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AUGUST 2015 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR TRUCKING PROFESSIONALS HAPPIER DRIVERS Auxiliary power units help retention efforts page 32 FOLLOW THE RULES Compliance management tools make sure page 40 HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY Profitability analysis boosts the bottom line page 71 HIGHTECH TRAILERS They're not just boxes on wheels anymore page 82

• Cover
• Industry beset with new rules deserves reward
• Sources indicate GM, Navistar nearing partnership
• Android version of Cummins QuickServe app now available
• In Brief
• Stemco develops TrailerTail fuel efficiency test
• Finland pilot project to explore connected vehicles, roadways
• Test Drive: Mercedes-Benz Metris van
• InFocus: Auxiliary power units
• Products: Tires, cell phone mount, trailer jack, more
• Upfront: DTNA-Zonar partnership takes it to the next level
• Preventable or Not? John Doe was being tailgated and tried to accelerate through a railroad grade crossing, but a descending signal arm mangled one of his mirrors. Was this a preventable accident?
• Ad Index
• Portabella' mushrooms being served in trucking
• SkyBitz adds ALK Maps to trailer-tracking application
• Conversion Interactive upgrades media recruiting platform
• InBrief
• Stay Metrics adds health and wellness training
• Rand McNally updates, releases 2016 Road Atlas
• HighJump, PeopleNet expand mobile dispatch interface
• Roadnet updates routing, fleet management platform
• InFocus: Compliance management
• News
• MarketPulse
• InBrief
• Fuel Savvy: Comment period open for Phase II of proposed GHG rule...Amendment to exempt glider kits from emissions rule unlikely to pass
• Cover Story: The CCJ TOP 250: BIGGER AND BETTER- With favorable freight pricing and tight capacity, the trucking industry witnessed positive economics conditions across all segments in 2014. Carriers ranked in this year's CCJ Top 250 experienced sizable g
• FEATURE: On the margin: Technology companies that develop software that carriers use for operations and accounting functions have been following the trends in dedicated and other opportunistic sectors of the industry.Some of the latest tools from vendors
• FEATURE: Outside the box: While It's easy to dismiss a dry van as a "box on wheels", savvy fleet managers understand that any money saved in fuel cost adds to their bottom line. That's why new aerodynamic aspects and new technologies such as telematics,
• FEATURE: Innovators: Schneider- The Green Bay, Wis- based company's holistic, layered approach to security leads to zero cargo thefts in 2014.