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20 Oct by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Purkeys debuts dual shield

Purkeys has developed the Dual Shield, which the company says will simplify adding electrical devices to heavy-duty vehicles and protect the source that powers them.

“The Dual Shield provides a single source with multiple protected ports for electrical devices,” Penray said. “It gives the vehicle two levels of protection to help counteract parasitic loads from these electrical systems: a low voltage disconnect (LVD) and a timed disconnect.”

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Medical pot licence? Does your doc know you drive truck?

MONCTON, NB — Some employers of workers who have acquired a medical marijuana licence are sending letters to doctors to confirm if they are aware that their patient works in a safety sensitive position like trucking. Consultant Barb Butler of Toronto's Barbara Butler & Associates Inc. spoke on the issue of Canada's pending legalization of marijuana at a Transportation Summit Wednesday hosted in New Brunswick by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association. Some doctors, Butler said, are writing back. ...Read the rest of this story