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by Sean Kilcarr Mar. 10, 2008

Difficult suppliers

“The great virtue of free enterprise is that it forces existing businesses to meet the test of the market continuously, to produce products that meet....More
by Sean Kilcarr Mar. 7, 2008

Looking ahead

So I just got back from the ninth annual fleet management conference put on by PHH FirstFleet, a third party vehicle management provider based out of....More
by Sean Kilcarr Mar. 6, 2008

California port plan

The port of Long Beach in California is pushing ahead with an aggressive truck replacement plan that got the green light last month - a plan that....More
by Sean Kilcarr Mar. 4, 2008

Thinner may be better

Talked with Mark Betner recently, manager of heavy-duty lubricants for Citgo, at the Technology....More
by Sean Kilcarr Mar. 3, 2008

Customer service details

"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 29, 2008

Moving used iron

“Buying used trucks can make good business sense.” -Jason Cluck Spent some time talking with Jason Cluck, branch manager for Arrow Truck Sales in....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 28, 2008

Ed Cole, where are you?

“Kick the hell out of the status quo.” -Motto of Ed Cole, master automotive engineer If you are a car enthusiast, you know who Edward Nicholas Cole....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 27, 2008

No brainer

“We need to encourage fleets to invest in safety systems. We need to make the decision to purchase this technology easier.” -Stephen Campbell,....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 26, 2008

Snowbound!

Snow is a familiar sight to any trucker that‘s plied Interstate 80 that links Nevada and Northern California over the gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountain....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 25, 2008

Trust

“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don‘t trust enough.” -Frank Crane This is the reef where driver....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 22, 2008

The meaning of million milers

Recently, LTL carrier New Penn celebrated the achievement of one million miles driven without a preventable accident by 21 of its drivers and gave....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 21, 2008

Better batteries

To make hybrid technology even more viable for commercial vehicles - especially for Class 8 trucks - it‘s all going to come down to the batteries....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 20, 2008

Keeping your brand alive

You know, when you begin talking about “brand names” and all the advertising and hoopla that goes along with them, most people start rolling their....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 19, 2008

The big drop

"Listen to the wind blow/watch the sun rise. Listen to the wind blow/down comes the night." --Fleetwood Mac So it's official now, with the numbers....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 18, 2008

The micromanager

“The great corrupter of public man is the ego ... looking at the mirror distracts one‘s attention from the problem.” --Dean Acheson, secretary of....More
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