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C O N T E N T S
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Volume 82, Number 12
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Page 22 THE NEW RULES Jan. 4 is fast approaching. Are you and your drivers ready? Special feature spells out specifics of the new rules and how to comply. How do you deal with the dearth of truck parking and how do you keep your drivers comfortable during those extra hours they will be spending in their cabs?
Page 72 FLEET FINANCIALS Rates increase as capacity tightens.
Page 84 DRIVING IN MIDRANGE Pickup and delivery specs; Hybrid truck development, pushed by military money, is moving along quickly.
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Page 4 DIESEL PRICE WATCH
Page 6 DOUG CONDRA They'd make you pay for cutting congestion.
Page 8 DEB WHISTLER Hours of service rules bother and bewilder drivers.
Page 10 HOTLINE Supplier news.
Page 68 WASHINGTON REPORT Mixed review for driver training proposal; EPA optimistic about ultra low-sulphur diesel; background checks for hazmat drivers postponed; DOT scrutinizes hazmat security.
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Page 78 IT SOLUTIONS The best new technology developments of 2003.
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Page 88 PRODUCTS & SERVICES Road test: ACERT C13 in a Pete 357; Roadranger trots out new technology; drive test of Eaton hybrid.
Page 118 JIM WINSOR U.S. Xpress invests heavily in technology.
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