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David Cullen

[Former] Business/Washington Contributing Editor

David Cullen has been covering trucking for top-tier media platforms continuously since 1981. He served as executive editor of Heavy Duty Trucking from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that was executive editor of a fleet-focused magazine, where he was on staff from 1989 to 2015. He launched his career in 1981 with DES (Diesel Equipment Superintendent), where he served as managing editor from 1985 to 1989.

Cullen is known for his coverage of legislative and regulatory issues affecting the trucking industry, as well as fleet business related topics.

Cullen is a recipient of several Jesse H. Neal Awards for Outstanding Journalism and numerous ASPBE AZBEE Awards for Excellence in business-to-business journalism, as well as ASPBE's Annual Stephen Barr Award for Individual Feature Writing.

Articlesby David CullenMarch 11, 2021

Gauging the Future of Diesel with DTF’s Allen Schaeffer

The air around truck-power developments may crackle with electricity, but is the distinctly pungent aroma of diesel fuel in danger of floating away, into our past?

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 10, 2021

Smart Fleet Strategies to Manage Tolling

With all-electronic tolling on the rise, there are ways to help trucking fleets manage the costs.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 9, 2021

Talking Insurance with Reliance Partners’ Andrew Ladebauche and Brian Runnels

With fleets incurring substantial insurance cost increases over the last several years, trucking may have “reached a ceiling in its ability to continuously cover annual double-digit increases in insurance premiums.”

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 4, 2021

Taking Stock of Cybersecurity with Carrier Logistics’ Kevin Linardic

Think just because you're a small trucking company that you won't be an attractive target for cyberattacks? Think again.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 1, 2021

COVID-19 Complaints Raise Risk for Fleet Managers

Management failures to act or adapt to the times during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to workplace litigation.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 17, 2021

How Trucking Fleets Can Escape the Insurance Squeeze

There’s no simple way for trucking fleets to slip the grasp of rising insurance costs — it takes everything from running safely to shopping smartly.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2021

Talking Electric Truck Charging with Penske Leasing’s Paul Rosa

HDT Talks Trucking delves into Penske Truck Leasing's experience installing charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in Southern California.

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Newsby David CullenJanuary 27, 2021

Highway Funding and the New Political Calculus on Capitol Hill

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president, coupled with the Senate majority returning to Democratic control upon the swearing in of Vice President Kamala Harris, not only notched many historic “firsts,” but also instantly rewrote the calculus of policymaking and power-brokering on Capitol Hill.

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Newsby David CullenJanuary 3, 2021

How Truck Automation May Change Roadside Inspections

What will happen during a roadside inspection when a truck is highly or fully automated? And how might a truly “driverless” truck be inspected at an accident scene? HDT Talks Trucking turns to CVSA to find out.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 15, 2020

Talking Trucking and Highway Safety with NTSB Expert Rob Molloy

Ever wonder exactly what happens when the National Transportation Safety Board gets called in to investigate a truck crash? To find out, HDT Talks Trucking called up Rob Molloy, director of the Office of Highway Safety at NTSB.

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