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Pickups
Oklahoma DOT Buys 246 Ram CNG Pickups
First of 242 2013 Ram 2500 CNG Pickups Begins State of Oklahoma Fleet Changeover
March 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Why don’t Americans like diesel automobiles?
A diesel car will not blow black smoke clouds anymore. But odds are you probably still don’t want one. Why? In Britain, diesel engines make up half of the cars sold. And that’s a low figure for Europe.  But here, well, diesels are sort of unchic. But why? According to this BBC report European drivers […]
February 15, 2013
Rudolf Diesel
Equipment
Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings
America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while […]
January 28, 2013
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Pickups
Road Test: 2012 Ford F250 CNG
ProPickup First Drive 2012 Venchurs CNG F-250 Venchurs bi-fuel Super Duty conversion runs on both gasoline and CNG; alternative fuel choice makes sense in certain markets By Steve Temple Contractors and fleet managers feel pain at the pump more than most pickup owners, since one of their biggest overhead expenses is fuel. No surprise, then, […]
December 10, 2012
Pickups
Tailgate Down Myth
Fuel Economy 101 CLOSING THE TAILGATE DOWN MYTH Tailgate up, or down? A few facts to boost your pickup’s fuel economy numbers By Bruce W. Smith / ©2006 Truck Test Digest Tailgate down. Tailgate up. Which gives your pickup the best fuel mileage? If you look around at the number of pickups driving down the highway, […]
March 18, 2012
Pickups
PLX Devices' Kiwi Wifi and Kiwi Bluetooth
Use your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android mobile phone to connect wirelessly to your truck’s onboard diagnostic port with PLX Devices’ Kiwi. The Kiwi installs into any model 1996 or later vehicle in seconds, using the OBDII port. Measuring just 2.75 by 1.25 by 0.6 inches, the plug-and-play hardware piece is virtually unnoticeable. When […]
August 24, 2010
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