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EXTRAVAGANZA EXTRAORDINAIRE

EVERY YEAR, Scheid Diesel Extravaganza continues to increase in stature and draw people by the thousands from all over the U.S., Canada, and a few other points around the globe, to the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terra Haute, Indiana.

BUILDERS' CHOICE

SHOW-WINNING, CUMMINS-POWERED ’47 INTERNATIONAL IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BEAUTY QUEEN

Getting (Un)Stuck

IN THE FIRST installment of this series, I explained how I, along with my wife and two dogs, took Vincent Van Go, my new-tome ’03 Ford E-350 with the venerable 7.3L powerplant, on his first adventure—and wound up at a secluded campsite (aptly named Camp Nada Lotta) in the Southern California desert.

BEST BUY

JOHNNY GILBERT DIDN’T HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO FIND THIS 800HP TOW RIG

Stand Tall

Our ’95 Ford F-350 Two-Wheel-Drive Dualie Gets Leveled and a Fresh Front End

Monster Mega

Magazine-influenced ’07 Dodge Ram Sports Unique Mods And A 650Hp Cummins

2020 Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck And Van Buyer's Guide

Four-Digit Torque Is Here

Van Life

AFTER MORE than 12 years as managing editor of Diesel Power,

Rocky Top Diesel Shootout 6

Great Racing + Great Weather = Perfect Weekend!

Torque: Rotary Diesel No Pistons Needed

Building a diesel engine that does not use traditional pistons may seem odd, but in today’s modern age of high efficiency, low emissions, and weight reduction, an engine with a nonconventional rotor may be the key to things to come.

Peterbilt Technician Institute

THE SHORTAGE of skilled diesel technicians throughout the U.S. is a growing concern for many businesses.

Mini 'Max

SOLID AXLE, SHORTBED, 800 HP, AND LOADS OF FUN TO DRIVE OFF-ROAD.

Gear Selection

FOR ANY “writer,” especially professionals—people who put proverbial pen to paper for a living—not knowing what or how to “say” something is never a good thing. Each month, — my colleagues at Diesel Power and I, as well as scribes at other publications that cover diesels, are charged with “finding the right words” to describe trucks, engines, events, and all other aspects of the hobby. While doing this is never really easy, thankfully, we usually manage to produce some type of content for you to read.

Good Deeds

LATELY, IT SEEMS that any time you check the news, the only thing you hear about—aside from the disdain between presidential candidates—is some type of awful incident that’s full of death and destruction.

Perfect Obsession

Matt Logan’s ’05 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd Looks Great and Performs Even Better.

Senior Project

Performance Firm’s Patriarch Follows a 10-year Plan to Build an ’06 Dodge Ram 3500 That Can Do Anything.

Perkins 402D-05

Diminutive but Dependable” Best Describes This GeneratorFocused, 0.5L, I-2 Diesel.

Mack Trucks MP 8

Performance and Fuel-Conscious Internal Upgrades Highlight Mack’s Versatile 13.0L Workhorse

Perfectionist

Jocko Mccants’ ’10 Ford F-450 Has an Unoffered Factory Option: Cummins Power 

Second Chance

A Former Work Truck’s Reincarnation Results in 918 Hp and 2,050 Lb-ft of Street-pounding Torque.

Max Potential

Zack Moore’s Stock Long-block Pushes the Performance Envelope With 816 Hp and 1,373 Lb-ft of Torque.

Best Buy

Performance Potential, Style, and Multipurpose Versatility Were the Dealmakers for This ’03 F-350 Score.

Power Packed

The ’17 Ford Super Duty Brings.

The Last Frontier

ONCE AGAIN, Particulate Matters comes to you by way of my “current situation.”

Fuel Consumption And Driveability

ONE OF THE MOST innovative and unusual tests that’s part of Diesel Power Challenge is our fuel-consumption run.

Triple Threat

LET ME START by making it as clear as possible that I’m not trying to get into any theological debates with anyone, and I’m also not interested in the cosmos to some ridiculous extent, or anything like that.

2016 Nissan Titan XD

Nissan’s Tweener Checks in for an Extended Stay