Ford to Recall 875,000 F-Series Trucks Over Fire Risk

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…2019, as well as F-250,350,450 and 550 trucks from 2017 through 2019. The company said water and contaminants can get into the heater cable and cause corrosion. This can cause electrical shorts and lead to fires. The issues occur in the vehicles’ engine block heaters. These devices help start the engine and allow trucks to warm up more quickly in low temperature conditions. There have been no reports of fires yet in the United States, but three r…

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Study Shows Substantial Number of Bridges in Need of Major Repair

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…Road & Transport Builders Association (ARTBA), as many as 235,000 bridges need to be fixed our outright replaced. Rhode Island leads the way in percentage, with 23.1% of its bridges in need of repair. Iowa had the highest number of deficient bridges with 4,675, good for just over 19% of the state’s total. Of the ten most commonly used bridges named in the study, nine are in California. Read More: Volvo Introduces Cameras to Curb Drinking and Driv…

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