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Finally, Alternative Fuel Engines Are Gaining Respect

Finally, Alternative Fuel Engines Are Gaining Respect

Finally, Alternative Fuel Engines Are Gaining Respect In order for all of us to understand what is going on in the world about the high price of gasoline. Let us look at one mans quest to make the engine a better and cheaper running machine, a quick history lesson if you will. A lot of people think of the diesel engine with the black soot soaring upwards from large semi-trucks on the highways and byways of America. We have all smelled the odor when they idle in a parking lot. If you have ever been in the Army you can...

Respect Large Trucks, Stay Safe on the Road

Respect Large Trucks, Stay Safe on the Road

Respect Large Trucks, Stay Safe on the Road Passenger vehicle operators – not truck drivers – cause approximately 70 percent of all fatal crashes involving a car and commercial truck, according to federal government statistics. Most accidents are the result of an unsafe driving act, such as following a truck too closely or lingering in its blind spot. The following precautions will help you safely share the road with large trucks: * Beware of blind spots. Approximately 35 percent of truck-related auto fatalities occur in a truck’s blind spots. Tractor trailers have very large blind spots -; as much as...