CONTENTS
Volume 88, Number 4 April 2009
 
 FEATURES
Truckers On Overload  24 
Are too many inputs vying for drivers' attention, distracting them?
 
Tax Payoff Ahead?  32 
Gearing up for another run at tax incentives for truck safety technology.
 
Simulators Support Training  38 
Repetition in training is the key to making unfamiliar or counterintuitive behavior an instant, instinctive reaction in an emergency..
 
Airing On The Side Of Safety  42 
Preventing calamity in the tire shop is as easy as following prescribed procedures and using the right tools.
 
Safety In The Shop  48 
Safety starts with a clean shop and continues with regularly reminding people of the basics.
 
Anti-Rollover Technology Is Working  52 
Fleets say electronic anti-rollover products are cutting accidents, while prices have dropped.
 
LoneStar Test Drive  62 
A much anticipated first drive of International's new LoneStar confirms it's more than just a pretty face..
 
Midrange Report  70 
Electric trucks, hydraulic hybrids, alternative fuels get much attention at NTEA's annual meeting and show.
 DEPARTMENTS
 8  DOUG CONDRA
Lessons from history: Every economic crisis is different.
10  DEBORAH LOCKRIDGE
Moving forward to better serve readers.
12  WASHINGTON REPORT
Report outlines highway funding challenge; Congress ends Mexico border project, Mexico retaliates.
16  Hotline
Navistar's Ustian calls for action; economist's upbeat predictions; Grand Neal for HDT; truck tonnage.
58  EMISSIONS REPORT
2010 technology debate rages.
76  NEW PRODUCTS
84  STEVE STURGESS
Tool to identify risky drivers.

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