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by David Cullen Apr. 25, 2013

Highway Trust Fund seen on very bumpy road

The latest take on the state of the federal Highway Trust Fund issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is brightly lit by a yellow caution....More
by David Cullen Apr. 9, 2013

M&A File 1: A good year to sell

At first blush, a fleet owner might not think of selling off their business in the current business climate. But investment banker Mark Dyer (....More
by David Cullen Mar. 26, 2013

ZF shows off "A transmission of contradictions"

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by David Cullen Jan. 17, 2013

Manager as cheerleader

Managers may not think right off the bat that at least part of their role in the workplace is to cheer on their direct reports. But leadership....More
by David Cullen Dec. 10, 2012

Cliff notes

The political parlor game being played out in Washington over whether or not the economy “goes over” the political construction known....More
by David Cullen Nov. 16, 2012

Blue glow

There's a warm blue (for the color of the flame when natural gasis ignited) glow being cast over more and more truck fleets seeking to go green....More
by David Cullen Oct. 26, 2012

On the cliff

Awaiting the outcome of the November elections— less than two weeks away at this writing— at least one thing’s certain: Nothing....More
by David Cullen Jul. 27, 2012

Ford’s radical idea

New federal MPG rules for vehicle manufacturers are no doubt leading to much innovation in engineering and manufacturing across the GVW spectrum....More
by David Cullen May. 4, 2012

Shedding light… on light

Tom Draper, manager of marketing for lighting supplier Grote Industries, believes fleet owners would be advised to learn a lot more about “....More
by David Cullen Jan. 27, 2012

An unbridgeable divide?

The great partisan gulf that separates Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill is so yawning that Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood this....More
by David Cullen Sep. 22, 2011

Hair-raising tale

Here's a hair-raising tale for driver applicants who think they only have to worry about having their urine tested: Truckload carrier Gordon Trucking....More
by David Cullen Jul. 22, 2011

Fight the black dog

“I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on....More
by David Cullen Apr. 19, 2011

Light trucks. Heavy sales

The manufacturers and marketers of commercial-grade pickups and full-size vans have told me in recent days that 2011 will be a very good year for....More
by David Cullen Apr. 8, 2011

Talk of the show

If last year's Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) was a wake-- and trust me, it was... and not by any means an Irish one-- for the pre-Great Recession....More
by David Cullen Dec. 23, 2010

Deja-vu time in DC

"It's like deja-vu, all over again." --Yogi Berra, baseball sage It’s not quite “all over again,” but the news out of Washington DC these days sure....More
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