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by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 12, 2007

Choosing your road

"Shut your eyes ... and think of somewhere ..." --Snow Patrol I'd like to share with you a speech given by James E. Queen, group vice president-....More
by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 11, 2007

That day

"One should be able to see things as hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise." --F. Scott Fitzgerald. I remember it like yesterday,....More
by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 10, 2007

True heroes

"There's strong. And then there's Army strong." --U.S. Army recruiting advertisement You've probably seen and heard that line more than a few times....More
by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 7, 2007

Here they come ...

After much gnashing of teeth and rhetoric, Mexican trucks are on their way. Last night (about 9:05 p.m. to be precise about it) the Federal Motor....More
by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 5, 2007

Changing the game

"Knowledge must come through action." --Sophocles Mention the name "Wal-Mart" in mixed company and you'll usually get a lot of grumpy, mean looks....More
by Sean Kilcarr Sep. 4, 2007

The Five Ps

"Prior planning prevents poor performance." --Mike James Those words of wisdom were drummed into me over 12 years ago by (in my opinion) one of the....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 31, 2007

We are all immigrants

"A man's greatest enemies are his own apathy and stubborness." --Frank Tyger There's been a huge amount of debate -- much of it couched in violent....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 29, 2007

Home Sweet Sleeper

A special treat came my way last week when I met up with Tom and Debbie Berkel to tour their brand new Double Eagle sleeper -- more like a house than....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 28, 2007

Management by emotion

"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" --Frank Scully Trucking is simply not the kind of industry where you want to throw around....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 27, 2007

A bad year gets worse

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 24, 2007

Throttle & Position

Five seconds after the stock car engines turned over, I knew I'd made a huge, HUGE mistake ... and there wasn't a thing I could do about it. I'd run....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 22, 2007

Building trucks

"Consistency is the key." -- Roy Sanders I got to spend the good part of a day with Roy, taking a tour of International Truck....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 20, 2007

Mexican moratorium

"Personal feelings don't make for good politics, legal decisions, or business deals." --Roger Zelazny There's a crescendo of emotion swirling around....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 17, 2007

Separate, not equal

"The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions." --James Russell Lowell There's movement afoot in Congress to slow down and modify....More
by Sean Kilcarr Aug. 16, 2007

In the nick of time

"Here's to the teachers in the crowded schools. Here's to the workers in the fields. Here's to the preachers of the sacred words. Here's to the....More
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