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Construction Equipment

First look: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel expected to offer class-leading fuel economy (PHOTOS)

We’ve known that the 2014 Ram 1500 would become the only half-ton pickup on the market with a diesel option for a while. But until now, we’ve been in the dark on a lot of the specifics when it comes to the truck like price, horsepower and expected fuel economy. Ram expects to announce “best-in-class” […]

July 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hilarious “Movin’ Season” parody spoofs pickup truck TV ads

There are parodies and then there are perfect parodies, and this spoof TV ad from comedian Owen Weber falls into that latter category. Just about every ad for a pickup these days splices video of brand new trucks splashing through mud, towing a giant load up a mountain, or, amazingly, being loaded full of dirt […]

June 21, 2013

Pickups

Ford Leads Pickup Sales

F-Series Leads In Total Vehicle Sales The turn around in the construction and housing markets the past few months has seen an increase in the sales of pickup trucks as contractors replace aging vehicles. All the makers of full-size pickups have seen sales increases of late but Ford leads the market and is on track […]

June 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector

Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]

June 5, 2013

Pickups

FWB Heavy Duty Bumpers

FWB Bumper Fits Ram, F-Series & Tundra   N-FAB, Inc. proudly announces new Heavy Duty FWB Bumpers for popular light truck applications. N-FAB’s new Heavy Duty FWB bumpers offer style and protection and utility for today’s pickups.  Built as a rugged one-piece welded assembly from 3/16-inch cold rolled steel, the bumpers incorporate1/4-inch mounting plates, 7/8-inch […]

May 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

Ford, GM, Ram earn top titles for fleet, consumer pickups from Vincentric

Vincentric gives Best Value awards to automakers annually in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, Ford, GM and Ram took the top titles among truck brands, according to our sister site, Equipment World. Ford earned the Best Value truck brand award for its pickup trucks in both the fleet and consumer markets. Vincentric […]

May 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Watch entire build process of the 2 millionth Cummins engine for Ram Trucks

Back on December 10, 2012 the 2 millionth Cummins engine for Ram Trucks rolled down the assembly line at the Columbus MidRange Engine plant. In celebration, Cummins strapped a video camera along for the engine’s ride down the line and have put together a really cool video that chronicles the whole build. The engine being […]

April 28, 2013

Construction Equipment

Truck Trend names Silverado/Sierra 2500 HD best work truck

Truck Trend has released its 2013 Best in Class rankings and a few of the categories should be of particular interest to readers here. For starters, the site named the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 2500 HD Best Work Truck. That category is reserved for regular cab, 3/4-ton, two-wheel-drive pickups. Truck Trend says that it feels like […]

April 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ram Trucks looking to “upset” pickup sales pecking order after sales increase 25%

The news that Ford, Chevrolet and Ram, in that order, hold the top three spots for pickup sales for March shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. However, as Truck Trend points out in its roundup of how each automaker fared over the year between March 2012 and March 2013, the numbers indicate that an […]

April 5, 2013

Pickups

Editor's Note: ½-ton diesels: Worth the price?

Regardless of brand loyalty, every ½-ton pickup buyer will be figuring the numbers.

April 1, 2013

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

Gear

SumoSprings boost suspensions of Ram 5500 and F-550

Class 5 vocational truck owners looking for a fit-and-forget suspension upgrade to improve their fleets handling and ride quality might find SuperSprings International’s SumoSprings a good fit. The springs for the popular Ford F-550 and Ram 5500 trucks, introduced today at the NTEA Work Truck Show, is the latest addition the SuperSprings SumoSprings line of […]

March 7, 2013