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January 1, 2006

Editorial

Goodnight, Mom and Pop?

Feature Articles:

Not-so-secret agent

A hybrid high?

The art of building waste equipment

The state of Mexico

Salvaging robots

Managing warranty complaints

A bonding experience

Power to the plates

Trailer-skirt success

Forecast 2006

Housing market

Highway market

2005 equipment sales jump nearly 15 percent

Seeing red

Review sales, credit contracts once a year to save money and heartache

The Work Truck Show Preview

Southern hospitality

Nine key sessions you won't want to miss

Powell remains in the limelight

Over 400 companies set to display at Work Truck Show

Industry Newsdesk

Crysteel acquired by TBEI

Kit Hammond toasted, roasted at Savannah retirement dinner

Fatality rate for large trucks falls to all-time low

TTMA adds associate membership category

Kemlite Co becomes Crane Composites Inc

Maintainer Corp adds manufacturing space

Omaha Standard plant nears completion

Fleets avoiding '07 truck purchases

Agri-Cover expansion on brink of completion

Beall Corp acquires Marquez Mfg

Onspot of North America moves, expands

Investment firm purchases American LaFrance

Navistar completes joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra of India

HDC Inc relocates to Lone Star State

Partin buys Thermo King dealerships

Air Liquide honors Acme's supplier excellence

Truck-Lite Trophy winners announced

Alcoa sets record with 4-millionth forging

Outstanding used-truck dealers recognized

Caterpillar C-15 leads in satisfaction survey

WABCO dedicates Asia Pacific headquarters

Eaton receives IVBSS development contract

MS county honors Heil Environmental

Diesel emissions control project includes Cummins

Celadon chairman sees mixed future for trucking with driver shortage

Bendix earns ISO certification

Driver labor availability declines in October

New on Wheels

JerrDan financing program offers purchasing flexibility

Schwartz carrier body for single-axle trucks

Fiber-reinforced trailer wins ACE Award

Extreme Truck Bodies earns a patent

LDV designs AV interface into new mobile command center

Midwest 1040 designed for cement market

JerrDan SLVR simplifies urban towing

T800s handle logistical challenge

The Road Ahead

Air Brake, Foundation Brake training schools combined for 2006

Spray Finishing Technology Workshop set

AAIA Aftermarket Financial Symposium offers credits

SAE asks authors for submissions of tech session papers

Product Profiles

Product Profiles

People and Positions

Trailer, truck, & body OEMs

Component manufacturers

Dealers/distributors

Obituaries

Information Vehicles

PSI provides tire pressure sensor report

Online orders a snap at improved Aurora web site

Johnson revamps web site, adds more capabilities

Find plenty of good vibrations online

Does Phillips have Spanish catalog? Si

TCI goes online with information center

GM redesigns web site for more efficiency

Brochure showcases Peterbilt lineup

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