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Jim Park

Former HDT Equipment Editor

Jim Park served as Heavy Duty Trucking's equipment editor from 2006-2024. Specializing in technical and equipment content, Park is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the trucking industry since 1998.

Before joining HDT, Park was a truck driver and owner-operator for 20 years and served as an editor for HighwayStar magazine, which ceased production in 2011. He maintained his commercial driver’s license to bring a real-world perspective to Test Drives, as well as to features, videos and podcasts about equipment spec’ing and trends, emissions regulations and developments, maintenance and drivers.

He is the recipient of 16 Jesse H. Neal honors (both finalist and Neal awards), including “Best Range of Work by a Single Author” in 2020.

Articlesby Jim ParkApril 17, 2025

Spring Into Summer With Heavy-Duty Truck Electrical System Maintenance

Now is the time to start prepping heavy-duty trucks for the long, hot summer that’s just around the corner. Is your electrical system up to the task?

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 5, 2025

Are Your Truck Drivers Getting Enough Sleep?

There's much more to preventing tired or drowsy driving than just complying with federal hours of service rules. A sleep expert and author offers a few tips on how to keep truck drivers awake and alert at the wheel.

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Videosby Jim ParkJuly 23, 2024

Video: Accelerating California's Hydrogen-Truck Future

Kelly Ratchinsky, Calstart's technical project manager for hydrogen infrastructure, shares her insights with HDT equipment editor, Jim Park on the future of how the medium- and heavy-duty transportation industry will look like using hydrogen powered vehicles.

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Hyzon-New Way refuse truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 15, 2024

Can Fuel Cells Decarbonize the Refuse Industry?

The partnership between fuel cell maker, Hyzon and refuse body builder, New Way, represents an opportunity for CNG-powered refuse fleets to transition to zero-emissions with little effort and no loss of productivity.

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Kenworth T680 truck with ZF AxTrax2 drivetrain.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 15, 2024

ZF’s AxTrax 2 Electric Axle Shows its Stuff

Both ZF AxTrax 2 electric axle models replace the traditional powertrain from the engine to the drive axle. They fit into the same space of the conventional axle(s), while accommodating existing wheel-end and brake components.

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Side view of a Windrose truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 12, 2024

Windrose Trucks Coming to U.S. in 2025

Windrose plans to bring a new electric truck to the North American market in early 2025 with a 730-kWh battery capable of 415 miles of range. Its planned tare weight will be 25,000 pounds with a price tag of around (US) $250,000.

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Nikola battery-electric trucks.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 11, 2024

Nikola Flips Battery Woes into Goodwill Gesture

Nikola says it has resolved its battery problems and begun returning recalled to trucks to customers, with upgraded battery packs, software upgrades and new features.

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Blurry truck driver at night.
On the Roadby Jim ParkJuly 9, 2024

Truck Driver’s Dilemma: Click, Twist or Swipe?

Whether 'tis safer to twist a knob or press a button than to swipe right then swipe down to scan the menu for your favorite playlist...? That's a question for the age.

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Kelly Ratchinsky with Calstart.
Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 5, 2024

Q&A: Hydrogen Infrastructure Funding with Calstart

Calstart's technical project manager for hydrogen infrastructure, Kelly Ratchinsky, talks to HDT about the organization's role in jump-starting truck hydrogen fueling capacity and infrastructure in California.

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Red 2018 Freightliner M2 vocational truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 3, 2024

Under the Hood of BAE's Electric Demo Truck

In Part 3 of his report on the new commercial EV powertrain being developed by Eaton and BAE Systems, Jim Park takes a deep dive look at the companies' fresh, lighter and more compact take on powering electric trucks.

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