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Equipment Editor, Jim Park, recently took a Peterbilt's 579 Epiq on a 1,000-mile trip between Scottsdale, Arizona, and Denton, Texas. His test drive story appears in the July issue of Heavy Duty Trucking.
The 2019 Movin'On Summit, a transportation technology and sustainability showcase created and fostered by Michelin, was held June 4 to 6 in Montreal. HDT Executive Editor David Cullen was on hand, getting a glimpse into what the sustainable future of transportation may hold..
Nikola doesn't just make hydrogen and electric big trucks; the company is an up-and-coming player in the motorsports and off-road vehicle markets. On the same evening the company rolled out the Nikola Two, it also unveiled two off-road 4x4s and a watercraft.
Nikola had two model Two hydrogen electric hybrid Class 8 trucks on display at the Nikola World event, allowing HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park to get an up close look at the futuristic truck's design.
At the Nikola World event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nikola introduced the Nikola Two hydrogen electric Class 8 truck and the Europe-bound Nikola Tre with much fanfare to a crowd of more than 2,000 media and industry attendees.
Cab-over-engine trucks were a mainstay of the U.S. truck fleet for decades, but most OEMs stopped making them in the mid-1990s. They maintain their popularity with a small, dedicated group, and trucking shows like MATS offer a great way to see the legendary vehicles in person.
Senior Editor Jack Roberts and Equipment Editor Jim Park were on hand at the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2019 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, checking out the newest products, technology, and maintenance advances.
Down in the lower 48, we've had a pretty tough winter, but way up in Alaska its a fact of life. Equipment Editor Jim Park shares more photos from Valdez, Alaska, where he got a front row demonstration of a Mack Granite snowplow specially built for Alaska's tough snowy season.
Equipment Editor Jim Park shares photos from Valdez, Alaska, where he joined Mack Trucks' video crew filming an episode for season 2 of the Road Life series. The series is about Mack customers and their trucks, and this episode features a Mack Granite snowplow specially built for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
The six Truck Dealer of the Year nominees operated in 10 different states from 35 locations and represented nine commercial truck brands. The nominees were selected by ATD board members and dealer association executives.
Contributing Senior Editor Tom Berg has his boots on the ground of this year's World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
