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Infrastructure Disaster
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| Minnesota bridge collapse sharpens focus on highway spending.
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Return To Limbo
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48
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| A federal court's rejection of key provisions of
driver hours of service rule throws the trucking
industry into a familiar regulatory quagmire.
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Putting The Brakes On
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Brakes must work harder than ever, due to aerodynamics
and new oils, but your replacement brake
linings may not be up to the task.
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CRASH!
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Even a non-fatal wreck can cost millions. Safety
technology can save your fleet money, and lives.
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Test Drive: Mack Pinnacle
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The Pinnacle is Mack's latest generation tractor for
over-the-road fleets and owner-operators, incorporating
the newest MP-7 and MP-8 engines.
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Long-Haul Learning
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The Internet and
advances in mobile
communications make
driver training available
anytime, anywhere.
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| midrange roundup |
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Class 6 & 7
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Many models
carry through
with few changes
from '07 except
more standard
horsepower and
higher prices.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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10
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Doug Condra
Congress: Skip the bacon.
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14
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Deb Whistler
The hours of service rollercoaster.
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16
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Washington Report
Drug test clearing
house proposed;
cross-border pilot
project targeted;
container screening
law.
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Hotline
Trucking industry news and analysis.
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46
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The Big Picture
ATA President,
CEO Bill Graves
on the driver
hours debacle.
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80
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Trailer Report
The King of Cool:
Thermo King honors
inventor Fred Jones;
dedicates $7.1 million
R&D center to him.
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116
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Emissions Report
Port truckers are
the target in
clean air initiatives.
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122
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Tire Report
Steer tires had a
bad rep in the past –
deservedly so. But there
are few problems with
these truck tires today.
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136
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Tech Briefs
Mack's Navion R5000;
McLeod Software
award; PC*Miler web
services; SkyBitz honor;
TripMaster merger;
PeopleNet partnership.
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Letters
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Steve Sturgess
Saving diesel fuel
by remote control.
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