In this issue

Builders’ Choice
Show-winning, Cummins-powered ’47 International is so much more than just a beauty queen.

Triple Play
Imposing today’s turbo, injection, and tuning technology on Ford’s venerable 7.3L Power Stroke engine.

Extravaganza Extraordinaire
Good weather and great competition draw thousands to the annual Scheid Diesel Extravaganza..

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.

8 mins

BUILDERS' CHOICE

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

5 mins

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.

2 mins

BEST BUY

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

5 mins

Stand Tall

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

6 mins

Monster Mega

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

2 mins

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

Four-Digit Torque Is Here

10+ mins

Van Life

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

3 mins

Rocky Top Diesel Shootout 6

Great Racing + Great Weather = Perfect Weekend!

5 mins

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.

3 mins

Peterbilt Technician Institute

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

2 mins

Mini 'Max

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

2 mins

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.

2 mins

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.

3 mins

Perfect Obsession

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

4 mins

Senior Project

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

4 mins

Perkins 402D-05

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

1 min

Mack Trucks MP 8

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

2 mins

Perfectionist

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

4 mins

Second Chance

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

2 mins

Max Potential

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

3 mins

Best Buy

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

3 mins

Power Packed

The ’17 Ford Super Duty Brings.

7 mins

The Last Frontier

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

4 mins

Fuel Consumption And Driveability

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

2 mins

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.

3 mins

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Diesel Power Magazine Description:

The magazine shows owners what's on the market to improve their trucks' engine, transmission, and driveline. Diesel Power also shows prospective new truck buyers the newest light trucks with diesel engines and catalogs their performance. Diesel engine technology, motorhome engine upgrades, "diesel drags", "dyno days", and towing are all part of the package as well.