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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
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 15, 2008

The diagnostic dilemma

So, I‘m sitting in this cavernous meeting room cheek-by-jowl with reporters and fleet managers at the Technology....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 14, 2008

Trailers for the future

I met with Mark Roush recently at the Technology....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 13, 2008

Simulator time

I take the corner a little too fast, forcing me to widen the arc of my big rig‘s turn to prevent a rollover. The wheel is heavy by this point,....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 12, 2008

"The Godfather"

“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.” -Emile Zola. Pictures just don‘t do justice to “The Godfather.”....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 11, 2008

Dealing with recession

“When someone says that the free market isn't working, what he means is that he doesn't like the way the free market is working.” --Nicolas Martin OK....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 6, 2008

Captains of the highway

I‘m sure you‘ve seen or at least heard about the “Share the Road” campaign organized by the American Trucking Association (ATA) and funded by....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 5, 2008

Hybrid expansion

Got a chance to spend some time with Eric Smith this week: Eaton Corp.‘s chief engineer for special projects and hybrid-electric systems. Right now,....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 4, 2008

Activating safety

“Courage is being scared to death ... but saddling up anyway.” -John Wayne. You can hear the tires scream as we corner around the orange cones at a....More
by Sean Kilcarr Feb. 1, 2008

Will it work?

So New York City is gearing up to be one of the first U.S. cities (I think - if anyone knows different, please correct me!) to try out “congestion....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 31, 2008

Tallow in the crankcase

Animal fat - the nasty gloop that clogs up our arteries, yet makes fried chicken just so scrumptious! - has long been consider a source material to....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 30, 2008

Energy planning

“This is not a must-win situation: This is a football game. Now, World War II, THAT was a must-win situation.” -Marv Levy, former head coach of the....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 29, 2008

Profitability

No business can survive without profits, of course, but boy is it hard to be profitable in trucking these days. I mean, take a look a Van Buren, AR-....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 28, 2008

Hours in place

So it seems the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration‘s risky of move of not changing its new hours of service (HOS) formula may be paying off....More
by Sean Kilcarr Jan. 25, 2008

Ferry time

You trundle down Route 5 long enough in James County, VA, and you‘ll hit the James River - a broad expanse of water where some of the very first....More
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