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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 ParkJuly 12, 2023

Brake Maintenance, Done Right

The idea of doing brake maintenance the right way could take many forms, but the ultimate proof of a successful approach to maintenance would be minimizing the number of unscheduled repairs between regularly scheduled preventive maintenance intervals.

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Videosby Jim ParkJuly 11, 2023

The State of Autonomous Vehicle Development [Video]

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? Watch this episode of HDT Talks Trucking for the answers.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 26, 2023

Here’s How Continental Tests Tires at its Uvalde Proving Grounds

If fleets knew how top-tier tire companies engineer and test tires, they’d think of them as more than just round and black.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 9, 2023

Are ADAS and AEB Finally Ready for Prime Time?

Following a serious highway crash in 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board called advanced driver assistance technology a great tool for preventing rear-end collisions, but concerns remained that it wasn't ready for prime time.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 6, 2023

How Retreads Can Help Reduce a Truck Fleet’s Carbon Footprint

Fuel-efficient retreads lower tire costs while lessening the fleet’s carbon footprint — and your fuel spend.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkMay 29, 2023

Zero and Lower-Emissions Commercial Vehicles at ACT Expo [Photos]

Battery-electric was not the only clean-transportation option on display at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. See what else caught our editors' eyes in the aisles.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 23, 2023

Driving the Workhorse W56 Electric Walk-In Van

Workhorse’s W56 electric walk-in delivery van is poised to fill in a gap in the market, occupied by only a handful of walk-in vans in the Class 5-6 space.

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Newsby Jim ParkMay 23, 2023

Cummins Preps for Fuel-Agnostic Engine Production at Jamestown Plant

While celebrating the production of 2.5 million engines at its heavy-duty engine plant in Jamestown, New York, Cummins announced it will invest $452 million in the facility to produce its new fuel-agnostic engine line.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkMay 16, 2023

Experiencing the Latest Zero-Emission Trucks [Photos]

The 2023 edition of ACT Expo in Anaheim featured more than 20 trucks for attendees to try out. There were more fuel cell trucks in the lineup this year than last, and a good crop of battery-electric P&D trucks.

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Videosby Jim ParkMay 15, 2023

Navigating Battery-Electric Truck Charging Challenges [Video]

It’s easy enough to buy a battery-electric truck, but fleets are being forced to wait up to two years for their chargers. Site design, permitting, and construction take forever. Matt Horton, CEO of Voltera Power, talks to HDT Talks Trucking on how fleets can navigate these waters.

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