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. 12, 2008

Fatigue ... and death

“I don‘t remember it happening because I fell asleep at the wheel, but when I woke up we were in an accident.” -Candy Baldwin, as told to the....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 11, 2008

Fatal fall

“It is a tragic loss for the Mountaire family, because it is a close-knit company. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. We will be assisting....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 8, 2008

The green machines

“It‘s very important to us to demonstrate our commitment with action, which is why we have the largest private ‘green‘ fleet in the industry.” -....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 7, 2008

Leveraging technology

“With change comes opportunity - and for those of us who can adapt, there are benefits to be gained.” -Ron Konezny, CEO, PeopleNet If there was any....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 6, 2008

Toy Truckin‘

“ I started building these when I was 15 or 16 years old ... and I haven‘t stopped.” -Paul Agustin, implementation specialist with PeopleNet Now, a....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 5, 2008

Simple, yet effective

“The real problem with the attacks on tire-gauge plan is that efforts to improve conservation and efficiency happen to be the best approaches to....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 4, 2008

Implementing strategic planning

“Any plan imperfectly executed is better than no plan perfectly executed.” -Scott Sorrell Business planning ain‘t easy - trust me, I know. (Why do....More
in Trucks at Work Aug. 1, 2008

Information to inspiration

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” - Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality innovator. You‘ve....More
in Trucks at Work Jul. 31, 2008

Working hard

“We do a lot internally to help our technicians understand that they are a very important spoke in the wheel of our company.” -Jim Boyd, manager of....More
in Trucks at Work Jul. 30, 2008

Reliving the nightmare

“Complacency must be fought. America‘s aging bridges need regular monitoring, preventive maintenance and, in some cases, intensive care.” -Ray McCabe....More