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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.

Videosby Jim ParkOctober 25, 2023

Expert Advice on Reducing Truck Out-of-Service Violations [Video]

Having a truck placed out of service is not only inconvenient, and potentially embarrassing, it’s also frightfully expensive. John Seidl is a former commercial inspection officer and he tells HDT's Jim Park how fleets can follow the same defect-detecting mindset inspectors use to cut their out-of-service violations.

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Newsby Jim ParkOctober 13, 2023

Volvo’s SuperTruck 2 Goes Long on Aero, Lightweighting; Ups Freight Efficiency 134%

Volvo Trucks busted the SuperTruck 2 100% freight efficiency improvement target using an entirely reshaped cab, a 4x2 drive train, very advanced trailer aerodynamics, and a 48-volt micro-hybrid energy recovery system.

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Articlesby Jim ParkOctober 10, 2023

5 Strategies to Complement Your Powertrain Spec

When you're spec'ing a powertrain for a new truck, the process isn’t finished even after all the calculations are done and the appropriate ratios sorted out. You’re leaving money on the table if you walk away without considering the impact the rest of your spec has on fuel efficiency.

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Articlesby Jim ParkOctober 10, 2023

Spec'ing the Right Powertrain

Fleets have tons of choice in powertrain specs. Look carefully at the hardware, and then load up on technology to make your drivers’ lives easier and the operation more efficient.

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Articlesby Jim ParkOctober 2, 2023

Electric Truck Progress Report

It would be fair to say, in 2023, that battery-electric Class 8 trucks haven’t exactly taken the market by storm. Why aren't there more battery-electric trucks on the road?

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Videosby Jim ParkSeptember 29, 2023

How Can Trucking Solve its Parking Shortage? [Video]

Jim Ward, president of the Truckload Carriers Association, joins HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park on HDT Talks Trucking to talk about the truck parking problem: the scope of the problem, some potential solutions, and the thorny issue of paying for parking.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkSeptember 21, 2023

Exploring Volvo Electric Trucks in Sweden (Photos)

HDT editors visited Gothenburg, Sweden for a deep dive into Volvo Trucks electrification and decarbonization effort. The visit included an afternoon at the Volvo Trucks Experience Center (VTEX) in Gothenburg to drive the entire European lineup of battery-powered heavy trucks.

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Videosby Jim ParkSeptember 19, 2023

Garth Pitzel on Bison Transport’s Phenomenal Safety Record [Video]

Bison Transport is arguably the safest large fleet in North America. It hasn't always been that way. Garth Pitzel talks about the company's journey from compliant-but-not-safe to winning TCA's top safety award 13 years in a row, in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Articlesby Jim ParkSeptember 18, 2023

Q&A: The State of Autonomous Vehicle Development

Where is the autonomous/self-driving truck industry today? How much longer will we have to wait for Level 4 to mature? What's the holdup? HDT took these questions to autonomous-technology experts from Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics.

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Articlesby Jim ParkSeptember 6, 2023

5 Quick Tips for Better Truck Tire Life

Tires themselves don’t require much in the way of hands-on maintenance, but other factors can contribute to irregular and premature wear. Trucking fleets that stay ahead of these seemingly small issues will extend their tire life.

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