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Welcome to The Source, the XTRA Lease newsletter providing valuable information about trucking issues, fleet management, maintenance, safety and much more.

2010 Summer Issue

Three ways to make your facility safer immediately

Dress up your trailers or pay a fine

What is a geofence and why should you care

Case study:  Multi Group Logistics achieve 99.8% on-time delivery

For previous issues, click on the (+) or (-) symbol next to each newsletter title to open or close an individual section.

Issues:
Summer 2009
Growth Industries to Watch
Prevent Theft and Improve Utilization with Trailer Tracking
Keeping Employee Spirits Up When Business is Down
Don't Let CARB Regulations Slow You Down
Winter 2009
How to Survive the Downturn
Seven Big Mistakes to Avoid
Self-Assessment Tool for Trucking Companies
Introducing New XTRA Lease Trailers
September 2008
April 2008
Green Your Fleet
Companies in Action - Success stories for reducing emissions
CARB Update
October 2007
Competing with the Big Guys - How Smaller Carriers Can Carve Out a Niche in the Supply Chain
Is Personalized Service Enough?
Supply Chain 101: The Big Picture
July 2007
How Carriers Cope with Congestion
Helpful Hints for Managing Congestion
Keep Your Cool - Smart Reefers Save Money!
April 2007
The Ebb and Flow of Technology: Five Steps to Implement Technology in Your Business
Top Five Benefits of Untethered Trailer-Tracking Systems
User-Centered Design: Equating Technology and Usability
December 2006
Storm Clouds on the Horizon - A Dozen Proven Strategies to Take Back Control of WorkersÂ’ Compensation
Best Practice: Preventing Workplace Accidents Through Behavior-Based Safety.
Occupational Athletes - A New Look at Health and Wellness Programs
August 2006
The Changing Role of the Dispatcher - 10 Ways the Job is Evolving
The ABCs of Driver Pay
XTRA Lease Expands Fleet - New Flatbeds Offer Increased Payload, Flexibility and Durability
May 2006
The 10 Things You Need to Know to Keep Drivers
Good Works--Keeping Drivers Engaged through Community Service
Exit Interviews--Do We Hear What They Say?
March 2006
10 Steps to a More Profitable Business
Through Better Customer Service
A Government Relations Playbook
Can Losing 10 Pounds Really Hurt You?
Tire Maintenance Best Practices
Fall 2005
Maintenance Practices Help Extend Useful Life of Trailers
Extending a Trailer's Life, Piece by Piece
Trailer Longevity Here's to Long Life
Combating Corrosion in the 21st Century
Summer 2005
What are the High Costs for Low Air Pressure?
Spring 2005
Winter 2005
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Past Issues
Spring Issue - 2004
Fall/Winter Issue - 2003
Summer - 2003
Spring - 2003
Winter - 2002
Fall - 2002


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