C O N T E N T S
August   2 0 0 4
Volume 83, Number 8
 
 

SECURITY

52  TRUCKING & TERRORISM
Time is not on our side. Be prepared and build your security plant to fit the need.
 
72 ROGUE TRUCKS
Using technology to locate hijacked rigs is not enough. The next step is to bring them to a safe stop.
 
76 THWARTING THIEVES
Crafty cargo crooks know how to get to your freight - and your trucks.
 
86 COMMON SENSE LOCKING
There's a locking system for every operation - but you have to use it.
 
35 DRIVING IN THE MIDRANGE
An Owners' Guide to Spec'ing & Operating Medium Duties
 
92 MAINTENANCE FOR PROFIT
Recruiting technicians: The challenge is getting the next generation excited about becoming technicians.
 NEWS & ISSUES
4 DIESEL PRICE WATCH
6 OPINION: DOUG CONDRA
Simplify your dealmaking.
8 EDITORIAL: DEB WHISTLER
Educating our own.
10 HOTLINE
Supplier news.
26 WASHINGTON REPORT
Court rejects HOS rules; study links job-hopping & safety; ATA on diesel fuel.
110 LETTERS
 
 EQUIPMENT
90 SPEC SHEET
Tires, wheels, wheel fasteners, hubs, wheel seals and bearings.
104 DRIVE TEST
Freightliner's Refurb Daycab.
106 PRODUCTS
Volvo to offer Bendix stability control.
115 EMISSIONS AUTHORITY
ArvinMeritor enters the exhaust aftertreatment market in a big way.
116 EDITORIAL: JIM WINSOR
Parts catalogs on endangered list.

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