Jason Cannon (HWT)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].PickupsIs Ford about to resurrect Bronco & Ranger?Like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, rumors of the return of Ford’s long-shuttered Bronco and Ranger pickup surface at least once a year. Citing “a person familiar with company’s plans”, Bloomberg reported yesterday plans for the North American return of the Ranger midsize pickup and the rebirth of the Bronco have heated up as […]August 27, 2015PickupsFord testing off-road Raptor techFord Performance engineers are trail testing prototypes of the all-new F-150 Raptor ahead of its public debut around this time next year. Ford says its all-new Raptor, beefed up with a 450-hp twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6, is able to tackle even tougher hills, ruts and bumps along trails than the previous model. In the video above, an early engineering […]August 21, 2015PickupsTundra helps break ground on new Toyota engineering facilityTo break ground on its new production engineering campus in Georgetown today, Toyota enlisted a 2015 TRD Pro Series Tundra. The custom-designed Toyota truck kicked off construction on the $80 million investment that will soon serve as the home of the company’s North American production engineering team. Once complete, the 250,000 sq. ft. building will include a state-of-the-art […]August 19, 2015PickupsTitan gets prime tailgating spotThe Tennessee Titans will take on the St. Louis Rams this weekend in an NFL preseason game, and at least one pickup will have a better tailgating spot that you. Nissan enlisted a heavy-duty crane to lift an all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD full-size pickup into a special “reserved” parking space next to the video […]August 19, 2015PickupsNissan announces updates to pickups, commercial vansWhile Nissan’s planned roll out of the Cummins diesel-powered Nissan Titan XD pickup garnered a lot of attention, the company plans severa other updates to its entire pickup and commercial van line. Titan’s little brother, Frontier, will get three new colors for 2016 (Sunset Orange, Gun Metallic and Magnetic Black). Metallic Blue, Night Armor and […]August 18, 2015PickupsThe big chill: Ford temp testing goes to extremesFord engineers put a lot of effort into making their vehicles “cool,” and in some cases they travel to warm and sunny beaches of Florida panhandle to do it. Each year, Ford brings global prototype vehicles and a team of engineers to McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle, world’s […]August 12, 2015PickupsF-150 transmission has Mustang feel with pickup capabilityHave to make a difficult choice between a Ford Mustang and an F-150? We’ll Ford’s new F-150 has got you covered. Kind of. The all-new 2015 Mustang and F-150 were developed on a similar time line and share certain automatic transmission technology. Engineers often drove both vehicles on the same trips used for testing. “Our […]August 5, 2015PickupsRam buying back hundreds of thousands of pickupsDo you own a 2009 to 2012 Ram 1500? A 2008 Ram 1500 Mega Cab 4×4? Or a 2008 through 2012 Ram 2500 4×4, 3500 4×4, 4500 4×4, or 5500 4×4? If you do, you could sell it. Back to Ram. Fiat Chrysler has agreed to buy back select Ram pickup trucks to settle legal problems in […]July 27, 2015PickupsRam pickups added to ‘hacking’ recallRam says it is recalling certain vehicles equipped with 8.4-inch touchscreens in a sweep that updates software to prevent connected vehicles from being hacked. Model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups; and 2013-2015 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 Chassis Cabs were added to the recall list Friday. Remote manipulation of a vehicle is a crime, but […]July 27, 2015PickupsFirst 2016 Ram 3500 rolls off the lineThe first 2016 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty, a Mega Cab Laramie Longhorn, has rolled off the line at FCA’s Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant. The truck features 900 lb.-ft. of torque. All 2016 Ram 3500 dually configurations with a 6.7-liter Cummins and Aisin transmission have the capability to tow 30,000 pounds or more. The 2016 Ram 3500 Reg Cab 2WD […]July 22, 2015Previous PagePage 14 of 37Next PageTop StoriesConstruction EquipmentExtreme Machine: Prinoth’s Massive Panther XL Crawlers Traverse AntarcticaThe 45,240-pound tracked carrier and its trailer can haul up to 150 tons over snow and ice on multi-day journeys.Compact ExcavatorsA Closer Look: Yanmar’s ViO35-7 Mini Excavator Packs Power, Zero Tail SwingAttachmentsRodradar Intros Ground Penetrating Radar Buckets for Large ExcavatorsPickupsToyota Reveals 2026 Tundra with Engine Choices, New Standard FeaturesFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
