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In this issue:

G-Diesel pg 2-4

Article: Hours of Service Concerns pg 4

ATA Response to Obama Jobs Bill pg 5

Michael Mills Garage Liens pg 6

Trucking Delivers a Cleaner Tomorrow pg 7-9

Members in the News Pg 10-11

Safety Council PG 11

Drive for Health pg 12-15

Focus on Industry pg 16-17

Bad Fuel pg 18

McCandless Hosts Romney pg 19

Information Training Calendar pg 21

ctober 2011

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G-DIESEL, Nevada Born

Green Diesel Energy

What are the elements that will

bring Nevada out of our current

economic malaise? A good idea,

hard work, an entrepreneurial

spirit and lots of gumption are a

good start. In Storey County,

these ideals are already being ap-

plied and the result is a Nevada-

born fuel.

Dr. Rudolf Gunnerman, holder of

several hundred worldwide pat-

ents, and his son, Peter Gunner-

man, have developed a diesel fuel

that burns cleaner, contains more

BTUs and costs about the same as

traditional diesel. A blend of ultra

-low sulfur diesel and natural gas,

combined using a patented cata-

lytic conversion process, G-Diesel

is a true Nevada fuel.

G-Diesels refinery in Storey

County at the Tahoe Reno Indus-

trial Center currently provides die-

sel to northern and southern Ne

vada. G-Diesel has been so we

received that Advanced Refinin

Concepts has already added

second building at TRI and pe

mitting is underway for a Las V

gas refinery which will reduce th

transportion cost between Ren

and Southern Nevada.

The State of Nevada has formal

certified G-Diesel as an alternativ

fuel, allowing its use to qualify foinclusion in the fleet standard

that local governments current

use. As a result, the City of He

derson uses G-Diesel exclusivel

Clark County uses it as does th

bus fleet that serves the rental c

facility at McCarran Internation

Airport.

G-Diesel provides motorists an

truckers another option for the

diesel fueled vehicles. G-Diesel

currently available in Nevada wit

plans to expand into Arizona an

other western states as well.

is available clea

(taxed) and dyed (n

taxed and only for o

road use).

It is currently offere

for sale at branded sta

tions like the McCarra

Mart Texaco (pump

The newsletter is published by the Nevada MotorTransport Association, Inc., a non-profit organiza-ion, serving the trucking industry since 1932.

OFFICERS:

Chairman of the Board

Alan Carey

Carey Transport

President

Allen Puliz

Puliz Moving & Storage

Treasurer

ames M Wells

Wells RV & Storage

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Bruce MacRae UPS

Dave Ipson Dats Trucking

Alan Carey Carey Transport

Ed Boe Con-way Freight

Clark Whitney Snap Towing

Paul DeLong Paul DeLong Heavy Haul

Ed Meyer Fundis Company

Fred Carlson Silver State International

ohn Davis John Davis Trucking

Mike Kelley YRC Worldwide

Paul Truman Truline Corp.

Steve Jensen Aggregate Industries

Werdna Conrad Werdco BC, Inc.

Dave Dielman Dielco Crane Service

Mike Yadon Fed Ex

Don Ahern Ahern Rentals

Dan Allen ITS Logistics

NMTA STAFF:

Paul Enos CEO

Kim Yaeger Membership and

Marketing Director

NMTA SUPPORT:

Mike Mills Mills and Associates

NMTA General Counsel

Cheryl Blomstrom Newsletter

Casey Neilon & Assoc. Accountant

N.M.T.A.

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have the green G-Diesel sticker), the Sinclair

stations in Sparks and the Chevron station at

the Mustang Market as well as at various Mav-

erick stations throughout Northern Nevada

where it is not yet branded.

G-Diesel also offers delivery as well as refinery

ocation pickup. All of this is efficiently handled

24/7 through a computerized lading systemthat makes quick work of the fueling process.

Reliability is key to any fuel used in a fleet.

The Churchill County School District uses G-

Diesel in its 47 buses in a fleet that spans

nearly 20 years and many different engine

manufacturers and notes We at Churchill

County School District strive to find, and use

cutting edge technology to advance our goals.

When considering what fuel to run, there is no

consideration. Your fuel is superior.

They back these comments up with their own

data which show a 12% improvement in mile-

age, better cold starts and smoother running

engines and, important when transporting chil-

dren, less emissions and no diesel smell.

Peter Gunnerman told us that the G-Diesel lo-

cation in Storey County was selected based on

its location adjacent to the Tuscarora pipeline

but more importantly for the cooperative atti-

tude of Storey County. From plans submission

to turning the first shovel of dirt took only 43

days.

Peter believes that part of this speedy approval

is due to the refinerys low temperature andlow pressure operating requirements. He notes

that construction took just under one year and

the first load of G-Diesel rolled out in August of

2010. As of June 2011, they have produced

and sold 20 million gallons.

G-Diesel was the fuel of choice for a concept

car developed and built by Granite Falls High

School in Granite Falls, WA which took its car

to the Bonneville Salt Flats in mid-September.

At this writing, the results were not yet pub-

lished but you can follow these amazing young

people at their website:

http://live.gfalls.wednet.edu/ecoteams/

The donation of G-Diesel is through a program

that the Gunnerman family started called G-

Town. Noting that success requires a commit-

ment from and to a local community, the Gun-

nermans donate G-Diesel to various worthy

causes including the Food Bank of Northern Ne-

vada.

The ideas that the Gunnermans bring to Ne-

G-Diesel

Rudy and Peter Gunnerman
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vada are exactly what we need to en-

courage and develop. Clean manu-facturing, local consumption as well

as export capacitymoney in, prod-

ucts out. For more information about

G-Diesel, visit Advanced Refining

Concepts website at http://

www.clearrefining.com/index.html.

We look forward to the next idea, the

next fuel, the opening of more facili-

ties like this one. Good luck, Rudy

and Peter!

ATA and House MembersExpress Concerns withHours of Service Changes

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of

the House Transportation and Infra-

structure Committee, and three other

congressmen have sent a letter to

President Obama expressing their

concern over proposed changes to

the federal hours of service rules

governing truck drivers.

We will aggressively oversee any at-

tempt by the [Department of Trans-

portation] to impose new regulatory

burdens on the trucking industry by

making changes to the current [HOS]

rules, said the Sept. 23 letter

The Federal Motor Carrier Administra

tion is expected to announce

changes to the HOS rules by Oct28 changes that the congressmen

and trucking industry leaders, hav

said will have a negative impact on

productivity and the U.S. economy.

The current rule allows drivers t

drive 11 hours of their work day

Among the proposed rule changes i

one that would limit driving hours to

10 per day.

Other changes include:

Extending the current 34 hour re

start period to include two period

from midnight to 6 a.m.

Limiting use of the restarts to

once every 7 calendar days.

Mandatory rest breaks once ever

7 hours

Limiting drivers to 13 hours of on

duty time in each 14 hour shift.

In a letter in early September, the

American Trucking Associations tol

the White House and the Administra

tion that its proposed hours of servic

rules would hurt the trucking industr

and further damage our economic re

covery, resulting in reduced wage

for hundreds of thousands of truc

(contd from page 3)

DIE$EL

PRICE

WATCH

Average price

of a

gallon of Diesel(ULSD):

10/3/2011

$3.75

US Average

from Energy

Information

Administration

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drivers, significant costs for trucking companies

and billions of dollars in lost productivity.

Also signing the letter were Reps. John Duncan

(R-Tenn.), chairman of the panels on highways

subcommittee and Bill Schuster (R-Penn.), who

chairs the subcommittee on railroads, pipelines

and hazardous materials, and Sam Graves (R-

Mo.), a member of the Transportation Commit-

tee and Chairman of the House Small Business

Committee.

We are very concerned the proposed changes

will result in additional trucks and drivers on the

road to deliver the same amount of freight, add-

ng to final product costs and increasing conges-

tion on our already overburdened highways, the

etter said.

For more information, visit http://

www.safedriverhours.com/index.html

ATA: Jobs Proposal No Excuse for

Non-Action on a Highway Bill

Arlington, Va. American Trucking Associations

President and CEO Bill Graves said that while

President Obamas jobs proposal could boost em-

ployment temporarily, it is no replacement for

passing long-overdue multi-year transportation

egislation.

We certainly appreciate that President Obama is

again looking at using infrastructure investments

to boost the economy, Graves said. However,

his jobs legislation will do little to address our

nations pressing infrastructure needs and m

hinder Congress progress on crafting a lo

term highway bill.

Graves said the $27.5 billion in Presid

Obamas jobs proposal would help the natio

economy by funding needed repairs and exp

sion of our roads and bridges, it doesnt so

the real problem.

For almost two years, weve been playing

dangerous game of passing extension after

tension, casting doubt on our ability to underta

significant projects, Graves said. This jobs p

posal gets us no closer to passage of a mu

year bill, and in fact, may contribute to even f

ther delays in passing one.

While this proposal would help in the sh

term, if the president wants to foster job cre

tion through infrastructure spending, he sho

demand Congress pass a well-funded, multiy

bill with a focus on core highway programs t

address critical regional and national transpor

tion needs. (contd on page 1

National News Contd

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this Truck?

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In Nevada, a garage lien does not dis-appear even if the garage returns thetruck to the owner prior to the bill be-ing paid

We at Mills & Associates

regularly look for situa-

tions where the law in Ne-

vada is unique. In the

case of liens on trucks held

by the garages that ser-

vice them, Nevada goes

against the flow. In mostjurisdictions, when a repair

shop owner voluntarily surrenders possession

of the truck or trailer, it thereby relinquishes

any lien that it has established. See Lamke v.

Lynn, 680 S.W.2d 285 (Mo. App. 1984) and

Patapsco Trailer Srv. & Sales, Inc. v. Eastern

Freightways, Inc., 275 Md. 558, 318 A.2d 817

(1974).

However, in Nevada, mechanics liens are con-

trolled by statute. NRS 108.270 provides that

a garage or vehicle storage facility acquires a

lien when it services or stores the vehicle at

the request or with the consent of the owner or

the owners representative. The law author-

izes the garage to hold and sell the vehicle if

the lien amount is not paid. NRS

108.310. While the validity of the lien can be

contested (see NRS 108.350) the sale may

move forward unless some flaw in the lien

process occurs or notice is insufficient under

the law.

See NRS 108.272.

Nevada is distinct in that where the lien has

been properly perfected, even if the vehicle is

released back to the owner the lien contin-ues. NRS 108.280 specifically says that the

person who acquires the lien does not lose the

lien by allowing the motor vehicle, aircraft, mo

torcycle, motor or aircraft equipment, trailer,

recreational vehicle, mobile home or manufac-

tured home or parts thereof to be removed

from control of the person having the lien.

This seems to be an invitation for the garage to

look for vehicles to go out looking for trucksthat it has serviced and repossess them ac-

cording to his rights under the lien. Neverthe-

less, if he does so lawfully, it appears under

Nevada law that he would have the right to ex-

ercise a sale of the vehicle until his bill has

been paid.

The most recent trucking case reported in Ne

vada on this issue is Stockton Kenworth, Inc

v. Mentzer Detroit Diesel, Inc., 101 Nev. 400

705 P.2d 145 (1985). In that case, the owne

of a truck brought the vehicle to the Mentze

shop. Mentzer performed about $10,000.00

worth of work on the truck. The owner the

abandoned the vehicle. The garage notifie

Stockton Kenworth, the dealer that had sold

the truck to the owner and who had a securit

interest on the vehicle, that it intended to se

the truck. Stockton Kenworth dealership filea motion to regain possession of th

truck. The dealerships request was de

nied. The truck was sold and the garage real

ized the balance on its charges. This particula

(Continued on page 18

Michael C. Mills, Garage Liens

Micheal Mills,

NMTA General
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Trucking Delivers a Cleaner

Tomorrow

From the ATA website, here are suggestions that

will deliver a cleaner tomorrow. The American

Trucking Associations is committed to a

bold sustainability program that will have an

mmediate impact on the environment, reducing

fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and thus

reducing the carbon footprint of all vehicles by

nearly a billion tons over the next ten years.

This plan will extend the significant progress in-dustry has already made over the past 24 years

n reducing its carbon footprint and overall im-

pact on the environment.

http://www.trucksdeliver.org/

Speed Limits & Speed Governing:

Reducing the national speed limit to 65 miles per

hour (mph) for all vehicles, and govern speeds

on trucks manufactured after 1992 at no morethan 65 miles per hour.

The American Trucking Associations recom-

mends enacting a national speed limit not

to exceed 65 miles per hour (mph) and gov-

ern speeds on trucks manufactured after

1992 at no more than 65 miles per hour.

A truck traveling at 75 mph consumes 27 per-

cent more fuel than one going at 65 mph. Bring-

ng speed limits for trucks down to 65 mph

would save 2.8 billion gallons of diesel fuel in a

decade and reduce CO2 emissions by 31.5 million

tons - equal to a year's CO2 generated by 9 mil-

ion Americans. Automobile consumption of

gasoline would drop by 8.7 billion gallons, with

an accompanying drop in CO2 emissions of 8

million tons.

Diesel & Gasoline: CO2 Emission ReductioAchieved by Lowering Speed Limits to Mamum of 65 mph

Idling:

The American Trucking Associations recomme

pursuing a federal solution that reduces no

discretionary idling through highway infrastrture improvements and reduces discretion

idling through incentives for new technology.

Non-discretionary: idling while stuck

congested traffic

Discretionary: idling when drivers idle th

engines during their rest period to provide h

or air conditioning for the sleeper compartme

keep the engine warm during cold weather, aprovide electrical power for their appliances

These types of idling annually consume an e

mated 1.1 billion gallons of diesel fuel. Optio

currently available to fleets to minimize disc

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tionary idling have the potential to reduce CO2

emissions by an estimated 61.1 million tons

over the next ten years the equivalent of 16

million Americans not driving for a year.

CO2 Emission Reductions Achieved

Through Discretionary Anti-Idling Tec

Read More

Fuel Efficiency:

Increasing fuel efficiency by encouraging par-

ticipation in the U.S. EPA SmartWaySM Trans-

port Partnership Program.

SmartWaySM is an innovative collaboration be-

tween EPA and the freight industry to increase

energy efficiency and significantly reducegreenhouse gases and air pollution. Its goal is

to look beyond the fuel economy of individual

vehicles and use new management techniques

and technologies to increase the amount of

cargo moved per gallon of fuel for the whole

fleet.

CO2 Emission Reductions Achieved from

Freight Industry Under U.S. EPA's Smart

WaySM Transport Partnership Program

Read More

Congestion Reduction:

Reducing congestion by improving highways.

Relieving highway congestion is a critically im

portant strategy for reducing carbon emis

sions. Improving the nations highway infra

structure is a long-range challenge, and th

American Trucking Associations has recom

mended a 20-year program, focused initially o

fixing critical bottlenecks. Longer-range idea

include creating truck-only corridors whic

would permit carriers to further increase th

use of more productive vehicles. The needed

infrastructure improvements can be paid fo

with a dedicated fuel tax if necessary. If con

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gestion in all 437 urban areas were eliminated,

the reduction in truck CO2 emissions would be

45.2 million tons over ten years.

Read More

C02 Emission Reductions Achieved by Elimi-

nating Congestion in all 437 Urban Areas

More Productive Truck Combinations:

Increased volumes of freight can be moved

with less fuel

Permitting truck combinations to be more pro-

ductive will help reduce the number of trucks

needed on the road. Research shows that in-

creased volumes of freight can be moved with

ess fuel and fewer emissions by using a smaller

number of large trucks rather than a larger num-

ber of small trucks. A reduction of 294.7 million

tons of CO2 could be achieved with these

changes.

Read More

CO2 Emission Reductions Achieved Imp

menting the Western Uniformity Scenario

Read More

Fuel Economy Standards:

Supporting national fuel economy standards medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Improvements in fuel economy will lead to low

emissions and reduced consumption of fuel. T

trucking industry is already taking action on f

economy with operators across the country co

ing up with new ways to improve average f

consumption through a range of engineering

novations, driving techniques, investment in

latest engines on the market, aerodynamic f

tures, and lightweight design options.

Read More

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Con-way Freight Named

LTL Carrier of the Year by

Whirlpool Corporation

Company Receives Top Scoresin Annual Evaluation of Service

Performance

C o n - w a y

Freight was

named LTL

(Less Than

T r u c k l o a d )Carrier of the

Year by the

Whirlpool Cor-

poration. Con-

way Freight

has been a pri-

mary carrier

for Whirlpool since 2007 and handles

thousands of LTL shipments for the

company annually, noted Kevin

O'Meara, Whirlpools senior director

of logistics operations.

Whirlpool conducts annual evalua-

tions of its carriers as a part of its

overall supply chain quality process.

The effort measures and ranks carri-

ers in areas such as on-time service

percentage, driver professionalismand safety performance, equipment

quality, EDI compliance, EPA Smart-

Way score, invoice accuracy and

claims. The program also considers

feedback on carrier performance from

Whirlpools internal as well as end

user customers.

This is a tremendous honor for ou

company and validation of what w

strive for every day a safety-firs

work environment that delivers ex

ception-free, on-time service an

provides the fastest transit time

against the industrys toughest stan

dards, said Greg Lehmkuhl, execu

tive vice president, operations, Con

way Freight.

On behalf of our entire organization

I want to thank Whirlpool for this sig

nificant recognition, Lehmkuh

added. I particularly want to than

every Con-way Freight driver, doc

and customer service employee an

their managers who helped make ou

service for Whirlpool a success. Itbecause of our employees and the

commitment to excellence at ever

step in the customer experience tha

we have been honored with thi

award.

Member News

If your company, or an

employee has been recognized,

or if there is something youwould like to feature in our

newsletter, please contact

[email protected], or Kim at

775-673-6111.

Whirlpool

Corporation

An American mul-

tinational manu-

facturer of major

home appliances.

Headquartered in

Benton Charter

Township, Michi-

gan.

The company is

listed in Fortune

500 and has an-

nual revenue of

approximately

$18.4 billion.

More than 70,000

employees, and

more than 70

manufacturing

and technology

research centers

around the world.

Founded in 1911,

Whirlpool is cele-

brating its 100th

Anniversary in

2011.
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Metro Recognizes Dave Strawn ofQuality Towing at First Tuesday

On the first Tuesday of every month, Metro hosts

a forum at an area command post so that the

community and Metro can maintain an

open dialog related to new or ongoing

safety situations in their respective areas. At the

forum on September 6

th

, Assistant Sheriff RayFlynn presented a Certificate of Appreciation to

Safety Administrator, Dave Strawn of Quality

Towing for his part in our companys on-going

partnership with Metro, their programs and our

community involvement.

Dave does an excellent job of interacting with

Metro and the community for us, said Bruce San

Filippo, General Manager of Quality Tow-

ng. Were very proud to have Metro single himout this way.

Quality Towing was also pleased to provide pizza

and beverages for the 30+ people in attendance.

2011 Safety Management Counci(SMC)

The NMTA Safety Management Council (SM

has been developed to sponsor a number

valuable programs and activities. This counci

open to all members and will meet on a mont

basis to exchange information and ideas. The

monthly meetings will periodically invite rep

sentatives from state regulatory and enfor

ment agencies for updates on changes or n

programs, vendors sharing training and n

technology wares, and review committee

ports.

Council members will develop smaller S

Committees to address such activities as the A

nual Truck Driving Championships, which sp

lights the states best drivers, Driver of The Ye

nominations, grant programs for sponsors

into professional driver and mechanics traini

maintenance and training needs, and/or ot

programs deemed acceptable by the SMC Ste

ing Committee pertaining to the trucking ind

try.

We are looking for participation from all NM

members who have a desire to be part of t

formation and direction of the SMC. These in

viduals should primarily be engaged in safe

maintenance and/or personnel work in mo

carrier organizations. The companies in wh

they are employed must be members of the N

vada Motor Transport Association.

If you are interested in joining the SMC, plea

contact our office at: 775/673.6111 or by em

[email protected]

Member News/Safety Council

Safety Administrator Dave Strawn and General ManagerBruce San Filippo with

the Certificate of Appreciation presented by Metro.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Drive for Health

Today you can change you

life, in fact you can chang

it for the better.

I have heard all the excuse

there are to not actively en

gage in health and exercis

but when you grab you

chest and feel a numbnesrunning down your arm, try to give your heart an ex

cuse when the arteries occlude with fat and that pre

ventable heart attack is now trying to take you down.

Hi. Now that I have your attention, I am Sanddon Sherwood-Kopko, Fitness Director at Do

ble Diamond Athletic Club in Reno, Nevada. Heart attacks are a major killer of people in t

United States but they are very preventable.

I am asked everyday by people how I can help individuals make their lives better. I ha

been asked by the NMTA to help and give guidance to a group of people who are vital

America...the truck driver. This is a very important task because without trucks Amer

stops. We need our truck drivers to be healthy for obvious reasons.

So, dont give yourself excuses. The more excuses yo

have to not be active, the shorter your life will be. Wit

this information, you can make changes in your life today.


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Drive for Health

The Body-Weight Squat

These exercises are designed to target your quadriceps, they also integrates your glutes, hamstring

calves, and of course the core muscles. The squat is one of the best exercises so get it down and uit frequently.

Working from the ground up

1. Stance stand with your feet between shoulder and hip width apart and you are pushing

through your heels.

2. Legs during the squat make sure your legs stay as two parallel lines as much as possible

knee movement in or out.

3. Hips they want to be pushed back act like you are reaching to sit in a chair

4. Your back make sure your low back has its natural arch

5. Your torso should stay as upright as possible

6. Shoulders they should be pulled back this means that they are pushing your chest ou

7. Arms have your arms extended straight out in front of you.

8. Your head should be in a neutral position with your eyes looking straight ahead through

whole movement.

Tips

1. For good depth try to aim so that when you are at the bottom of the squ

you upper thighs are parallel to the floor.

2. Take your time this is not a quick-bang get it done exercise slow it down

the more time under tension your muscle are working the more caloric e

penditure there is. Count- taking 2 seconds squatting down (eccentric

contraction phase) and 2 seconds rising back up (concentric contraction

phase). And for an added bonus hold in the bottom of the squat for 1-5

seconds (isometric contraction phase).

Make it advanced

1. Add weight, you can hold weight straight out in front of yo

start with 5-10 lbs. this will make your back and legs work

harder. If your back starts to round and your compromisin

form for weight go lighter no one wants a hurt back.

2. Add heavier weight, let your arms naturally drop to your

sides and hold weight such as dumbbells or whatever migh

be at your disposal that is safe and not too heavy.

1.

2.

3.


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Drive for Health

The Water in You

Water is one of the key elements to life and survival. Humans can survive longer without food than

without water. Depending on your age, water makes up approximately one-half (55 65%) of you

body weight, and serves many important functions in the body. Water moves nutrients around in t

body, carries waste out of our body, helps carry medication to target parts of the body, protects

against heat exhaustion, adds moisture to your eyes, nose, mouth, and keeps your skin hydrated.

Do you drink enough water?

Many things can impact the amount of water your body needs. For example, the type, frequency, a

ntensity of physical activity you do, altitude, climate, and the amount you sweat. These can all in-

crease the amount of water you need. If you do not drink enough water or other fluids, you mightexperience signs of dehydration which include nausea, dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, or musc

cramping. If you do not drink water to address dehydration, your body temperature will begin to ri

which could lead to a heat stroke.

Your body needs fluid in the form of water or other beverages, such as juice, milk, tea, sports drink

and soda. You also get some fluid, approximately 20% of your water needs, from the food you eat

Fruits and vegetables are two food groups generally with higher water content. The follow table is

reference for the amount of fluid you should get from water of other fluid drinks every day.

Amount of Fluid We Need from Beverages Daily

AGE (in years) MALE FEMALE

1-3 4 cups 4 cups

9-13 8 cups 7 cups

14-18 11 cups 8 cups

19-50 13 cups 9 cups

51 and over 13 cups 9 cups

*Adapted from 2004 National Academy of Sciences Recommendations for total water.


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Drive for Health

Fact or Fiction: Beverages that contain Caffeine, such as

coffee, tea, and soda, will contribute to your daily fluid

needs? FACT! Research has shown that beverages contain-

ng caffeine can contribute to meeting your daily fluid needs

ust as much as non-caffeinated beverages such as water

milk and juice. Many of these beverages contain a signifi-

cant amount of calories however, which should be ac-

counted for in your diet.

What about Sport Drinks?

Sport drinks such as Gatorade and PowerAde, are designed

for active people, and often because these drinks tastegood, people will often drink them in place of water. It is

mportant to remember that the extra calories in sport

drinks can add up quickly, therefore for most people, the

most important fluid to drink throughout the day and during

regular exercise is water.

Visit Rethink Your Drink at http://www.cdc.gov/

healthyweight/healthy_eating/drinks.html for more infor-

mation about the calories in beverages and how you can

make better drink choices to reduce your calorie intake

from fluids.
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Industry Focus

Focus on IndustryManufacturing Industrial production was up 0.2 percent in August,

fourth straight month of positive growth. Manufactuers capacity utilization also edged 0.4 percent highe

in August.

In other sectors, 10 experienced growth and 9 sawdeclines. Truly a mixed bag.

In NAMs survey, manufacturers again expressed cocern over regulatory climate and rising costs of bothenergy and raw materials.

Small Business NFIBs August survey again demonstrated that pessmism reigns in the nations small business commun53% said the economy is not good and 13% notedeconomic uncertainty. Poor sales continue to be themost important problem, cited by 25% of the respodents. However, if added together, the topics of reglatory and tax concerns top sales at 37%. Small buness owners forecast falling sales in the comingmonths.

Existing Home Sales The National Association of Realtors reported that eisting home sales rose from 4.67 million in July to 5

million in August. This was true "even with ongoing

tight credit and appraisal problems, along with re-

gional disruptions created by Hurricane Irene," acco

ing to its press release. Growth occurred in every re

gion of the country, with the largest increases in theSouth and West. Still, these numbers have not

changed substantially over the past two years, re-

maining depressed overall.

There is currently an average of 8.5 months of supp

on the market, an improvement from the 9.5 month

in July but on par with levels experienced earlier thi

year. The median home price is $168,300, which is

over 5 percent lower than one year ago.

Retail Sales Consumers are responding differently than during precoveries, placing more emphasis on value, purcha

ing from more private brands for basic and commodmerchandise and cross-shopping among different ditribution channels. Discretionary spending is begin-ning to gain momentum. Consumers, aided by theinternet, are smarter and more demanding shoppersThe companies which will prosper in this new era arthose that understand and build upon this new paradigm.
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Industry Focus/Where in the World

Auto Sales Through 8 months, the auto industry has recorded increase of 10.4% on 8.4 million units sold. Toyotaand Honda continue to struggle, post earthquake. Fand Chevy recorded gains in market share. BMW ispoised to lead the luxury market for 2011m outselliLexus for the fifth straight month.

Commodities Commodities with increased prices: Abrasives; Air-fares* ; Aluminum Based Products; Automobile Staers; Carbon Steel Plate; Computer and Peripherals;Copper Based Products; Cotton*; D-Limonene; #1Diesel Fuel*; #2 Diesel Fuel* ; Food and Beverage;Freight Charges; Fuel ; Gasoline* ; Gloves; HealthcRelated; Labor; Latex Gloves; Petroleum Products ;

Plastic Resins; Rental Equipment; Repair Parts; ResProducts; Soy Oil; 3/4-Ton Pickup Trucks (4X4); anTransmissions/Heavy Duty Vehicles.And those decreasing: Airfares*; Cotton*; #1 DiesFuel*; #2 Diesel Fuel*; and Gasoline*.Number of months commodity reported*reported as both up and down it the same month

Where/What in the World is this Truck?

Fifteen trucks operating in Buckeye, Ariz. distribution ceter near Phoenix, will be converted to run on ReclaimedGrease FuelTM, made with the waste brown cooking greasfrom Wal-Mart stores.Hybrid Semi Truck technology rolled into town a short tim

ago, led by a collaboration between Peterbilt and

Eaton. Already having achieved success in partnering to d

velop hybrid electric Class 6-7 vehicle platforms and Class

hybrid vehicles, the two companies are now planning to b

gin offering heavy-duty hybrid semis by 2009. Concept a

final design refinements of the hybrid tractor trailers is be

supported by Wal-Mart, which operates the second larges

private trucking fleet in the United States.

Over the next few years, Wal-Mart plans to use hybrid big rigs to increase the efficiency of their fleet by 25%

Based on independent testing, the fuel savings with hybrid semi trucks would be around $10,000 per year,

when compared to similar, non-hybrid models. Those statistics don't even begin to measure the positive im-

pact semi truck hybrids would have on the environment due to reduced emissions. Multiply this by the curren

semi population.

Answe

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Contd Stories, Bad Fuel

case focused primarily on the issue of who was

paying whose attorney fees. That issue is for

another day. However the opinion gives a good

example of how the lien process works and dem-

onstrates the leverage that the law gives to the

garage owner.

If you have any questions on these or other is-

sues feel free to give us a call here at Mills and

Associates, 702-240-6060.(ATA Jobs Proposal- Continued from page 5)

Graves also said ATA was skeptical of the presi-

dents plans for an infrastructure bank and for

using increases in other taxes to pay for roads

and bridges and other programs in the jobs bill.

Weve long advocated that roads and bridges

should be paid for primarily by their users,

through the most direct taxes possible, fuel

taxes, Graves said. Allowing private capital to

take their cut as part of an infrastructure bank,

or by taxing other sectors to pay for roads and

bridges, takes us further away from this core

principle.

American Trucking Associations is the largest na-

tional trade association for the trucking industry.

Through a federation of 50 affiliated state truck-ing associations and industry-related conferences

and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry

America depends on most to move our nations

freight. Follow ATA on Twitteror on Facebook. Good

stuff. Trucks Bring It!

Bad Fuel?

Peter D. Krueger,

Executive Director

Nevada Petroleum Marketers

Association

Recently an NMTA member reported they h

received a load of diesel fuel that was describ

as smelled like cooking oil with the consistenof butter.

Can there be off spec fuel? Yes, but for an e

user to receive off spec or bad fuel is rare wit

todays distribution system. The quality cont

efforts that begin at the refinery are checked

the pipeline and again by the distributer and

nally the customer.

Always be leery of extremely low pricing frunfamiliar suppliers. The old saying that y

get what you pay for still rings true. It is pos

ble that the distributor offering you a price t

is too good to be true, and may be selling f

that is off spec. Always know what product y

are putting in your tanks. Read and understa

the truck loading and bill of lading docume

you receive with every load. If you dont und

stand these documents, ask your distributor

explain them.

What should you do if you suspect you receiv

a load of bad fuel?

Immediately contract your fuel supplier.

(Michael Mills-Continued from page 6)

(Continued on page 20)
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Romney Campaign Chooses

McCandless International Trucks

in Las Vegas to Release Jobs Plan

McCandless

International

Trucks in Las

Vegas was

chosen as the

venue for the

unveiling of

Mitt Rom-

neys jobs

plan. Former

M a s s a c h u -

setts Gov.

and current

GOP presi-

dential candi-

date Mitt Romney released a 59 point plan con-

tained 160 page book that addresses several dif-

ferent policy areas including: taxes, regulation,

trade, energy, labor, human capital, and fiscal

policy.

Gov. Romney spoke in a warehouse where he

was flanked by trucks, to a crowd of about 300

people without the use of notes or a telepromp-

ter. He went into depth on issues such as sim-

plifying America's tax code and reining in the

federal bureaucracy to ensure that economic

growth is considered when regulatory decisionsare made.

On energy policy Gov. Romney said he will

streamline the federal regulation of energy ex-

ploration and development so that government

acts as a facilitator to those activities instead of

an obstacle to that. He also stated he would

pand areas available for energy exploration a

development including the Gulf of Mexico,

Outer Continental shelf, Alaska and the West.

Gov. Romney speech came a week after the N

tional Labor Relations Board implemented ru

requiring businesses to alert their employees

their rights to unionize. Gov. Romney stated

would appoint members to them board who ha

a respect for the law and an evenhanded a

proach to labor relations. Romney said he wo

seek amendments to the national Labor Re

tions act to protect free enterprise, free cho

and free speech, and work to put an end to t

practice of allowing unions to duck money

rectly from workers paychecks and spend it

political causes with which its members may d

agree.

Gov. Romney was introduced by John McCa

dless, President and Founder of McCandless

ternational Trucks, who at 82 years old is s

working every day.

Mr. McCandless stated he was a child of the D

pression who grew up on Long Island and star

working when he was seven years old, sell

worms for two cents each and collecting d

carded bottles for a nickel a piece. During Wo

War II McCandless was given a job as the ma

ager of a service station, he was only 13

stated he didn't think the owner could find aone better because of the lack of labor due

the war.

After serving in the Navy in attending college

the G.I. Bill, McCandless worked for Shell Oil,

(Continued on page

McCandless Hosts Mitt Romney

John McCandless and Governor Romney


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Bad Fuel/McCandless

fore becoming a sales trainee for the

(Romney, continued from page 19)

International Harvester Corp. He worked

way up from a trainee to a branch manager

Phoenix.

He came to Las Vegas with a U-Haul and a fo

wheel-drive travel all and found a warehouse

run his dealership out of until a new locat

could be built. McCandless said that althou

these economic times have been tough he

believes in the American worker. He does hold the same affinity towards politicians,

don't trust insider politicians in Washington

(Bad Fuel, Continued from page 18)

These two steps are very important and sam-

pling your fuel is important enough that you maywant to incorporate it into your inventory prac-

tices. Many companies keep fuel samples from

every load received because they may not real-

ze there is a fuel problem until the bad fuel has

worked its way into the fleet. Keeping fuel sam-

ples also keeps your suppliers honest and it is

much easier to prove there is a problem when a

sample has been taken from the load in question

nstead of out of a tank.

Remember that these problems rarely occur, but

when they do the members of the Nevada Petro-

eum Marketers take it seriously and want to

know as soon as possible so they can prevent

any further contamination.

Members of the Nevada Petroleum Marketer As-

sociation work hard to ensure that their custom-

ers receive only the highest quality fuels at com-

petitive prices. That is why any report of off

spec fuel concerns us and why we want you to

know what to do if you suspect any fuel is not

performing as it should.

On behalf of the distributor members of the Ne-

vada Petroleum Marketers Association, I would

ike to thank Paul Enos for allowing me to re-

spond to NMTA membership regarding off spec

fuels.

NMTA Welcomes New

Members!

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