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• Loading and Towing Guide from Sherline Products, Inc
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Sources

• Bloomfield, Louis A. "How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life." 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York: 2001
• Byrnes, Mike. "How to Prepare for the CDL." Barron's Educational Series, 2003. [Sept. 17, 2008]
  http://books.google.com/books?id=D7aSXfgOFEAC
• Carraba, Jim. "Trailer Safety Tips." NYCAMH/NEC. Country Folks Grower. June 5, 2006. [Sept. 17, 2008]
  http://www.nycamh.com/resources/safety_pubs/entry_detail.asp?article=58
• Land Transport NZ. "Loading and towing safely." Land Transport New Zealand. [Sept. 17, 2008]
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• Martin, Joe. "Trailer Loading and Towing Guide." Sherline Products, Inc. [Sept. 17, 2008]
  http://www.sherline.com/lmbook.htm