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CONTENTS October 2012 | Vol. 52 | No. 10 Justin Hall's Kenworth W900L, which he shows with a matching 2013 Clement UltraLite, won Best of Show, Working Combo, in The Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. See page 58 for the competition's four national winners. OverdriveOnline.com Toll Free: 800-633-5953 Editorial Fax: 205-750-8070 Sales Fax: 205-349-6359 or email: lmagner@randallreilly.com EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Max Heine Editor: Randy Grider Equipment Editor: Jack Roberts Senior Editor: Todd Dills Managing Editor: Kathleen Buccleugh Associate Editor: James Jaillet Manager, e-media editorial: Marlin Caddell Contributing Editors: Jill Dunn, Paul Hartley, Carolyn Magner, Bruce Smith, Steve Sturgess Executive Director, Research & Analysis: Avery Vise Editorial assistants: Elizabeth Manning, Sean Randall DESIGN & PRODUCTION Art Director: Kenneth Stubbs Production Designer: David Watson Advertising Production Manager: Anne Marie Horton Senior Production Director: Leah Boyd BUSINESS VP, Trucking Sales: Brad Holthaus VP, Trucking Media Operations: Stacy McCants VP, Events: Alan Sims Executive Director of Sales: Chip Magner Account Executives: Rusty Barton, Tommy Belk, Richard Hinton, Brent Hutto, Steve Miller, Casey Sears Marketing Manager: Cameron Kizzire Director of Interactive Marketing: Kyle Jernigan Media Controller: Terry Browning Circulation: Julie Puckett 58 22 32 40 44 Show's four champion trucks and their stories. APU shopping COVER STORY: GATS PRIDE & POLISH Check out your options for an all- electric, diesel or hybrid system. Business software Web- and computer-based programs for owner-operators. upcoming engine. Test drive: Cummins ISX15 Fuel economy and a smart gear- ing system are strengths for this "going on vacation." DEPARTMENTS 21 BUSINESS Plan compliance before getting own authority. 50 A CLOSER LOOK Inner workings of electronic cigarettes Cover photo: Paul Hartley 2 | Overdrive | October 2012 70 GEAR GUIDE Trucking GPS, halogen flashlight, mud flap hanger 86 FLEET NEWS Crete's new five-truck fleet honors U.S. armed forces. Back from the saddle When this owner-operator returned from farming to trucking, it was like VOICES 4 FMCSA out of line on hours, recorders – or are they? 10 A little chill for your spine: Happy Halloween, drivers! 12 Hot Button: Your choice for U.S. president LOG BOOK 14 Navistar allowed to sell noncompliant engines 16 Crete driver named Trucking's Top Rookie 86 Audit: Cross-border trucking needs revisions DIVERSIONS 52 Best areas to catch fall foliage this month 54 Tech Buzz: Twitter for beginners 56 'Deadliest Catch' star chats about job hazards CUSTOM RIGS 64 '94 Pete 379 gets fiberglass fenders, 'chameleon' paint 66 What does your truck color say about you? 68 My truck's losing power – what's the problem? Overdrive (ISSN 0030-7394) is pub- lished monthly and is a registered trademark of its publisher, Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. 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 per- mission is prohibited. Copyright (c) 2012 Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC. 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. CORPORATE Chairman, CEO: Mike Reilly President: Brent Reilly Chief Administrative Officer: David Wright Chief Process Officer: Shane Elmore Senior VP, Trucking: Jeff Mason Senior VP, Editorial & Research: Linda Longton Senior VP, Acquisitions & Business Development: Robert Lake VP, Interactive Media: Nick Reid ® ® 3200 Rice Mine Road NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 www.RandallReilly.com In Memoriam: H. Pettus Randall II (1911-1976) - Founder H. Pettus Randall III (1945-2002) - Chairman EDITORIAL HONORS Only trucking magazine to win five Editorial Excellence Awards Four-time Magazine of the Year finalist plus 56 other awards. Bruce W. Smith