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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.

Newsby David CullenMay 1, 2023

DOT Rule Allows Oral-Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs

Trucking fleets and other employers of "safety-sensitive" transportation employees, including truck drivers, will soon have another option for meeting federal drug-testing requirements.

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Articlesby David CullenApril 17, 2023

Truck Drivers Camera Shy? No Wonder Why. [Commentary]

Don’t go all “1984” with the driver-facing cameras. That you have the right to peer into the cab doesn’t mean you have to see all at all times, says HDT's David Cullen in the Passing Zone column.

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Articlesby David CullenApril 9, 2023

4 Trends Driving Demand for Truck Leasing

Leasing providers aim to help overcome challenges buffeting fleets. Here are four trends driving truck leasing.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 31, 2023

EPA Gives California OK on Strict Truck Zero-Emission Rule

California is now free to require, by some projections, that more than half of all heavy-duty trucks to be sold in the state be powered by all-electric drive by 2035.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 27, 2023

Stricter Truck Emissions Standards are a Gorilla of a Monkey Wrench [Commentary]

CARB may be able to quickly squeeze heavy-truck emission limits yet tighter, explores HDT's Contributing Washington/Business Editor David Cullen in the Passing Zone column.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 18, 2023

M&A in Trucking: A Tale of Two Years [Commentary]

Despite key market changes in 2022, the urge to merge remains strong. HDT's Business/Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen explores the recent landscape of mergers and acquisitions in the Passing Zone column.

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Photo Galleriesby David CullenMarch 14, 2023

All-Electric Trucks Unwrapped at Work Truck Show [Photos]

Check out a range of new battery-electric trucks that were rolled out for the first time on the show floor during Work Truck Week 2023.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 14, 2023

How Cowan is More Efficiently Connecting Truck Drivers and Dispatchers

Cowan Systems wanted to provide modern messaging capabilities to drivers and improve the productivity of its dispatchers.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 9, 2023

Workhorse Reveals All-Electric Medium-Duty Step Van

Workhorse Group lifted the curtain on its all-electric W56 Class 5-6 step van, a new zero-emissions vehicle that features a customized chassis and an ergonomically designed driver’s cab area.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 9, 2023

Hino Debuts Electric Versions of M- and L-Series Medium-Duty Trucks

Hino rolled out the battery-electric Class 5 M5e cabover and Class 6 L6e conventional model during the Work Truck show in Indianapolis.

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