David Cullen

Executive Editor, David Cullen offers his take on how actions taken by government agencies, industry suppliers and other trucking stakeholders impact truck fleet owners. Executive Editor of FleetOwner, Cullen has been covering trucking since 1981 and has been on the staff of FleetOwner since 1989. He does not claim to be an expert on trucking, but will admit to being a writer-- and hoping to be regarded a journalist.

Posts by David Cullen

in Hammer Lane Mar. 13, 2009

No joke

The journalist in me always bristles whenever someone says they "get their news from The Daily Show" and can't be bothered with ever tuning into a TV....More
in Hammer Lane Mar. 6, 2009

Wake up, already

The government is us; we are the government, you and I. --Theodore Roosevelt How any American cannot see that we are in a such a pit of economic pain....More
in Hammer Lane Mar. 5, 2009

GM admits "substantial doubt"

I guess you have to admire General Motors for having the guts to state flat-out this week in a government filing that "substantial doubt" exists....More
in Hammer Lane Mar. 3, 2009

Ben says: Hit the gas!

I guess it's just my luck that most of the dear visitors who comment upon comments I make here are from the less-government-the-better school of....More
in Hammer Lane Mar. 2, 2009

Tough trucking

It doesn't take an economist to tell you these are tough times for truckers. Nonetheless, if you are going to gauge exactly how tough these times are....More
in Hammer Lane Feb. 25, 2009

Is the slide slowing?

Recessions are slippery devils. No one wants to declare one has started, but everyone wants to be the first to say one is ending. Or at least to say....More
in Hammer Lane Feb. 24, 2009

Bernanke flies flag of hope

We all know Barack Obama was the candidate of hope and despite the Presdential honeymoon he is enjoying with the American public (as well as the....More
in Hammer Lane Feb. 2, 2009

Social work

FleetOwner The Website has gone-all-social-media on you and me both. In our never-ending campaign to inform and advance the American truck fleet....More
in Hammer Lane Jan. 27, 2009

Shop talk

If you've ever wanted to see your name in print, this may be your chance... Even as I pen this post, I am heroically engaged in wrestling to the mat....More
in Hammer Lane Jan. 23, 2009

Such smiling faces!

It warmed the cockles of me heart to see the smiling faces of President Obama, the Democratic leaders of the House AND the House minority leader, too....More