3000 Trucks Block Ohio Turnpike In Fuel Protest
About 3,000 trucks blocked key Ohio turnpike intersections near Toledo in a protest against rising diesel costs and 58 mph speed limits. Drivers said fuel shortages and higher expenses slashed earnings, with Federal radios as a coordinating tool. Authorities moved in at dawn to tow stranded rigs as drivers vowed to continue pressuring for relief.
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Ohio Turnpike
Agis Salpakas
Stony Ridge
Ohio
Nyt
Don Miller
Toledo
Arco
Michigan
Indiana
Miller
Truk
Sourthern
Snyder Rosenbaum
New York City
Midwest
John Gilligan
National Guard
Jim Williams
Henry Clark
Newfield
N.Y
Chicago
New
Vince Conway
Burlington, VI
Los Angeles
Conway
New Jersey Turnpike
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Trucks Save Fuel by Driving 50 to 55 MPH Study
General Motors computer studies show large trucks can cut fuel use by about 15 percent at 50 to 55 mph versus 70 mph. The findings challenge the industry claim that reducing speed limits yields little economy, noting new costs from slower deliveries, more drivers and relays, and rescheduled routes.
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Victor K. McElheny
New York
NYT
General Motors Corp
George Hanley
G. M. Research Laboratory
Warren, Mich
Hanley
Jay Bolt
University of Michigan
Automotive Engineering Laboratory
Ann Arbor
Nixon
G. M. Division
Trucker CB Network Targets Smokey the Bear Patrols
Inter state truckers use CB radios to track a state trooper nicknamed Smokey the Bear and threaten highway shutdowns. The messages reveal unlicensed radios and coordinated efforts to slow or halt I 84 and nearby routes, with dialog about fuel prices and police state fears.
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Port Jervis
Ons
Smokey the Bear
Smokey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Inter State
Rt. 84
Rt. 209
Pike County
Connecticut
Pennyeu
Rt 209
Bere State
Milford
Nixon
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