CONTENTS VOLUME 63 • ISSUE 6 • 2012 FEATURES
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COVER STORY A Working ‘Retirement’ Jim Dixon of Dixon Brothers keeps purpose in his life by staying busy in the trucking industry BY STEVE BRAWNER
ON THE HORIZON Exception to the Rule Carriers evaluating response to abrupt rule change by FMCSA BY STEVE BRAWNER
ON THE HILL Trucking Industry’s Top Ten ATRI’s 2012 industry survey results BY REBECCA BREWSTER
SAFETY CORNER Safety—A Critical Element of an Employer’s Reputation BY KEVIN ERNST
DRIVER OF THE MONTH Timothy Bartle Jim Palmer Trucking, Inc.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Janette McCollum Checkers, Inc.
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From the President of the Board: By Ken Stabler ............................. 5 MCM Board of Directors.......................................................................... 4 Advertiser Resource Index....................................................................18 Calendar of Events..................................................................................18
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