C O N T E N T S
September 2 0 0 1
Volume 80, Number 9
COVER STORY:
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Killer Chemicals:
NEWS & ISSUES
Page 4
DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page 6
DOUG CONDRA
The monster that's eating your rigs.
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EDITORIAL: ANDREW RYDER
Insurance crisis.
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HOTLINE
Supplier news.
Page 33
NEWS IN BRIEF
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EDITORIAL: OLIVER B. PATTON
Opportunity in Washington.
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WASHINGTON REPORT: OLIVER PATTON
Border safety isn't the issue; FMSCA 'listens' to safety funding ideas; diabetes exemptions eyed; drug test reporting examined.
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FLEET NOTES
IT SOLUTIONS
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MAPPING & ROUTING: JOHN BENDEL
Technology is now affordable to small fleets.
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HIGH-TECH HIRING: ANDREW RYDER
Online prescreening can pay off.
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ON-BOARD TECHNOLOGIES
Amtech moves beyond hardware-only.
Page 60
TRUCKING & THE INTERNET
Web plays an ever larger role.
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TRUCK STIES WE LIKE: JOHN BENDEL
Monthly picks of good ones.
EQUIPMENT
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MIDRANGE REVIEW
The latest midrange equipment offerings.
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EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR
Beware of steel "termites".
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SMART SPEC'ING
Dumps.
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FLEET NOTES
Page 92
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Latest new equipment developments.
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SHOP TALK
Paint care; troubleshooting data links.
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FISHER REPORT
Tire valve selection.
SAFETY & OPERATIONS
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BOTTOM LINE: PATRICIA SMITH
New rules for workplace accidents.
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