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<br /> SEPTEMBER 2017<br /> AMERICANTRUCKER.COM<br /> <br /> FASTER deliveries<br /> BETTER availability<br /> BEST selection<br /> We've enhanced our supply chain to<br /> make sure we have WHAT you need,<br /> WHEN you need it.<br /> Ready for the Road Ahead™<br /> trucker.com/inquire<br /> VISIT AMERICANTRUCKER.COM FOR USED EQUIPMENT LISTINGS. AMERICAN TRUCKER / SEPTEMBER 2017 101<br /> ©2017 FleetPride, Inc. All marks used herein are the property of their respective owners.<br /> CONTENTS September 2017<br /> FEATURES<br /> 20 10 TECHNIQUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN TRUCKING<br /> Advice for drivers, shippers, receivers and company owners.<br /> Thinkstock<br /> 22 TAMERA STURGIS: TRUCKING QUEEN OF THE ROAD<br /> Former star of Shipping Wars proves industry can be glamorous.<br /> 28 MOVE OVER BREATHALYZER; TEXTALYZER'S HERE<br /> <a title="September 2017 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=1"> SEPTEMBER 2017 AMERICANTRUCKER.COM</a> <a title="September 2017 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=2"> </a> <a title="September 2017 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=3"> FASTER deliveries BETTER availability BEST select</a> <a title="September 2017 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=4"> CONTENTS September 2017 FEATURES 20 10 TECH</a> <a title="September 2017 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=5"> Thanks a (100) million. It's Driver Appreciation</a> <a title="September 2017 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=6"> AMERICANTRUCKER.COM PHONE 203 358 9900 TOLL FR</a> <a title="September 2017 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=7"> TRUCKER.COM/INQUIRE</a> <a title="September 2017 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=8"> INDUSTRY TRENDS ELD TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT OEMs, r</a> <a title="September 2017 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=9"> INDUSTRY TRENDS CVSA Roadcheck 2017 results 19</a> <a title="September 2017 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=10"> FUTURE IN FOCUS THERE FASTER `Final mile' cruci</a> <a title="September 2017 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=11"> Photo: Aaron Marsh By extension, that in tur</a> <a title="September 2017 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=12"> PARTS & SERVICE Fleet fuel savings up in 2016 </a> <a title="September 2017 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/24766ae3?page=13"> omy. 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