C O N T E N T S
April   2 0 0 3
Volume 82, Number 6

FEATURED STORIES:
Page  40  DRIVER HOURS: A New Ballgame New hours of service rules mean big changes are coming to the business of delivering freight.
Page  62  TECHNICIAN TRAINING An investment in education can help you recruit and retain both new and seasoned technicians.
Page  78  SPECS: BELTS & HOSES There's a lot more heat under the hood nowadays, but tests show no cause for alarm.

 NEWS & ISSUES
Page   4   DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page   6   DOUG CONDRA The Bush Highway Plan.
Page  10   DEB WHISTLER Hours of Disservice?
Page  12   HOTLINE Supplier news.
Page  24   FLEET FINANCIALS There was improvement, despite a wobbly economy and high fuel prices.
Page  32   WASHINGTON REPORT How the hazmat driver rule works.
Page  38   NEWS McClellan Returns as HDT Publisher
Page  90   LETTERS


 IT SOLUTIONS
Page  68  IT SOLUTIONS Email on the road. The big picture.
Page  72  IT SOLUTIONS Job hunting on the Web can be a monster undertaking.
Page  76  IT SOLUTIONS TMC plans truck maintenance site.

 EQUIPMENT
Page  84  NEW PRODUCTS GM enhances its mediums.
Page  85  PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Brief updates on the latest offerings.
Page  88  JIM WINSOR Quality PMs don't cost — they save.

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