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Ram EcoDiesel breaks Consumer Reports MPG mark, named top truck

Ram’s EcoDiesel 1500 is sneaking into the market compared to the frenzy surrounding Ford’s aluminum 2015 F-150, but that didn’t stop Consumer Reports from naming it the publication’s top truck. During a recent review, Consumer Reports says the 2014 Ram outscored both a 2011 Ford and a 2014 Chevrolet full-size truck when equipped with the new diesel engine and […]

August 26, 2014

Construction Equipment

ROAD TEST: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Crew Cab 4×4 handles well under a heavy load

Toting a yard-and-a-half of bark mulch to a jobsite in the bed is a typical task for a landscaper’s pickup and just the type of job to test the payload capacity and handling of Ram’s 2014 EcoDiesel 1500 Crew Cab 4×4. When Lane Forrest Products’ loader operator dropped the first bucket full, the suspension sagged a few […]

August 20, 2014

Pickups

Ram’s Cummins engine passes new emission regs

Cummins Inc. said Friday it has received certification for its 6.7L Turbo Diesel from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), meeting the Low-Emission Vehicle III (LEV III) standards, becoming the first engine maker to meet those standards. The Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel powers the Ram Heavy-Duty lineup, and is the first medium-duty diesel engine in […]

August 15, 2014

Pickups

Reading expanding Ram chassis pool

Reading Truck Body says it will expand its Ram chassis pool into the Columbus, Ohio market, citing a large network of Ram Commercial Truck dealers who have strong relationships with the vocational businessesvocational truck bodies. Reading says it has worked closely with Ram Commercial Vehicles, in what it called “a win-win for both the dealers and Reading.” “Adding […]

August 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

TOWGATE: Ford’s numbers don’t add up in brawl with Ram over heavy-duty pickup towing title

When there’re billions of dollars in sales on the table, auto manufacturers that build pickups aren’t shy about boasting they’re the “best” in any area they can to drive customers to their product. So when Ford saw Ram Trucks laying claim they are the best-in-class in the 2015 heavy-duty pickup towing segment, the boys at […]

August 4, 2014

Pickups

Detroit Big 3 post truck sales gains

Sales of Ram Trucks in July jumped 14 percent, posting the best July sales numbers since 2005 and the 51st-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains. Ram Light Duty sales increased 15 percent in July, while Ram Heavy Duty pickups were up 18 percent. Ram Truck brand sales, which include the Ram ProMaster van and Ram Cargo […]

August 1, 2014

Pickups

Ram Truck adopts SAE towing standard in all three pickup truck segments

“For too long, an uneven playing field existed and towing capacities went unchecked,” says Mike Cairns, director – Ram Truck Engineering. (See all the Ram ratings, and follow the link for towing how-to videos.)

July 17, 2014

Pickups

Ford F-350, Toyota models top list of trucks in ‘retained value’

The Ford F-350 Super Duty has received the top result (56.8 percent) in the large, heavy-duty truck category in Edmunds.com’s fourth annual Best Retained Value Awards. The Toyota Tacoma (61.6 percent) and Toyota Tundra (55.4 percent) likewise earned the highest returns in the compact truck and large truck classes, respectively.

June 18, 2014

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Fun Trucks Friday: Ram to ‘dominate’ Derby day

Ram Truck brand’s sponsorship of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby will “Dominate the Field” this year as the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel serves as the Official Truck for the historic track and America’s greatest horse race for the fifth consecutive year.

May 2, 2014

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Sales of HD Ram trucks jump 32%, F-series and Silverado sales climb

Sales of the Ram pickup truck were up 17 percent in April, the truck’s best ever April sales performance and its 48th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains, Chrysler reported Thursday. Ram Light Duty sales increased 7 percent in April, while Ram Heavy Duty pickups were up 32 percent. The Ram 1500 and 2500 pickups were […]

May 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Chrysler recalls 2014 Ram 1500 pickups due to transmission defect

Chrysler has initiated a recall on 2014 Ram 1500 for a fairly serious, though not widespread, transmission defect. The automaker is recalling 159 Ram 1500s—125 in the U.S., 32 in Canada and two outside of North America and Europe—in order to inspect the trucks’ eight-speed automatic transmissions. One of Chrysler’s suppliers notified the automaker that […]

April 30, 2014

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Ram debuts 2014 Power Wagon: 6.4L Hemi, 410 hp make a powerhouse 4×4 pickup (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=66] It’s hard to argue with the success of Ford’s SVT Raptor 4×4 pickup. It’s one of the most recognizable trucks on the road today and has proven so popular Ford had to increase production last year just to meet demand. Not content to let Ford get all the buzz, Ram has debuted the […]

April 21, 2014