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Videosby StaffApril 14, 2016

Video: American Truck Historical Society at MATS 2016

Equipment Editor Jim Park talks with the team from American Truck Historical Society during the Mid-America Trucking Show to find out more about the group, their mission and the renewed interest in vintage trucks.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffApril 5, 2016

Photos: Antique Trucks at Mid-America 2016

Normally, this space in the South Hall of the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., is crammed with the latest offereings from truck manufacturers. This year, in their absence, we found this terrific collection of antiques, courtesy of the American Truck Historical Society.

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NewsDecember 4, 2015

Evel Knievel Show Truck on Display for the Holidays

Mack Trucks is celebrating the holidays by featuring Evel Knievel’s show truck “Big Red” at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum on three consecutive Saturdays in December.

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Newsby Tom BergAugust 24, 2015

Allison Celebrates 100 Years by Promoting Today’s Products

The future is bright for the fully automatic transmission in commercial vehicles, say executives at Allison Transmission, even as they’re saluting their company’s founder and honoring accomplishments in this, the company’s centennial year.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffAugust 21, 2015

Being Evel Documentary Premiere

The Evel Knievel documentary “Being Evel” premiered in Hollywood Wednesday, complete with a star-studded red carpet and an immaculately restored 1974 Mack FS show truck. Photos: Steven Martinez 

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Newsby Steven MartinezAugust 20, 2015

Mack Show Truck Stars at Evel Knievel Documentary Premiere

Evel Knievel’s custom 1974 Mack FS cabover show truck, "Big Red," was featured prominently at the premiere of the new documentary film "Being Evel" this week.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeAugust 11, 2015

CB Radios Then and Now

Unlike VCRs, eight-track tapes and flip phones, CB radios are still a valuable tool. Deborah Lockridge takes a trip down memory lane in her "All That's Trucking" blog.

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NewsJuly 21, 2015

Restored Mack Part of Evel Knievel Exhibit Tour

The FS tractor, complete with red, white and blue interior to match the stuntman’s Americana theme, has a custom-built dressing room that sits like a long sleeper on the truck’s frame rails.

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On the Roadby Jim ParkJuly 9, 2015

Were Those Old Trucks Really as Good as We Remember?

A weekend at an antique and classic truck show opens up the floodgates and the memories of 20 years on the road come flooding back. Equipment Editor Jim Park makes a few seat-of-the-pants comparisons of the truck he used to drive to the trucks we're driving today.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJuly 9, 2015

Classic Style. Classic Comfort?

While some veteran drivers might jump at the chance, you'd likely have a hard time getting one of today's 20-something drivers into an '80s-vintage or earlier truck. Check out these photos highlighting some of the cab interiors that preceded the luxury yachts we call over the road trucks today.

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