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FIRST CLASS l 5 sk any well-trained driver how to navigate a curve, and they'll say they adjust their speed before entering the curve, so they won't be required to brake during the curve. In other words, proper anticipation is the key to moving safely and smoothly. Your success, as fleet owners and managers, and our success, as a manufac- turer, is just as dependent on properly anticipating curves, in a figurative sense. At Peterbilt, we recognize that you deal with ever-changing business conditions and regulations. And those who forecast them and adjust for them before they arrive succeed. Those who don't are forced to play catch-up, and soon might not be negotiating curves at all. A terrific example of succeeding in a changing environment is Greg Roemer, who runs a Dallas-based waste disposal business that serves a market where improvements in efficiency drive profitability (page 8). As proof, Roemer is among the first to run CNG-powered Peterbilt Model 320s — and figures to save $18,000 in fuel costs per vehicle, per year. "These trucks aren't just good for the environment," he says of his Model 320s. "They're good business." The new Peterbilt Model 579 promises to provide another tangible solution for dealing with the inevitable curves your business will encounter. With outstanding safety, driver comfort and aerodynamic innovations, the Model 579 will maximize fuel economy and minimize cost of operations. TMC Transportation (page 16) is among those who have come away im- pressed with the new model — so much so that the company has ordered 1,500 Model 579s. "The bottom line is that the Peterbilt product keeps getting better and better," says Jason Webb, Executive Vice-President of Asset Management. "And the Model 579 is clear evidence of that." Let Peterbilt help you not only anticipate the curve, but stay well ahead of it. Anticipating the Curve COMMENTS Bill Kozek General Manager Let Peterbilt help you not only anticipate the curve, but stay well ahead of it. A Editorial director: Cara West • Editor: Bill Laste • Art director: Dale Aspinall • Client services manager: Cyndy Seitz • Publisher: Pete Sobic First Class is published by Northbrook Custom Media, a division of Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC, on behalf of Peterbilt Motors Company and its dealers. Editorial office: 21420 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin, WI 53146. Phone (262) 650-9260. Printed in the U.S., copyright 2012. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to 21420 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin, WI 53146. One-year subscription in the U.S. $12.00; $15.00 in Canada; $25.00 all other countries payable in U.S. funds. "Agreement Number 1689312". Change of address or undeliverable copies should be sent to: 1415 Janette Ave., Windsor, Ontario, N8X 1Z1 Canada.