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].PickupsHigh-end F-150s, V6 EcoBoost rise to top sellersPremium trim levels have gotten the attention of buyers looking for new F-150s in 2015. Lariat, King Ranch and Platinum trim levels make up 60 percent of 2015 F-150 retail sales. The average transaction prices for F-Series in April was $42,000 per truck, up $3,200 per truck versus 2014. Mike Levine, Ford Motor Company Truck Communications Manager, says customers have […]May 1, 2015PickupsRaptor or Rebel: Which are you taking off-road?Lower gas prices and a bubbling economy have led to improved pickup sales, and boosting sales have led automakers to color increasingly outside the lines in search of a broader customer base. Pickups aren’t just for work anymore. They’re now, possibly more so than ever before, daily commuters and toys for off-road enthusiasts. Hardcore enthusiasts […]April 30, 2015PickupsChevy Colorado driving past competition in midsize segmentChevrolet Colorado is leading pickups of all sizes in spending the least amount of time on dealer lots in the first quarter while winning customers from other brands. Customers purchased 19,126 Colorados from January to March, when General Motors’ Wentzville, Mo., assembly plant added a third shift to keep up with demand. Sales have been […]April 22, 2015PickupsF-150 SuperCrew gets top safety awardFord’s all-new F-150 SuperCrew has earned the government’s highest possible crash safety rating thanks to 31 new safety-related innovations. The truck has been awarded a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program. Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development, says Ford’s truck team worked together for […]April 22, 2015PickupsTRW intros new electric parking brakeTRW has introduced a new electric parking brake (EPB) to the light truck market, which it expects to bring to market by 2017. Ed Carpenter, vice president and general manager of TRW’s global braking business, says EPB can save more than 20 pounds per vehicle for larger trucks and SUVs when compared to conventional drum-in-hat […]April 16, 2015Pickups40-plus cool ways to use your tax refund on your truckAccording to data recently released by the IRS, nearly 80 percent of U.S. citizens who file income taxes will get a federal tax refund. The average refund amount pushes near $3,000. If you’re one of the lucky 8-in-10, there’s absolutely no good reason to do anything with it other than buy something big, flashy, cool […]April 14, 2015PickupsChevy rolls out Custom Sport edition HDsChevrolet has added a twist of sophistication with the release of the new Custom Sport editions of the Silverado 2500 HD and 3500 HD The monochromatic Silverado Custom Sport HDs – available in either Summit White or Black – debuted Wednesday at the Denver Auto Show and feature body-colored front and rear bumpers, a body-colored grille […]April 8, 2015PickupsGMC launches interactive Canyon ExperienceEver wondered what a new pickup might look like sitting in your driveway? Thanks to GMC’s interactive Canyon Experience, you can find out without having to finance a new vehicle. Canyon Experience lets customers virtually “test drive” a Canyon in four lifestyle environments starting from their neighborhood – or anywhere else. The Canyon Experience is the first with […]April 6, 2015PickupsRecycled pastic material finds its way into F-150 seatsAluminum alloy isn’t the only innovative material in Ford’s 2015 revamped F-150. In fact, it may not even be the most interesting. Since 2012, Ford Motor Company has worked with Unifi in its use of Repreve fiber in many Ford vehicles. Made from 100 percent recycled materials including plastic bottles, Repreve fiber is used in the 2015 F-150’s cloth seat fabric and […]April 1, 2015PickupsSales of pickups off to good start in 2015Ram Truck posted its best March sales since 2007, the company announced Wednesday. Sales of the Ram ProMaster increased 112 percent, the full-size van’s best March sales since the vehicle was launched in October 2013. Sales of the Ram ProMaster City, which went on sale in January, are ramping up as greater volumes of the […]April 1, 2015Previous PagePage 17 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 FeaturesCompact ExcavatorsBull Equipment Charges Into U.S. Market with Low-Cost Mini Excavator Lineup
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