffed bear he called Superman while family members picked fruit and watered plants in the front yard. His mother, Yuliana Morales, had taken an elder sibling and cousins to an amusement park and promised the boy he could go next time. 'It's my fault for leaving him here,' she said. .

Man shoots neighbor and runs over her with lawn mower Yahoo News / July 30, 2015 A $1 million bond has been issued for a man accused of shooting his neighbor to death and then running her over with a lawn mower. According to the Huron County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called at just after 11 p.m. and told that shots were fired at a home in the 4300 block of Kirkwood Drive Tuesday. When deputies arrived at the scene, Linda Ciotto, 62, was found with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. It was determined that Ciotto was using her lawn mower at the time of the incident. James Blair, 50, is accused of shooting Ciotto and then running over her left arm with the mower. Blair reportedly barricaded himself in his home after authorities arrived. The Mansfield ASORT team and the Richland County Hostage Negotiator’s Team were called to assist Willard police and fire departments. Blair stayed in his home for nearly five hours as negotiators tried to get him to surrender. Tear gas was then used in an effort to push him out of the home. He was arrested shortly after. Blair faces a charge of murder and is in Huron County Jail on $1 million bond. The case is being investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and two search warrants were executed — one for Blair’s home and one for Ciotto’s home.