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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.

Newsby Jim ParkAugust 23, 2022

How to Stay Out of Trouble During Brake Safety Week

If CVSA vehicle inspectors manage to find so many brake defects during roadside inspections, why can’t technicians and drivers find them first?

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Articlesby Jim ParkAugust 12, 2022

Test Drive: Western Star’s 57X Hits the Road

The 57X is not your granddad’s Western Star. HDT's Jim Park has a deep dive and test drive impressions of the new truck.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkAugust 2, 2022

Western Star 57X in Photos

Check out the features and style of Western Star's 57X.

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Newsby Jim ParkAugust 2, 2022

Western Star 57X: A New Star is Born

Western Star marks its 55th anniversary of the brand with the launch of its linehaul flagship, the 57X.

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Videosby Jim ParkJuly 28, 2022

What a Visit to Cummins Tells us About the Future of Truck Engines

Take a look inside the latest engines by Cummins with Jack Roberts and Jim Park and test drive two vehicles using the latest and greatest technologies by the company.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 25, 2022

Cummins’ X15N: The Right Engine at the Right Time?

Despite critics who say natural gas is a bridge fuel at best, Cummins is very bullish on the long-term future of its X15N natural gas engine — and for good reason.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 7, 2022

How to Make Automatic Emergency Braking Right For Your Fleet

Address driver objections to AEB and other advanced driver assistance systems by highlighting technology advances and training.

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Videosby Jim ParkJune 29, 2022

Meet Cummins' New Natural Gas Truck Engine [Video]

Cummins is betting its new X15N 15-liter natural gas engine is going to change the market for natural-gas-powered trucks. HDT's Jim Park explores why in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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On the Roadby Jim ParkJune 22, 2022

Things That Go Poof in the Night

We’re in electric-truck heydays now. But like another famous heyday, the 1849 California Gold Rush, there will be a lot fewer winners than losers, says Jim Park in his On the Road blog.

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Videosby Jim ParkJune 19, 2022

All-Electric Transport Refrigeration Hits the Road [Video]

Take a closer look at Thermo King's Evolve all-electric refrigerated trailer, the first customer demonstration unit to be placed into fleet service.

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