C O N T E N T S
December   2 0 0 1
Volume 80, Number 12

COVER STORY: DRIVERS
Page 34  RECRUITING IN A RECESSION: Take advantage of the ease in the driver shortage to improve the quality of your workforce.

 INTERVIEWS
Page  68   FREIGHTLINER: President/CEO Rainer Schmueckle says new strategy will focus on small carriers, second owners.
Page  70   VOLVO/MACK: Michel Gigou, President Volvo Trucks of North America says both brands "are like gold."
Page  76  INTERNATIONAL: Steve Keate, president of the truck group, says company's consistent and prudent strategy is playing out now.

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA Now due: Attitude adjustment.
Page   8   NEWS Cargo thieves steal carrier names, HDT honored.
Page  12  WASHINGTON REPORT Security takes center stage.
Page  14  HOTLINE Supplier news.

 EQUIPMENT
Page  44  SMART SPEC'ING Retarders.
Page  45  FLEET NOTES
Page  52  EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR Beware of brake rusting..
Page  53  INDUSTRY EVENTS
Page  65  PRODUCTS & SERVICES Latest new equipment developments.
Page  80  SHOP TALK Protecting fuel in winter.

 IT SOLUTIONS
Page  56  E-COMMERCE 9-11 changed everything, including e-commerce.
Page  60  FREIGHT HANDLING AF built its own technology from the ground up.
Page  63  ATA TECH ROUNDUP Show produced a bumper crop of new technology announcements.


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