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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.
IS IT TIME TO SAY SO LONG TO S-CAM BRAKES?
Air disc brakes for big trucks are making a comeback. Our first experience with technology that is commonplace in Europe was nothing to write home about, but performance, weight, and cost of the new air-disc systems have improved dramatically. Some of Canada's largest fleets are trying them out; hear what two of them think about the new disc brakes.