Heavy Duty Trucking - June 2004

C O N T E N T S
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Volume 83, Number 6

30	BREAKDOWN GUIDE

	For an increasing number of truck fleets, outsourcing for roadside breakdowns is becoming the road more traveled.

98	SPECS IN THE NEW ENVIRONMENT

	Wiring, connectors and lights: Aggressive road salts require a more focused look at corrosion - and how to beat it.

82	NIFTY 50

	Careful selection by our editors turned up the best of the best products of last year.

NEWS & ISSUES

4	DIESEL PRICE WATCH
6	OPINION: DOUG CONDRA Bureaucratic bungling: A tale of two states.
10	EDITORIAL: DEB WHISTLER Anti-idling technology.
12	WASHINGTON REPORT TSA postpones fingerprinting for hazmat drivers; truck driving school owner convicted.
18	HOTLINE Supplier news.
64	FLEET FINANCIALS Economic recovery, capacity squeeze spells higher revenues and profits for career.

EQUIPMENT

72	IT SOLUTIONS Carriers come out on top in the competition over document scanning.
76	SPEC SHEET
78	DRIVING IN THE MIDRANGE Autotrannies in light trucks still can't take the heat.
102	TIRE TALK Proper pressure saves bucks.
110	PRODUCTS
118	EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR So far, private fleets favor hours rules.

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