IN THIS ISSUE


FEATURES COVER STORY


MISS KNOW-IT-ALL 24 Malea Hare’s mission to master all regulations By Eric Francis


CAPITOL WATCH


SACRIFICING SAFETY FOR SCORES? 21 Inspection deficit prevents CSA scoring,


deters new business By Steve Brawner


CRUMBLING ROADS AND EMPTY POCKETS 32 Highway Trust Fund to reach critical mass in 2014 By Scott Travis


TRADE SECRETS


NO CASH BACK 37 Tax law changes reduce short-term depreciation By Steve Brawner


DRIVERS LAG IN OBAMACARE ENROLLMENT 39 Federal health care deadlines loom,


violators subject to fines By Jennifer Barnett Reed


VOLUME 19, NUMBER 1 • ISSUE 1 2014


DEPARTMENTS


Up Front: by Gary Salisbury 7 They Said It 9 News in Brief 11 Calendar of Events 18 Insider Trucking 42 Stat View 44 Advertiser Resource Index 45 The Last Word: by Tom Ricciardone 46


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