Sean Kilcarr

Senior Editor, Penton Media comments on trends affecting the many different strata of the trucking industry -- light and medium duty fleets up through over-the-road truckload, less-than-truckload, and private fleet operations

Posts by Sean Kilcarr

in Trucks at Work Aug. 26, 2008

Trailers in transition

“These are challenging times in this industry. I spend most of my time on airplanes, trying to find people willing to buy equipment. There‘s a lot of....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 25, 2008

Lights, camera, trucking

“It‘s all about freedom. About getting that feeling of the highway, with no one looking over your shoulder, just you and the truck. I can turn off....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 22, 2008

Betting on better brakes

“When you add up the attributes, we think it‘s the way to go.” -Jerry Warmkessel, marketing product manager, Mack Trucks So I attended a press....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 21, 2008

Where rubber meets retread

“It‘s pretty simple when you lay the facts out about retreads to fleets: they‘ll save them a lot of dad-gum money.” -Robert “Bobby” Ford, assistant....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 20, 2008

Semper Fi, Sarge

“We are giving back to a soldier and his wife for the sacrifices they have made for our country. Ultimately what we are doing for Staff Sergeant Karl....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 19, 2008

Customer service training

“If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper... When people have learned this lesson, everyone will seek his individual welfare in the general....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 18, 2008

It‘s safer out there

“As these new statistics show, we are making progress, but far too many of our friends, neighbors and family members are still getting killed or....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 15, 2008

Ready, steady success

“The absolutely number one thing we focus on is providing top notch service to the customer. If we didn‘t provide that, we wouldn‘t be nearly the....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 14, 2008

Professional-grade pride

“When I got into this industry in the 1980s, I wouldn‘t tell people I was a truck driver - I‘d just say I drove for a living. But as time has gone on....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 13, 2008

Dealing with the credit crunch

“Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.” -President Herbert Hoover, from a speech given at Des....More