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by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 14, 2013

Weighing the business risks ahead

Truckers know well the risky pitfalls that lay before their particular brand of business: rising fuel prices, higher equipment costs, and the....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 13, 2013

Paying for transportation

If you watched President Obama’s “State of the Union” speech last night, about halfway through, he discussed a new transportation....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 11, 2013

Seeking technological cures for distracted driving

The issue of distracted driving – primarily as it relates to talking and texting on mobile devices whilst behind the wheel – isn’....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 8, 2013

Ram reveals the ProMaster van

When you profess to be a “full-line” commercial vehicle maker in the light-to-medium-duty truck world, you’ve got to offer it all....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 7, 2013

It’s good, it’s bad … thus it’s still unclear

Optimism and pessimism seem joined at the hip these days where U.S. business sentiment is concerned – and such a mixture of opposing....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 6, 2013

Pennsylvania tries to chart new transportation funding course

Governor Tom Corbett is attempting to chart a new course for transportation funding in the Keystone state – one nominally considered quite....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 5, 2013

The cloud creates cyber-security concerns

“Cloud computing” is not a new development where information technology (IT) is concerned: indeed, it’s becoming a mainstay of....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 4, 2013

Channeling the American spirit

“Super Bowl Sunday” is often an exercise in over-manufactured hype, with selected football players on both sides of the pigskin made....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 1, 2013

Renewing the push for EV adoption

You may recall that President Obama spoke at Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Mt. Holly, NC, factory nearly a year ago about....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 31, 2013

Designing a “plug-in ecosystem” for EVs

One of the many factors that will determine whether electric vehicles (EVs) thrive or die in America’s motorized culture will be the....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 30, 2013

The economic dichotomy continues

It’s been an interesting – indeed, almost TOO interesting – week so far in terms of economic data. For starters, the U.S....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 24, 2013

The multitudinous “if” and “but” factors

Truckers more than anyone thoroughly understand the old saying that “if” is the middle word in “life” because, frankly, no....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 23, 2013

The two faces of U.S. economic prospects

An interesting mix of factors at this point in time seems to be generating a “two-faced” outlook, if you will, for the U.S. economy....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 22, 2013

A generational disconnect regarding “innovation”?

A new survey just released by global consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) indicates a startling disconnect may be....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 18, 2013

A “new direction” for light vehicle designs?

It’s not a truck, as you can no doubt see, so it would be more than fair to ask why it’s sitting here in a truck-focused blog. The....More
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