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CASESTUDY ON THECOVER
10 In the Nick of Time
To help enhance its growth in the St. Louis car wash market, Wallis Companies relies on equipment from PDQ Manufacturing, Inc.
Cover Photo: Chad Wallis, general manager of Wallis Companies
14 Getting to the Bottom of
Crushing Oil Prices: Part 2 What's driving our new oil reality—supply and demand or rampant speculation?
RETAILOPERATIONS
22 Financing Your Car Wash Getting credit for buying and installing this profit center equipment
26 Car Care World Expo 2011 This is the car wash show
IN EVERYISSUE MARKETING&SUPPLY
8 Commercial Carrier Safety Changes
New safety program introduces new regulations and challenges
Top of the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 NATO News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 The Personnel Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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Do you think oil prices will
spike in the next few months? Yes, we'll see over $4 a gallon. . . 69.81% Yes, but only a bit.. . . . . . . . . . . 20.75% No, it'll stay the same . . . . . . . . . 1.89% No, it'll drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55%
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