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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 ParkMay 20, 2020

Can ELDs Help Track COVID-19 Cases?

Knowing where drivers have been, when they were there, and who they contacted can help fleets prevent the spread of COVID-19 internally, and potentially warn other fleets and customers of exposure to an infected driver.

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Newsby Jim ParkMay 20, 2020

Nauto Launches AI-Powered Predictive Collision Alerts

Predictive Collision Alerts fuse driver behavior, vehicle movement, traffic elements, and contextual data to help predict and prevent collisions

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 30, 2020

GHG Phase 2 Leading to More Sophisticated Medium-Duty Transmissions

Transmissions in medium-duty trucks have been commodities for years. GHG Phase 2 is changing that; transmissions are becoming much more sophisticated.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 20, 2020

Keep the Shop Up and Running Despite COVID-19

COVID-19 is taking the team out of teamwork, but the best fleets are staying ahead of the virus. Kevin Bergman of Prime and Mike Gomes of Bison explain how they are adopting to social distancing in the shop.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 15, 2020

Engine Spec'ing 101

Spec'ing your first truck can be a daunting experience, here are some of the basics; your dealer can help with the rest.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 15, 2020

Spec'ing Regional Trucks

A regional spec is a pretty broad term. How do you optimize efficiency and cost when a truck might be doing completely different work from one day to the next?

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Newsby Jim ParkApril 8, 2020

TMC: Chlorine Dioxide Effective Cab Disinfectant for COVID-19 Contamination

A antimicrobial pesticide under consideration as a treatment for bed bugs is now considered an effective disinfectant treatment for trucks whose drivers have been confirmed as COVID-19 carriers, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 6, 2020

Q&A: AI Expert Talks Autonomous Trucks

Richard Bishop, AI industry analyst and intelligent vehicle applications specialist, spoke with Jim Park about autonomous trucks for an episode of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 31, 2020

Tips for Cleaning and Sanitizing Truck Cabs

The best protection against COVID-19 is to assume it's everywhere and to take proper precautions, like washing your hands and cleaning surfaces – including in a truck cab.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 16, 2020

Engines Are Smarter Than You Think

Smart powertrains have made possible incredible gains in fuel efficiency, performance and safety.

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