December 1998/January 1999

 

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News

Congress Gives Motor Carriers What They Want
No signature necessary to get your DAC report

No Safety Summit II
FHWA pulls plug on Summit

Siegel Pleads Guilty
I-TOO president to be sentenced Jan. 20

Anti-Toll Coalition
OOIDA joins group to fight interstate tolls

Lawsuit Settled
OOIDA v. Caliber settled out-of-court

Editor's Page
by Sandi Soendker

Issues and Positions
by Jim Johnston

Washington Insider
by Paul Cullen Jr.

Wait and See in Colorado
Hot issue on highway safety

Speed Limit Update
WI sheriff taking split limits
12/24/98-Breaking News

Features

Electronic Scales -What Cost to Truckers?
What cost to truckers?

Trusted Carrier Partners
Oregon's vanity plates

A Trucker's Christmas Tale
by Ellen McCoy

Prospecting for Gold
When owner-operators need drivers

Trucker Chronicles
OOIDA members E.L. and Keitha Selby

Bottom Line

Insurance Update
by Donna Ryun

Hauling Produce
by Randy Gunderman

Tax Tips
by Barry and Howard of PBS

High Performance Diesels
by Bruce Mallinson

The New Volvo 660
Senior editor Ruth Jones takes a spin
through the Virginia countryside

The Digital Revolution
What's new in communication technology

 

Computing Your Needs
Some common sense tips and a review of trucking software

Software Review
A review of helpful software for truckers

Are You Being Served - Part II
Employed drivers rate service facilities

What You Need to Know About Alternators
by Paul Abelson

Truck Financing
by Craig D. Sciara

Oils, Engines and Owner Operators
Owner-operators share maintenance experiences

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Marriage in the Long Run
by Ellen Voie

One Byte at a Time
by John Ewing