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DECEMBER 2012 TRIMMING THE FAT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR TRUCKING PROFESSIONALS Lean processes do more with less page 48 OSHA INSPECTION? Be ready before inspectors knock page 56

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• CCJs Five Flashiest Fleets: DELIVERING THE MESAGE: Most fleets look at a 53-foot trailer as a box to move frieght from point A to point B. Others see it as a blank canvas-- and an opportunity to advance their companys brand and product message to the driv
• Out with the waste: As business rebounded from the recession, fleets looked to technology to target and remove unnecessary work and waste from their operations while adding value to customer relationships. Successful managers have accelerated their retur
• Preparing for an OSHA inspection: While the Occupational SAfety & Health Administration is one government agency that people love to hate. anger isnt much help when dealing with them. The harsh reality for trucks fleets, shops and related operations is t
• Innovators: Load One- The Taylor, Mich.- based full-service expedited hauler developed an online rewards program to set it apart in the minds of its drivers.
• News: Trucking contributes $7.8 million to election, favors GOP....Trucking suffers major financial hit due to Sandy.....Apnea proposal could come within months....Amid lawsuits, cross-border program plods on....Judges asks for amendments to hot fuel sett
• InBrief
• TruckGauge: Financial data, trends, analysis and forecasts.
• Kenworths T660 evolves with mix of styling, technology
• FCCC delivers 40 hydraulic hybrids to UPS
• Hino hybrid receives CARB vouvher approval
• InBrief
• Light-and Medium-Duty Focus: Used truck shoppers consider many options
• Service Service: Dump trailer choice depends on payload, job location, design
• New products: CMA/ Double Coins drive tires, Shells transmission fluid, more
• New products: CMA/ Double Coins drive tires, Shells transmission fluid, more
• Technolgy helps fleets navigate through Sandy
• InBrief
• in focus: High-tech fueling systems minimize theft risk
• Motorola designs RFIN mobile computer
• Upfront: Is LNG ready for prime time?
• Preventable or Not? Driving at midnight in blizzard conditions and deep snow, John Does tractor slid into a fallen oak tree that had blocked the road. Was this a preventable accident?
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