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• DON’T PLAY WITH KNIVES: Wendy Parker’s trucker husband, George, says cutting bread while rolling isn’t a sharp move. Page 6.
• COVER STORY: ELD Buyers’ Guide
• 26 Niche hauling: Traveling events
• 31 Overdrive’s Most Beautiful: The Top 10
• 36 Drive Test: ‘Better and smarter’: Volvo SuperTruck achievements in weight, aerodynamics and visibility pave the way for tomorrow’s design.
• 4 A full-court press over ELDs, hours.
• 5 Pulse: A buyers’ market for used trucks.
• 8 Novel honors the community of travelers.
• 10 Saying no to first-come first-served abuse.
• 11 “Arbitrary” training time better than none.
• 12 A weak 2016: Miles up, income down.
• 12 Landstar contractor named year’s top owner-operator.
• 13 Restart study affirms status quo on hours regs.
• 16 Safety fitness rule pulled after industry pushback.
• 18 Jim Palmer trucker named Goodyear Highway Hero.
• 38 Couple’s ’17 W900 Icon designed to honor military.
• 40 Reader Rigs: ’05 VNL 780 has a far-out paint job; ’90 379 a custom heavy hauler; ’16 Lonestar a forklift hauler; resurrected ’95 379.
• 24 BUSINESS Autonomous truck race heats up.
• 42 Gear Guide Engine, alternators, LED lights, more.
• 48 FLEET NEWS Schneider giving tanker O-O’s a choice.
• 60 5 APPS FOR THAT Finding the best fuel stop near you.