Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

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.

Passing Zoneby David CullenMarch 22, 2019

FedEx Reveals What's Inside Every 'Last Mile'

Valuable insight about how FedEx sees the marketplace and reacts to it will not be found in the stark numbers of its latest earnings report. Commentary by David Cullen, Executive Editor.

Read More →
Newsby David CullenMarch 13, 2019

FMCSA Chief Says ELD Data May Shape Agency’s HOS Changes

Data from ELD-compliant operators is already informing the FMCSA's plan to propose changes to the hours-of-service rule, stated agency chief Ray Martinez in his upbeat address to members of the Truckload Carriers Association.

Read More →
Articlesby David CullenMarch 11, 2019

Drivers: Hire Fewer, Keep More

With an industry-wide shortage of new truck drivers, it's tempting to just find and hire CDL holders as fast as they can be found. But one good way to hire better drivers, who stay longer, is to avoid hiring your turnover.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Videosby David CullenMarch 7, 2019

On the Spot: Freightliner eM2 Electric Truck Walk-Around [Video]

Richelle Carkin, Daimler Truck North America’s marketing and communications manager for e-mobility, gives a detailed walk-around of the Freightliner eM2 electric truck at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

Read More →
Newsby David CullenMarch 6, 2019

UPS Sees Bright and Possibly Transformational Future for Electric Trucks

At the Green Truck Summit, Carlton Rose, president of global fleet maintenance and engineering at UPS, said the desire for clean and quiet trucks is growing and pointed out how the global delivery giant has already made substantial investments in that green future.

Read More →
Newsby David CullenMarch 1, 2019

Bipartisan Effort on Capitol Hill Aims to Extend Alt-Fuel Tax Credits

A bipartisan push is under way in Congress to extend through this year certain tax credits that promote the adoption of alternatively powered vehicles.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Passing Zoneby David CullenFebruary 22, 2019

Road Work Ahead: Beware Alarms and Dollar Signs

What’s holding back development and passage of a monumental infrastructure package is not politics. It’s plain old wrong-headed thinking, says Executive Editor David Cullen in his Passing Zone blog.

Read More →
Newsby David CullenFebruary 21, 2019

Global Truck OEM Traton Reports Solid Growth in 2018

Traton SE has announced that it “maintained its growth path” last year, achieving a vehicle sales increase of 14% by delivering a record 233,000 commercial vehicles across its MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus brands.

Read More →
Newsby David CullenFebruary 21, 2019

DOT Aims to Fight Fraud with Audit of FMCSA Medical Certification Program

DOT said the self-initiated audit was prompted by a spate of fraudulent activity, pointing out that since August 2014, its own criminal investigations have resulted in eight indictments and six convictions resulting from fraud in the medical certification process.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby David CullenFebruary 20, 2019

Truck Makers: Europe Not Ready For Low CO2 Trucks

The European Union has established tight carbon-dioxide emission limits for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

Read More →