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by Sean Kilcarr May. 21, 2013

Of holiday traffic and highway deaths

No one wants to think about traffic jams and roadway fatalities when the nation goes on holiday; though in some ways Memorial Day weekend is a good....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 20, 2013

Aiming at U.S. energy independence

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by Sean Kilcarr May. 17, 2013

Even the old world runs on trucks

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by Sean Kilcarr May. 16, 2013

Digging into the new Sprinter van

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by Sean Kilcarr May. 14, 2013

Building vans to meet demand

I got to spend a few fortunate days in and around Dusseldorf, Germany, this week test-driving the new Sprinter being rolled out by Mercedes Benz....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 13, 2013

Steadier shall the Sprinter go

So Mercedes Benz introduced an interesting new safety system for its new Sprinter vans this week here in Dusselsorf, Germany – a technology....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 10, 2013

It’s still a mixed bag

In a lot of ways, the reluctance on the part of truckload carriers to expand their fleets is completely understandable, mainly because the....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 9, 2013

Glum outlook offered by owner-operators

I’m kicking myself this morning because I could dial in and listed to a presentation yesterday by Todd Spencer, executive VP for the Owner-....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 8, 2013

Crashes due to cell-phone use: worse than thought?

A new study released by the National Safety Council (NSC) this week claims that the number of fatal vehicle crashes caused by driver....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 7, 2013

Of ethanol and gasoline

There’s been a lot of debate recently about blending higher levels of ethanol with gasoline, not in the least revolving around how....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 6, 2013

Debating the direction of transportation policy

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by Sean Kilcarr May. 3, 2013

Are strong pickup sales a recovery signal?

A post to the “Driver’s Seat” blog on the Wall Street Journal caught my eye the other day, as it postulated that the sustained....More
by Sean Kilcarr May. 2, 2013

Job concerns continue to mount

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by Sean Kilcarr May. 1, 2013

Uncertainty is the new certainty

One of the increasingly frustrating aspects of trying to get some perspective on the economic portents for trucking is that almost every metric out....More
by Sean Kilcarr Apr. 30, 2013

Flywheels for fuel economy?

Here’s a fuel-saving technology for a range of vehicles you probably haven’t heard about in a while: flywheels. Designed to capture....More
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