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Unprecedented Diesel Prices |
34 |
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| Fuel price hikes take trucking into uncharted territory.
Industry pushes for help on Capitol Hill. |
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Stayin' Alive |
44 |
| Small fleets and owner-operators are hardest hit by the
fuel squeeze. Here's how the strong survive. |
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Driving To Survive |
54 |
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| With diesel cost-per-mile now well over 60 cents,
anything you can do to save fuel offers significant savings. |
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Idling Solutions |
68 |
| Idle-Aire - truckstop power, Internet, entertainment,
training system - stalls out; new competitors come to
market. |
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Clean Power |
76 |
| Truckstop electrification at its most basic 110-volt
outlet close to a parking space. Shorepower Technologies
throws in cable TV and high-speed wireless Internet too. |
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Onboard Idling Solutions |
80 |
| APUs and other onboard idle reduction technologies show
promise, but fleet adoption has been slow. |
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Spec Economy |
88 |
| Spec a truck right, and you'll get top fuel economy. Do
it wrong, and you could be doomed. |
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Hybrid Trucks |
98 |
| Manufacturers make progress on hydraulic systems while
electric-drive trucks gain orders. |
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Grace Under Pressure |
106 |
| Under-inflated tires and improper tread patterns
conspire to rob you of fuel economy. |
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Trailer Economy |
112 |
| Five long days of testing showed trailer aerodynamics
and wide-base single tires are best bets to save fuel. |
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Technology To The Rescue |
120 |
| Dispatch and routing systems, fuel purchasing
applications and other solutions are proving their
fuel-saving worth. |
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The Driver Connection |
130 |
| Fleets seeking to modify driver behavior have more tools
at their disposal today than ever before. |
