COVER STORY
Power Play
Never have there been more options for running in-cab climate controls and appliances without idling. Generators, inverters and newer technology offer cost-effective ways to power up your cab while cranking down your idling time.
Dry Docks
Combine dwindling freight, cheaper fuel and low interest rates and what do you get? A mixed outlook for the new year. Check out the 2002 economic forecast for owner-operators.
Leg Rest
If you’re tired of pumping that clutch, consider automatic transmissions. They offer relief, along with better safety and fuel economy.
Trucker of the Month
Landstar driver credits success to a good wife and a special helper.
DEPARTMENTS
Viewpoint
Saving for a spike
Write On
Defang those grills / Scanner dangers
Log Book
A plan for Mexican trucks / Freightliner CEO speaks / More toll increases
Dollars & Sense
Taking advantage of low interest rates
Channel 19
Contrasting calendars / Speed demons wanted
Marketplace
E-mail to go / Road atlas / Portable scales
Fleet Focus
Landstar / CFI / Sitton / Roadway / KLLM
Reader Rigs
Trucks to look at
Speak Out
on what you would be doing if you weren’t a trucker
