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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.

Tico Electric Yard Tractor.
Newsby Jim ParkMay 28, 2024

Tico Unveils More Flexible Electric Yard Tractor

Tico's Next-Gen Pro-Spotter battery-electric terminal tractor delivers 160,000-pound-GCW capacity with up to 15 hours run time on a 312 kWh battery.

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Tesla Semi electric truck in parking lot
Newsby Jim ParkMay 24, 2024

Tesla Semi Update Still Leaves Questions

In the first update we've seen on the Tesla Semi in front of a trucking audience, Dan Priestley, head of the Tesla Semi program, shared a few details at ACT Expo on the battery-electric truck's progress.

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Newsby Jim ParkMay 23, 2024

J.B. Hunt President: Cutting Carbon Emissions Now — Without Electric Trucks

Without relying on zero-emissions trucks, J.B. Hunt has committed to a 32% reduction in carbon emissions by 2032 compared to a 2019 baseline. President Shelley Simpson talked about the tough realities of zero-emission trucks at ACT Expo.

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Windrose zero-emissions truck
Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkMay 20, 2024

Latest Clean Truck Tech: Ride-and-Drive Sneak Peek [Photos]

ACT Expo's ride-and-drive in Las Vegas start Tuesday, May 21, but HDT's Jim Park shot photos of Nikola, Tesla, Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Mack, plus newer clean-truck brands like Windrose, Hyundai, and Rizon.

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White Tern tractor on expo floor
Newsby Jim ParkMay 20, 2024

New Class 8 Electric Truck from Hino and Hexagon Purus

A new Class 8 battery-electric truck brand is entering the U.S. market, the product of a long-term agreement between Hino Trucks and Hexagon Purus.

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2024 Freightliner eCascadia electric-autonomous truck at charging station.
Newsby Jim ParkMay 8, 2024

Daimler to Merge Autonomous Driving with Battery Electric Propulsion

Daimler reveals its latest testing and development platform, a day cab eCascadia fitted with Torc Robotics' Virtual Driver. These testbed trucks will provide insights into motion control, energy consumption impacts of autonomous control of BEVs.

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Haim Kanter, vice president, Upstream
Articlesby Jim ParkMay 7, 2024

Q&A: How Hackers Can Exploit Fleet Vehicles

Software-defined vehicles and insecure APIs and mobile services have opened new attack vectors for the bad guys to exploit, from cars to heavy-duty trucks. The threat is real, and it will have a huge impact for fleets. Find out why from cybersecurity expert Haim Kantor.

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Daimler Rizon Class 4-5 electric truck
Articlesby Jim ParkMay 1, 2024

Daimler's Electric Rizon Truck Does the eCanter Proud

Rizon Trucks made its Canadian debut in April. HDT’s Jim Park was there to take the new medium-duty electric truck for a spin.

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Videosby Jim ParkApril 26, 2024

Can Your Radio Take Control of Your Truck? [Video]

Software-defined vehicles and unsecure APIs and mobile services are opening new attack vectors for the bad guys to exploit. And new vectors are opening every day. Learn more on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Videosby Jim ParkApril 19, 2024

Get to Know Volvo's Electric Truck Lineup for Europe [Video]

HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park takes us on a walking tour of Volvo Trucks' European lineup of battery-electric cabover trucks.

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