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.

Articles•by David Cullen•August 27, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 2: Vendors

"There are quite a few bad ELD vendors out there... They probably should have never been certified, but remember, this is a self-certification process." Find out more about the challenges with ELD devices in this report.

Articles•by David Cullen•August 23, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 1: Roadside

With active enforcement of the ELD mandate in effect across the country, it is critical that drivers understand what is expected of them in a roadside inspection.

News•by David Cullen•August 2, 2018

White House Proposes Weaker Emissions Goals, Opposes States Setting Own Rules

A move by the White House to roll back automobile fuel-efficiency targets set by the Obama administration and to challenge the right of California and other states to set stricter tailpipe emission rules faces an uphill climb.

Passing Zone•by David Cullen•July 25, 2018

Roadwork Ahead: NATSO Deconstructs Shuster Infrastructure Draft

NATSO has already posted a detailed analysis of the draft plan for infrastructure-funding reform just released by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster.

News•by David Cullen•July 24, 2018

Rep. Shuster Drafts Massive Infrastructure Plan

The “discussion draft” of a wide-ranging infrastructure plan just released by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster is receiving a warm welcome from stakeholder groups, but there’s no guarantee it will be hammered into law.

News•by David Cullen•July 20, 2018

Trucking Alliance Pushing for State ELD Mandates

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, is calling for all state legislatures to require electronic logging devices in commercial trucks that only operate within their state (intrastate).

News•by David Cullen•July 19, 2018

Lawsuit Aims to Overturn California Ruling on Classifying Owner-Operators

The Western States Trucking Association has filed a suit in the United States Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the ruling by the California Supreme Court that is seen as effectively nulling the ability of trucking companies to use owner-operators in the state.

News•by David Cullen•July 18, 2018

EPA Glider Truck Loophole Closed Temporarily by Court

A federal court has granted a temporary stay that suspends the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to not enforce for 2018 and 2019 a 300-unit production cap put in place on the manufacture of glider kits/vehicles that do not comply with Phase 2 GHG emission rules.

News•by David Cullen•July 16, 2018

FMCSA Releases Mandated ‘Corrective Action Plan’ for CSA Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on July 16 that the agency has delivered a required “Correlation Study Corrective Action Plan” for its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program to Congress.

News•by David Cullen•July 13, 2018