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IBC Cat Scale ............................................... catscale.com ................................................... 15 Century Finance .................................... 888-684-7195 .................................................70 Coast to Coast ...................................... 888-266-0499 ................................................72 Continental Automotive Systems ......... vdoroadlog.com ..............................................FC Coston Professional Associates ........... 765-778-2409 .................................................69 Cruise King ............................................ 952-944-9644 ................................................73 Curt Group ............................................. retracmirrors.com ..........................................22 CUTC Inc. ............................................... 866-927-8294 .................................................70 D. Marshall Management Inc ................. 281-915-5914 ...................................................69 Diesel Spec Inc. ..................................... dieselspec.ca ..................................................55 Donvel.................................................... 800-411-1725 ...................................................69 Eagle Capital ......................................... 800-483-7079 ................................................70 Elizabeth Truck Center .......................... thechromeconnection.com.............................59 Etcom..................................................... etcominc.com .................................................72 eTrucker Tax .......................................... etruckertax.com .............................................72 Ezlogz .................................................... ezlogz.com ......................................................47 Fitzgerald Glider Kits ............................ fitzgeraldusa.com ........................................... 31 Fleet Wheel .......................................... fleetwheel.com ............................................... 71 FleetPride .............................................. fleetpride.com ................................................33 Freightliner ........................................... freightliner.com/corneroffice .................... IFC-1 GoNMF ................................................... gonmf.com ...................................................... 71 Great American Chrome ....................... 229-559-4577 ................................................. 61 Great American Trucking Show ............. gatsonline.com ........................................ 24, 25 Harbor Freight ....................................... harborfreight.com ..........................................75 Hogebuilt ............................................... hogebuilt.com .................................................62 Howes Lubricator .................................. howeslube.com ........................................... 9, 18 Iowa 80 .................................................. iowa80.com.....................................................66 Legendary Power Consulting ................ texastrucktuning.com ....................................27 Lincoln Chrome ..................................... lincolnchrome.com .........................................56 LKQ Heavy Trucks .................................. lkqheavytruck.com ........................................ 68 Load Training ......................................... 800-776-7067 .................................................72 Lock N Lube ........................................... 603-795-2298 .................................................69 Majestic Lubricants ............................... majesticlubricants.com ..................................43 Minimizer ............................................... minimizer.com.................................................35 Napa ...................................................... napatruckservice.com ......................................3 Neal Freeman Investments ................... 866-770-7200 .................................................73 Overdrive's Pride & Polish .................... prideandpolish.com ........................................ 41 P.G. Adams Inc. ...................................... pgadams.com ..................................................62 PDQ Inc. ................................................. 888-320-5644 ......................................... 60, 73 Peterbilt ................................................ peterbilt.com ................................................. BC Petro-Canada ........................................ duronchallenge.com ........................................ 11 ProMiles................................................. 800-324-8588 ............................................... 67 Schneider .............................................. schneiderowneroperators.com ...................... 19 Seven Oaks Capital................................ 800-511-4588 ..................................................70 Shell ....................................................... insiderotella.shell.com ....................................17 Shell ....................................................... rotella.com...................................................... 16 Spireon .................................................. spireon.com/fleet-management .................. 44 Stark Power ........................................... starkpower.com .............................................. 71 TBS Factoring Services ......................... freeauthority.com ............................................7 TBS Factoring Services ......................... tbsfactoring.com ............................................ 21 TCA Driver of the Year .......................... truckload.org/driver-of-the-year ................. 23 Teletrac ................................................. teletracnavman.com .......................................49 Teltek U.S.A. .......................................... telek.us ...........................................................70 Trucker Talent Search ........................... truckertalentsearch.com ........................ 20, 39 Truckers Mall ......................................... truckersmall.net ............................................. 71 Veeboards.com ...................................... 800-514-3621 ..................................................69

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• FLIPPING THROUGH HISTORY | A small fleet owner’s collection of Overdrives provides a fitting finale for Wendy Parker’s last blog post.
• Business: Arbitration case to go before high court The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit brought by an owner-operator that challenges his fleet’s requirement that disputes be handled via third-party arbitration.
• COVER STORY: Power plays Electric truck makers promise cleaner, more cost-effective tractors. Two years before the first vehicles hit the road, inadequate infrastructure and fueling capacity threaten to dampen the transition.
• Buyers welcome Economic conditions, tax changes, productivity pressures and equipment improvements have spurred a big increase in truck buying by owner-operators and fleets.
• ELD headaches Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours accounting with an electronic log. Meanwhile, truckers are experiencing a wide range of technical malfunctions.
• Severe service Heavy-haul and severe-service news from Volvo, International, Mack, Freightliner and Peterbilt, plus new products from Marmon-Herrington, Kyocera, Firestone and Toyo.
• Inspectors “putting people out of work.”
• Pulse: Make sure the grass really is greener.
• Conversations still evolving over 14-hour reg.
• Shut down by CARB, teacher keeps learning alive.
• Discovering a double- brokered load.
• ELD violations now merit out-of-service.
• Bill would allow younger truckers.
• ELD waiver extended for livestockers.
• Alleged fraud may impact 2,000 truckers.
• OOIDA wants rehearing of apnea case.
• Son earns back dad’s ’95 Pete 379.
• “Rubber Duck” Mack still quacking.
• Reader Rigs: ’16 389 on the “Edge”; a ’13 Coronado named “Betty”; ’15 389 yanks tanks; ’17 Coronado a heavy hauler; father-son duo’s ’04 W900.
• Gear Guide Hino to debut Class 7, 8 models in 2019.
• FLEET NEWS Fleets continue to hike driver pay.
• BETTER HEALTH Preventing and dealing with nausea.