/* Shared base styles. Each site's theme.css sets the custom properties and personality. */
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--link);text-underline-offset:.18em;text-decoration-thickness:.08em}
a:hover{text-decoration-thickness:.16em}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:2px}
.wrap{width:min(100% - 2rem,var(--maxw,70rem));margin-inline:auto}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bg);padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:10}
.skip:focus{left:1rem}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--font-head);line-height:1.2;color:var(--head);text-wrap:balance}
h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.5vw,2.8rem);margin:.2em 0 .35em}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.35rem,3vw,1.7rem);margin:1.8em 0 .5em}
h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin:1.4em 0 .4em}
.site-header{background:var(--header-bg);color:var(--header-ink);border-bottom:4px solid var(--accent)}
.header-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:.5rem 1.5rem;padding:.8rem 0}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;color:var(--header-ink);text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:800;font-size:1.2rem}
.brand-mark{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:2.1rem;height:2.1rem;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);border-radius:var(--mark-radius,6px);font-size:.95rem}
.primary ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.25rem .9rem;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.primary a{color:var(--header-ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem;padding:.3rem 0;display:inline-block;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.primary a:hover,.primary a[aria-current]{border-bottom-color:var(--accent)}
main{padding:1.5rem 0 3rem}
.crumbs ol{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs li+li::before{content:"/";margin-right:.3rem;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.hero{padding:2rem 0 1rem;max-width:46rem}
.lede{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted)}
.eyebrow{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent-text);margin:0}
.eyebrow a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.cards{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;gap:1rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(17rem,1fr))}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;border-top:4px solid var(--accent)}
.card h3{margin:.35rem 0 .4rem}
.card h3 a{color:var(--head);text-decoration:none}
.card h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.card p{margin:.2rem 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.97rem}
.pillars{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;gap:.75rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(15rem,1fr))}
.pillars a{display:block;height:100%;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.pillars a:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.pillar-title{display:block;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;color:var(--head);margin-bottom:.25rem}
.pillar-sum{display:block;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted)}
.whoweare{background:var(--soft);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1rem 1.3rem;margin-top:2.5rem}
.whoweare h2{margin-top:.4rem}
.post,.page{max-width:var(--measure,44rem)}
.post-head{margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.dek{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.2rem 0 .6rem}
.byline{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.prose p,.prose li{max-width:var(--measure,44rem)}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:1.3rem}
.prose li{margin:.3rem 0}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1rem 0;font-size:.96rem;display:block;overflow-x:auto}
.prose th,.prose td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem .6rem;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.prose th{background:var(--soft)}
.prose blockquote,.note{border-left:4px solid var(--accent);background:var(--soft);margin:1.2rem 0;padding:.7rem 1rem;border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0}
.takeaways{background:var(--soft);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.6rem 1.3rem 1rem;margin:1rem 0 1.5rem}
.takeaways h2{margin-top:.6rem;font-size:1.15rem}
.takeaways ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.2rem}
.cta{border:2px solid var(--accent);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1rem 1.3rem;margin:2rem 0;background:var(--card)}
.cta-kicker{margin:0;font-size:.8rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent-text)}
.cta-text{margin:.4rem 0 .8rem}
.cta-disclose{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.6rem 0 0}
.button{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);padding:.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:var(--btn-radius,6px);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;min-height:44px}
.button:hover{filter:brightness(.95);text-decoration:underline}
.sources{font-size:.95rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:2rem}
.sources .pub{color:var(--muted)}
.sources li{margin:.35rem 0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.related ul{padding-left:1.2rem}
.dealer-list{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;gap:1rem}
.dealer-list li{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1rem 1.2rem}
.dealer-list h3{margin-top:0}
.site-footer{background:var(--footer-bg);color:var(--footer-ink);padding:2rem 0;font-size:.93rem}
.site-footer a{color:var(--footer-ink)}
.footer-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.2rem;list-style:none;padding:0}
.disclosure{max-width:52rem}
.fine{opacity:.85;font-size:.85rem}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){html{scroll-behavior:smooth}}
@media print{.site-header,.site-footer,.cta .button{display:none}}
/* brand images (Creative Studio assets) */
.brand-logo{display:block;height:2.5rem;width:auto;max-width:72vw;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.hero.has-img{position:relative;max-width:none;min-height:clamp(21rem,40vw,30rem);display:flex;align-items:center;margin:1rem 0 1.6rem;padding:2.5rem clamp(1.2rem,4vw,3rem);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;color:var(--hero-ink,#fff);background:var(--header-bg,#222)}
.hero.has-img::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;background:var(--hero-scrim,linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,14,20,.86) 0%,rgba(10,14,20,.6) 42%,rgba(10,14,20,0) 72%))}
.hero-img{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;object-fit:cover;object-position:right center}
.hero-text{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:33rem}
.hero.has-img h1,.hero.has-img .lede{color:inherit}
.hero.has-img .lede a{color:inherit}
.hero-credit{position:absolute;right:.7rem;bottom:.45rem;z-index:2;margin:0;font-size:.72rem;color:var(--hero-credit,#fff);opacity:.9;text-shadow:var(--hero-credit-shadow,0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.7))}
@media (max-width:40rem){.hero.has-img::before{background:var(--hero-scrim-sm,rgba(10,14,20,.68))}.hero.has-img{padding-bottom:2.8rem}}
.lead-img{margin:0 0 1.6rem;max-width:46rem}
.lead-img img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;border-radius:var(--radius)}
.lead-img figcaption{margin-top:.35rem;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}
.card.has-thumb{position:relative}
.card-thumb{position:relative;margin:-1.1rem -1.2rem .8rem}
.card-thumb img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.thumb-credit{position:absolute;right:.45rem;bottom:.35rem;font-size:.68rem;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
.hero.has-img .eyebrow{color:var(--hero-eyebrow,var(--accent))}

/* Northern Tow Guide: dark slate + safety orange, condensed industrial headings */
:root{
  --font-body:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  --font-head:"Arial Narrow","Roboto Condensed","Helvetica Neue Condensed",Bahnschrift,"Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;
  --ink:#1f252c;--head:#12171d;--muted:#4c5866;--bg:#f4f5f6;--card:#ffffff;--soft:#e9ecef;--line:#d3d8de;
  --link:#b3420a;--accent:#f26b1d;--accent-ink:#12171d;--accent-text:#b3420a;--focus:#f26b1d;
  --header-bg:#1d232b;--header-ink:#ffffff;--footer-bg:#1d232b;--footer-ink:#e7eaee;
  --radius:4px;--btn-radius:3px;--mark-radius:3px;--maxw:72rem;--measure:44rem
}
h1,h2,.brand{letter-spacing:-.01em;font-stretch:condensed}
h1{text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800}
.hero{border-left:8px solid var(--accent);padding-left:1.2rem;margin-top:1rem}
.card{border-top-width:6px}
.prose h2{border-bottom:3px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:.2rem}
.button{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}