C O N T E N T S
October   2 0 0 1
Volume 80, Number 10
COVER STORY:
Page 44  Outlook 2002: The Hard Climb Back

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA A mood that won't swing.
Page   8   EDITORIAL: JOHN BENDEL The day no one will forget.
Page  10  EDITORIAL: DAVE SWEETMAN Going to war with ghosts.
Page  12  NEWS Trucking in the aftermath; hours rules stalled; border debate resumes; drug test revisions; new size and weight bill floated; new HDT editor.
Page  14  HOTLINE Supplier news.


 IT SOLUTIONS
Page  54  MOBILE COM UPDATE: JOHN BENDEL New products and tools abound.
Page  58  THE VIEW FROM SOFTWARE CENTRAL Four software execs talk technology.
Page  64  PRACTICAL FUEL MAGIC Shopping for efficient, affordable fuel management systems.


 SAFETY & OPERATIONS
Page  70  UNDERSTANDING OPERATING COSTS Tools you can use to calculate what it costs to run your fleet.


 EQUIPMENT
Page  80 SMART SPEC'ING Instrument Panels.
Page  83 FLEET NOTES Latest fleet news.
Page  88 EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR Change graphics in minutes.
Page  90 FISHER REPORT Tire valve care, cap selection.
Page  92 PRODUCTS & SERVICES Latest new equipment developments.
Page 101 SHOP TALK Breakdown checklist; replacement headlamp bulbs.


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