C O N T E N T S
March   2 0 0 2
Volume 81, Number 3

COVER STORY: SAFE & SECURE:
Page 34  THE PRESENT DANGER Incidents following September 11 terrorist attacks are causing alarm among those concerned with industry security.

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA Technology, Schmecknology.
Page  10  THE SOAPBOX Making the list at A-P-A.
Page  14  NEWS Mexican border traffic light; FMCSA announces online registration updates; hazmat security focus winds down, back to safety; ATA releases reauthorization position; court blocks Oklahoma registration rules.
Page  22  HOTLINE Supplier news.
Page  67  INDUSTRY CALENDAR

 IT SOLUTIONS
Page  68  ALONE ON THE WEB Marten Transport makes its own way...almost.
Page  70  LOAD MATCHING New Load-Matching Landscape.
Page  72  DIGITAL DOCUMENTS The Internet's effect in the back office.
Page  78  TRUCK SITES WE LIKE Monthly picks of the best on the web.

 SAFETY & OPERATIONS
Page  62  EQUIPMENT FINANCE Good deals for good cstomers.
Page  64  FULL SERVICE LEASING New programs, new customers, new uses for old trucks.
Page  66  KENWORTHY Employee or Contractor?
Page  80  NIFTY FIFTY Our annual awards showcase of the best new product introductions of 2001, selected by HDT editors from our new-products articles.

 EQUIPMENT
Page  96  SMART SPEC'ING Transmissions.
Page  98  FLEET NOTES
Page 104  PRODUCTS & SERVICES Latest equipment developments.
Page 114  SHOP TALK Recycling Drain Oil.
Page 118  EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR Waste you never see.
Page 120  LETTERS


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