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Rolling coal is a form of conspicuous air pollution, used for entertainment or as protest. [4] Some drivers intentionally trigger coal rolling in the presence of hybrid vehicles (a practice nicknamed "Prius repellent") to cause their drivers to lose sight of the road and inhale harmful air pollution. Coal rolling may also be directed at foreign ...
While California waits for the EPA to act, more than 1,200 trucks have obtained new registrations to move cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year; 90% run on diesel.
The Terex 33-19 "Titan" was a prototype off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, three-axle, diesel/AC electric powertrain haul truck designed by the Terex Division of General Motors and assembled at General Motors Diesel Division's London, ON, Canada assembly plant in 1973. Only one 33-19 was ever produced and it was the largest, highest ...
The 2018 Brazil truck drivers' strike, also called the diesel crisis, was a strike of self-employed truck drivers [6] [7] that began on 21 May 2018. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The protesters demanded a decrease of the price of diesel , exemption from certain tolls, [ 11 ] as well as a legal and tax reform related to truck driving.
Rally organizers told the National Park Service that they anticipated 30,000 people would attend. Law enforcement said the crowd size ahead of the protest was possibly as much as 80,000, according ...
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The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
Canadian police towed trucks from the site of a weeks-long protest in Ottawa, after announcing on February 18 that demonstrators who did not leave the area would be arrested.The Ottawa Police ...