C O N T E N T S
October   2 0 0 2
Volume 81, Number 10

COVER STORY:
Page 42  ECONOMIC COMEBACK: FITS & STARTS Sluggish economic recovery and rising costs mean another challenging year for truckers.
Page 58  LIABILITY: A SYSTEM OUT OF CONTROL Huge awards are driving up insurance rates, but curbing liability lawsuits requires hard-fought reforms.
Page 66  THE COST OF GOVERNMENT State budget crisis creates ripe conditions for new fees for trucking; plus what's on the agenda next year in Washington.

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA The passing of CF: Did we learn anything?
Page  10   DEB WHISTLER Too young? We'll never know.
Page  12   NEWS SafeStat under scrutiny; FMCSA targets trucks without authority; Newport names two new editors.
Page  24  HOTLINE Supplier news.

 IT SOLUTIONS
Page  78  MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE What the 2007 spectrum shift means to truckers.
Page  82  OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE ASP optimization helps a reluctant trucker.
Page  84  BEYOND MAPS & ROUTES New solutions get trucks where they need to be.

 EQUIPMENT
Page  88  PRODUCTS & SERVICES The latest offerings.
Page  90  EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR NHTSA to research lining ratings.
Page  91  SHOP TALK Avoid wheel-end risk.
Page  92  SMART SPEC'ING Trailer durability



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