C O N T E N T S
April   2 0 0 1
Volume 80, Number 4
COVER STORY:
Page 46  AUDIT SURVIVAL

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA Free beer at Manny’s.
Page  10  EDITORIAL: ANDREW RYDER Electrify yourself.
Page  12  NEWS Congress scuttles ergonomic rule; EPA stands by emissions standard; border impasse; events; Newport editors honored.
Page  20  EVENTS
Page  22  HOTLINE Supplier news.

 SAFETY & OPERATIONS
Page  43  THE SOAPBOX: Deborah Whistler Drivers: How young is too young?
Page  44  BOTTOM LINE Selling your receivables.

 TECHNOLOGY
Page  64  SERIOUS ABOUT WINDOWS Qualcomm uses MVPc with Fleet Advisor.
Page  66  ON-BOARD COMPUTER NEWS Competition heats up in computer market.
Page  68  TECHNOLOGY NEWS Mercedes-Benz Credit web site; Truckers B2B offers Ambest fuel discounts.

 EQUIPMENT
Page  69 EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR A new “T” in TMC.
Page  70 SMART SPEC'ING Drive axles.
Page  82 SPECS IN DEPTH Annual fleet equipment Buyers’ Guide.
Page  96 THE FISHER REPORT Tire and wheel maintenance checklist.
Page  98 ENGINE DEVELOPMENTS Lifting the veil on EGR, plus emissions strategies from Cummins, Caterpillar and Mack.
Page 103 PRODUCTS & SERVICES Latest new equipment developments.
Page 110 SHOP TALK Air Dryers need periodic cleaning; A-B-Cs of PMs.
Page 113 LETTERS

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