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Declaration of Indepence & U.S. Constitution Link
WINTER DRIVING - Getting Ready for the Winter Season
(By Warwick Ashlin - Challenge Magazine)
[ Warwick's article is well constructed and informative. Well worth reading. ]
(02/10)
The Power of Your Vote
(By Michael Howe - Challenge Magazine)
[Excellent article regarding the importance of becoming an active voter.]
From the LL Media blog:
HOS to stay the same, for now
Truckers can continue using both the 11th hour of driving and the optional 34-hour restart provision
thanks to an interim final rule released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Hit Stats
m-t-d:  1,936,332
'08 y-t-d:  2,996,234
'07 y-t-d:  1,012,487
Special Series: Paying for highways in PA
Where is federal Highway Trust Fund money spent in Pennsylvania now? Click on the headlines below to
read Mark’s stories.

PART 1:  The problem with Pennsylvania
PART 2:  Enhancements that don’t enhance
PART 3:  The part politicians play
PART 4:  Transit transports dollars away from highways
PART 5:  How do we fix Pennsylvania?
CA issues $800 fines for missing engine stickers
California Air Resources Board staff has begun enforcing a 2007 law requiring that emission
compliance labels be affixed to truck engines. Truck owners whose vehicles have worn or missing
labels can be fined $800.
U.S. Nat'l Diesel Average
$4.764
Turn Down Hot Fuel
What it's costing you?
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FleetOwner Magazine:
Thank you for all the
hard work and sacrifice
keeping this great nation
moving.  Safe trails and
may God bless all our
American drivers.
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Contact:  Michael (JB) Schaffner - (940-923-3267)

Senate Bill S. 2019, introduced Sept. 5, 2007, by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX,
is currently assigned to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill would prohibit tolling of existing interstates in Texas.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN02019:|/bss/110search.html|

There was another bill introduced during the same time frame as Hutchison’s bill,
and it is currently assigned to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Rep. John Peterson, R-PA, introduced H.R. 3510 on Sept. 11, 2007, specifically designed
to prevent interstate tolling in Pennsylvania.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03510:|/bss/110search.html|

House Bill H.R. 3802, introduced Oct. 10, 2007 by U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-IA,
has six bi-partisan co-sponsors, and is currently assigned to the House Subcommittee
on Highways and Transit. This bill is called the “Toll Road Prohibition Act of 2007” and its
intent is for prohibition of tolls on all existing federally funded highways.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03802:|/bss/110search.html|

Inform your representatives of your need for them to support these bills
Contact Elected Officials: USA.gov
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