CONTENTS
Volume 87, Number 8 August 2008
 
 FEATURES
Real Cost Of Trucks  52 
Why equipment costs more today... or does it?
 
Are You Using The Right Oil?  65 
CJ-4 oils are robust enough for 2010 - and could offer benefits for your entire fleet today.
 
Running Lean  84 
Lightweight specs are no longer just for extra payload. Fuel costs are forcing even the modestly weight sensitive over-the-road crowd to re-examine their specs.
 
Maintenance 100 
Warranty woes: It offers simplicity and savings, but TMC's universal equipment claim process languishes.
 
 DEPARTMENTS
 8  DOUG CONDRA
Rails: Still sniping at trucks.
10  DEB WHISTLER
Confusion over 2010.
12  WASHINGTON REPORT
Truck size and weight debate begins; APU tax break; Highway Trust Fund shortfall; Transport Canada releases speed limiter studies.
34  Hotline
Diesel forecast: no relief in sight; private fleet trends; survivor prospects good for truckload.
94  TRAILER REPORT
Fuel-saving reefers: Clean air regs, fuel prices push use of standby electric reefers.
104  TIRE REPORT
The top five tire killers.
108  TECH REPORT
Fleet management software providers continue to offer new solutions and more Web-based applications.
114  NEW PRODUCTS
128  STEVE STURGESS
Smart wireless power.

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