TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
7:10 PM

I spent most of the day out of Wynne. This morning Jerry and I went to Searcy to look at a track hoe. We plan to purchase a new track hoe next year. A dealer in Searcy has one in stock that is the type we would like to purchase. Jerry was pleased with the track hoe we looked at.
We discussed our needs and Jerry said that this machine will meet our needs. Jerry had a chance to check our the machine and we were pleased with our visit.

We left Searcy and went to Jonesboro. Tri State Truck Center held a luncheon an made a presentation about the new emission standards that will apply to all diesel trucks that are made after the first of next year. We will probably not purchase a new big truck for two years from now, but we felt that we needed to listen to the information that will apply to the next big truck we purchase. The new emission requirements will add between $9,600.00 and $11,500.00 to the price of trucks made after the first of next year. The company made, what I thought was a good presentation.

Today was a long day, but I think the information we were able to gain was worth the time.