MARCH 2012
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OPINIONS
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LETTERS
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ROLF LOCKWOOD
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ALFY MEYER
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PETER CARTER
SERVICE DEPT
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SELLING YOUR BUSINESS?
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LOWERING YOURINSURANCE COSTS
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PRODUCTS THAT PAY
Looking for way to save a little coinwithout breaking the bank in theprocess? Here’s some gear thatcomes with a payback.
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BY JIM PARK
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LOCKWOOD’S PRODUCT WATCH
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KNOW THIS PLACE? WIN A HAT!
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NEWS & NOTES
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DISPATCHES
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FOR THOSE DETROIT WHEELS:
Daimler’s new line of axles.
Kelly the Hero
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Products that pay
March2012
VOLUME 26,NO. 3
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Bendix recall breakdown
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Who’s where now?
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Trucking events to pencil in
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Navistar joins natural gas gang
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Sited on
todaystrucking.com
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Truck sales statistics
NO COUNTRY FOROLD FARMERS
FEATURES
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COVER
CANADA’S TOP 100
Our annual snapshot of Canada’s largest for-hirefleets shows that when the strong get stronger,they go shopping. Here’s what you should know.
— BY TODAY’S TRUCKING STAFF
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COMPLIANCE
CSA: YOUR FLEET
What a year’s worth of living under the microscopicscrutiny of CSA teaches you about trucking.
— BY TODAY’S TRUCKING STAFF
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DRIVERS
THE $60,000 QUESTIONS
A:
Is that how much it’s going to take to keep agood driver?
B:
What do you do when you findout that keeping your driver churn low takes a lotmore than mere money?
— BY JASON RHYNO
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FUELS
DIESEL’S FUTURE
While you’ll be running on good ole stove oil for theforeseeable future, alternatives are rapidly splashingdown the pipe, and some are closer than you think.And no, there’s nothing fishy about algae-poweredengines.
— BY ROLF LOCKWOOD