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CONTENTS ® overdriveonline.com December 2013 | Vol. 53 | No. 12 /OverdriveTrucking ® /OverdriveUpdate /OverdriveMag ® EDITORIAL truckingeditorial@gmail.com Editorial Director: Max Heine Equipment Editor: Jack Roberts Senior Editors: Todd Dills, Kevin Jones Managing Editor: Dean Smallwood News Editor: James Jaillet Social Media Editor: Kathleen Buccleugh Contributing Editors: Jill Dunn, Paul Hartley, Bruce Smith, Steve Sturgess Editorial Assistants: Tara Bullock, Sean Randall ® DESIGN & PRODUCTION production@overdriveonline.com Art Director: Kenneth Stubbs Production Designer: David Watson Quality Assurance: Timothy Smith Advertising Production Manager: Anne Marie Horton TRUCKING MEDIA sales@truckingmedia.com Vice President of Sales, Trucking Media: Brad Holthaus Director of Content Marketing Services: Carolyn Mason Web Developer/Analyst: Marlin Caddell 22 COVER STORY: Making dreams reality 26 Drive Test: Good genes 28 How To: Cope with the holidays 32 Diversions: More than a travelogue Driver and singer-songwriter Tony Justice's new disc is primed to light up the sound systems of long-haulers. 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 800-633-5953 randallreilly.com CORPORATE Chairman/CEO: Mike Reilly President: Brent Reilly Chief Process Officer: Shane Elmore Chief Administration Officer: David Wright Senior Vice President, Sales: Scott Miller Senior Vice President, Editorial and Research: Linda Longton Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Business Development: Robert Lake Vice President of Events: Alan Sims Vice President, Audience Development: Stacy McCants Vice President, Digital Services: Nick Reid Director of Marketing: Julie Arsenault For change of address and other subscription inquiries, please contact: overdrive@halldata.com EDITORIAL HONORS Only trucking magazine to win five Editorial Excellence Awards Four-time Magazine of the Year finalist plus 57 other awards. Jesse H. Neal winner and 5 Certificates of Merit Subscription inquiries: For subscripton info call 800-517-4979 in the U.S., or 847-763-9610 outside the U.S. Rates for non-qualified subscriptions: US & possessions $34.97; Canada/Mexico & foreign $65.00, payable in U.S. dollars. Single copies are available for $6 US, $9 Canada/Mexico, and $12 foreign. Overdrive (ISSN 0030-7394) is published monthly and is a registered trademark of its publisher, Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC., 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Periodicals postage-paid at Tuscaloosa, AL, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 707.4.12.5); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: send address corrections to Overdrive, 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Copyright (c) 2013 Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC. TOC_RHP_1213.indd 1 ELECTRIC COMPANY | German-based Siemens is rethinking some of its electric-powered railroad innovations to develop a highly efficient, low-emissions truck technology that could even be used in Class 8 applications. Page 34. Kenworth's T880 vocational truck inherits driver-focused traits from the company's aerodynamic T680 long-haul tractor. Try these tips on making your holidays as joyful and stress-free as possible – even if you're away from home too much. A former financial officer's chronicle on his second career as an expedited driver is a vital resource for information on the segment. DEPARTMENTS 18 BUSINESS Hours rule means less pay, more fatigue, studies say 47 GEAR GUIDE Engine pre-heat timer, tire traction system and more 20 DOLLARS & SENSE Rate structure, marketing plan can set you apart 58 FLEET NEWS Hornady invests $18M to recruit, retain drivers VOICES 2 Bill would put moratorium on restart provision 3 Pulse: Funding congestion relief 6 Looking for driver-manager common ground 10 Hot Buttons: Readers against Iran nuclear development LOGBOOK 12 Ferro defends hours rule, draws heat from panel 12 Inspection blitz finds strong compliance 14 Carrier alliance wants hair testing for driver screening 14 NTSB questions FMCSA's oversight of motor carriers CUSTOM RIGS 37 Pride & Polish winner Lactose Limo a dairy delight 40 Reader Rigs: '94 Kenworth W900L continues to improve; '06 Peterbilt 379 a striped drive; '06 Kenworth W900L worth Silvia's million 42 The right stacks help your rig stack up against the best 45 Pro Tips: A little fuel dilution, soot, blow-by is OK Cover photo by Tyler Oxendine December 2013 | Overdrive | 1 11/27/13 12:20 PM

• Cover
• BUSINESS: Hours rule means less pay, more fatigue, studies show
• DOLLARS & SENSE: Rate structure, marketing plan can set you apart
• GEAR GUIDE: Engine pre-heat timer, tire traction system and more
• FLEET NEWS: Hornady invests $18M to recruit, retain drivers
• Pride & Polish winner Lactose Limo a dairy delight
• Reader Rigs: '94 Kenworth W900L continues to improve; '06 Kenworth W900L worth Silvia's million
• The right stacks help your rig stack up against the best
• Pro Tips: A little fuel dilution, soot, blow-by is OK
• Ferro defends hours rule, draws heat from panel
• Inspection blitz finds strong compliance
• Carrier alliance wants hair testing for driver screening
• NSTB questions FMCSA's oversight of motor carriers
• Bill would put moratorium on restart provision
• Pulse: Funding congestion relief
• Looking for driver-manager common ground
• Hot Buttons: Readers against Iran nuclear development
• COVER STORY: Making dreams reality- Driver and singer-songwriter Tony Justice's new disc is primed to light up the sound systems of long-haulers.
• Drive Test: Kenworth's T880 vocational truck inherits driver-focused traits from the company's aerodynamic T680 long-haul tractor.
• How To: Cope with the holidays- Try these tips on making your holidays as joyful and stress-free as possible -- even if you're away from home too much.
• Diversions: More than a travelogue- A former financial officer's chronicle on his second career as an expedited driver is a vital resource for information on the segment.
• Ad Index