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OEMS PULL OUT
OF MATS 2016
BY LARRY HURRLE
Contents
VOL 10. NO. 1 | ITMAGAZINE.TRUCKSTOP.COM
HOW TO SAFELY
USE DEBT
BY TODD EHRLICH
THE MORE
THINGS CHANGE
BY TAL RAHAMAN
YEAR IN REVIEW
BY SONNY SMITH
PARADOX OF
THE PROPOSED
ELD MANDATE
BY THAYNE BOREN
TOP 10
INDUSTRY
ISSUES
BY LARRY HURRLE
JIT SOLUTIONS
BY NATE ROWLAN
20
25
26 28 32 33 37
TO THE DEATH?
BY MOE GLENNER
EXTERNAL
FORCES
BY SCOTT MOSCRIP
COMPLIANCE AND
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
BY HENRY SEATON
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE
TRUCKING INDUSTRY
BY PAT DICKARD
DEMANDBASED
MARKET
AGILITY IN A
DEMAND-BASED MARKET
BY CHIP OLSEN
TOP TAX ISSUES FOR TRUCKERS
BY DENNIS BRIDGES
14
13
16
7 10
6
4
SPECIAL GIFTS
BY SUSAN COLLINS
MAKE THE MOST
OUT OF 2016
BY CHERYL BIRON
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