David Cullen

Executive Editor, David Cullen offers his take on how actions taken by government agencies, industry suppliers and other trucking stakeholders impact truck fleet owners. Executive Editor of FleetOwner, Cullen has been covering trucking since 1981 and has been on the staff of FleetOwner since 1989. He does not claim to be an expert on trucking, but will admit to being a writer-- and hoping to be regarded a journalist.

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May. 23, 2007

Don't be a dummy

When you're a real dummy, no ever has to explain things to you like you're a six year old. You just get it-- just like the unbelted crash-test dummy....More
May. 14, 2007

Whither go Sprinter & Bullet?

This morning's big news that DaimlerChrysler is shedding its worrisome American operation-- the once and now again Chrysler Corp. -- comes as no....More
May. 3, 2007

Smart marketing

Who doesn't at least weigh a bit more heavily those household appliances-- we're talking refrigerators and other energy hogs here-- adorned with the....More
Apr. 5, 2007

Grip-and-grin

No one who knows me would mistake me for a motor-head. I am way too "mechanically challenged" to ever get that moniker bestowed on me. But, hey, I....More
Mar. 27, 2007

What show?

Last week's umpteenth annual Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville drew plenty of crowds despite an early Kentucky spring trying to bust out-- and....More
Mar. 19, 2007

Just between us

Welcome to "Reading Between the Lines," or to be brief, "Between the Lines" or, briefer still, "BTL" works for me. What you'll find here are my....More
Mar. 19, 2007

Don't forget the gift cards

Amid all the insanity surrounding this year's early switch-over to Daylight Savings Time, we heard about the direct impact of another sort of time....More
Mar. 19, 2007

Star shine

Just in case you hadn't noticed, International Truck and Engine Corp. has been doing quite a bit of product re-branding lately. Back when they....More
Mar. 17, 2007

The big show

Baseball has its World Series and the basketball powerhouses have their March Madness but trucking's big show is four days on the cusp of Spring at....More
Mar. 17, 2007

Hybrid haze

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." Excuse me but all the hybrid engine talk-- not to mention the actual trucks powered by hybrid engines that were....More
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