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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 CullenNovember 5, 2021

How to Leverage Data as a Fleet Safety Tool

Discover how data can help fleet managers identify problem areas that need to be addressed, and even predict which drivers are most likely to be involved in a crash. 

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Newsby David CullenOctober 28, 2021

Mercedes-Benz Sustaineer: Sprinter-Based Van Shows Sustainable Solutions

Mercedes-Benz said its Sustaineer “technology demonstrator,” based on the eSprinter battery-electric van, is “a tangible impression of just how sustainability in urban delivery operations may look in the future.”

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Articlesby David CullenOctober 26, 2021

ATA: Truck Driver Shortage Hits Record High of 80,000

The American Trucking Associations estimates that in 2021 the truck driver shortage will climb to a record high. If current trends continue, how big will the shortage get?

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Articlesby David CullenOctober 22, 2021

How to Leverage the Data Firehose for Better Maintenance

Data-driven maintenance is all about gaining insights by capturing and analyzing the data endlessly streaming from your trucks.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 29, 2021

New York State: New Trucks to Emit Zero Emissions by 2045

New York State requires that come 2045, the only new medium- and heavy-duty trucks for sale in the state will be zero-emission vehicles.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 28, 2021

Truck and Trailer Markets: Red Tags Holding Sway

Given the ongoing kinks in the global supply chain and the rise in domestic freight demand, OEMs won’t catch up with demand until 2023, according to FTR's Don Ake. That’s why FTR’s equipment outlook calls for pent-up demand to continue into 2022 — and possibly into 2023.

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Articlesby David CullenSeptember 21, 2021

Electric Truck Ecosystem: What it Takes to Run BEVs

Flipping the switch to battery-electric trucks at any fleet must start with a comprehensive and well-thought-out plan.

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Passing Zoneby David CullenSeptember 20, 2021

Congress Dancing on the Ceiling. Again.

It’s time once more on Capitol Hill to battle over the debt ceiling, rather than conduct the nation’s urgent business, says HDT Business/Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen.

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Articlesby David CullenAugust 18, 2021

Infrastructure Bill: From There to Where?

The Senate’s enormous infrastructure bill must still make it through the House.

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Articlesby David CullenJuly 22, 2021

Did FMCSA get Hours of Service Right This Time?

Did FMCSA get its revisions to the Hours of Service rule right this time? To find out, HDT Talks Trucking put that question to Jerad Childress of Childress Law PLLC and Truck Safe Consulting and to Chris Woody, safety manager for Nashville-based M&W Logistics.

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