Jim Park

Jim Park was a CDL driver and owner-operator from 1978 until 1998, when he began his second career as a trucking journalist. During that career transition, he hosted an overnight radio show on a Hamilton, Ontario radio station and later went on to anchor the trucking news in SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking channel. Jim is a regular contributor to Today's Trucking and Trucknews.com, and produces Focus On and On the Spot test drive videos.

Freightliner’s 122SD: A Road Test

April 18, 2017

NO DUTY TOO SEVERE FOR FREIGHTLINER’S 122SD If you weren’t already aware, the S-D in 122SD stands for severe duty. This truck is built to take on some…

TRW’s Smart Power Steering

April 18, 2017

TORONTO – TRW Automotive revealed a new commercial steering technology at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. Called ReAX, it merges the company’s proven and popular hydraulic power steering…

Cummins-Peterbilt SuperTruck

April 18, 2017

This is no ordinary test drive. This series of videos looks a truck developed by Cummins and Peterbilit that is more a showcase of emerging technologies.

Check Out an NG-Powered Cascadia

April 18, 2017

I think drivers and fleets will be pleased with the performance of the NG-powered Cascadia 113. It lacks for nothing compared to the diesel version, and it's even quieter.

Kenworth T680 Advantage

April 18, 2017

A new powertrain, enhanced aerodynamics and vehicle light-weighting all combine to deliver the most fuel-efficient over-the-road Kenworth ever.

Twin Stick to mDRIVE

April 18, 2017

During a visit to the Mack Customer Center and Museum, I had a chance to compress almost 60 years of transmission history into a single day. If you think we have a driver shortage today, thank your lucky stars we aren't trying to coax new drivers into the industry with twin stick gearboxes!

Volvo VN 780 w/ I-Shift

April 18, 2017

You've seen and read dozens of our Test Drive stories, but you've never seen test drives the way we do them now.

Freightliner Cascadia w/ DT12

April 18, 2017

Truck tests may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of California's Napa Valley, but there we were, in a spiffy new Freightliner Cascadia putting Daimler's new DT12 automated manual transmission through its paces.

2013 Mack Pinnacle

April 18, 2017

In this three-part look at a shiny new 2013 Mack Pinnacle, Jim Park and Mack's Director of Drivetrain Sales, Dave McKenna, take to Hwy 401 to test the mettle of its mDrive transmission and delve into the efficacy of its Super Econodyne drivetrain package.

Kenworth T680

April 18, 2017

We gave the Cummins ISX and Eaton UltraShift-Plus a solid workout, and saw first-hand how Kenworth's expert team of designers and engineers created a true trucker's truck.