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E D ITOR I A L LE T T E R Inside Driver's Digest Shift into the summer issue of Driver's Digest and catch up on the innovative ways Volvo Trucks is helping customers achieve maximum fuel efficiency around the globe. In this issue, you'll read about new products unveiled at the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show, including the new Volvo VNX model that raises the bar for heavy haul, extreme gross-weight applications. Not only are the innovations impacting fleets' bottom line for fuel savings, products such as Volvo's I-Shift automated manual transmission (AMT) help attract and retain drivers while improving productivity, comfort and safety. Excitement was in the air when Lisa Kelly, star of TV's "Ice Road Truckers" and "IRT: Deadliest Roads," showed off the new Worldtrucker smartphone app and upgraded website. Worldtrucker is a global online community for truck drivers of all brands, which you'll read about in the Q&A article with Lisa Kelly. Enjoy reading the real life experience of Claude Robert and how his company—Robert Transport—increased fuel efficiency using the Volvo Exceptional Efficiency (XE) powertrain package. Turn the pages and enjoy the gorgeous photography and riveting adventures of the courageous truckers who transport wild animals in the South African nature reserves. Finally, dive into the featured story about the team dynamics of the powertrain experts who developed the XE powertrain package. These talented engineers and self-proclaimed 'gearheads' worked together to bring this award-winning technology to fruition. Beat the summer heat with a look at all the cool stories and photography celebrating the Volvo global trucking world. Göran Nyberg President, Volvo Trucks North America Sales and Marketing DRIVER'S DIGEST Driver's Digest is published by Volvo Trucks North America. PO Box 261 Greensboro, NC 27402 | (336)393-2000 | fax (336)393-3191 | 15, www.volvotrucks.us.com. It is produced expressly for and provided at no charge to drivers, fleet managers, owners, and other professionals in the commercial trucking industry. Contents may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of the publisher. © 2013, Volvo Group North America, LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. If you have any questions contact us at "function.DriversDigest@volvo.com" 4 DRIVER 'S DIGEST #2/2013 DDQ213PG004_Editorial Letter.indd 4 8/13/13 8:30 AM