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Technology

BrandMotion’s 360° Vision system brings à la carte overhead views to most pickups

Though the SEMA show hadn’t officially opened its doors quite yet Monday, that didn’t stop the Equipment World team from poking around a bit inside the Las Vegas Convention Center as exhibitors hurried to put the final touches on their booths. One of the companies we ran into at a preview event for the media was BrandMotion, […]

November 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet intros 2016 Colorado Midnight Edition, a sharp monochrome midsize (PHOTOS)

Aimed at truck customers with more particular tastes, Chevrolet has announced a second special edition model of the Colorado to join the Z71 Trail Boss we took a look at last week. While the Trail Boss is meant for the off-roading crowd (or at least those who enjoy the look of a 4×4 truck) the […]

September 8, 2015

Pickups

GM 1500 Lift/Leveling Kit Installation

Installing a Daystar GM 1500 leveling kit paves the way to run LT285/70R17s on the truck, giving it another inch of ground clearance over the stock tires.

August 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: The Bugtruck, a Volkswagen Beetle/1950 Chevy Frankentruck, is the coolest mini pickup we’ve ever seen

Some folks don’t see the point in a small truck. They’ve got things to do, people and things to carry and can’t abide a four-foot bed thank you very much. But even the most utility-mindful truck fan couldn’t dislike the Bugtruck, or at least want to know what it’s like to cram yourself inside this […]

July 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

PICKUP THROWDOWN II: Chevy Silverado impresses on track and road in our V8 half-ton shootout (PHOTOS)

Half-ton pickups are a cornerstone for many fleets across the country, large and small alike. That popularity extends to the recreational users in the general public as well. Last year more than 450,000 F-150s were sold, 420,000 or so Chevy Silverados, 160,000 GMC Sierras and 280,000 Ram 1500s, while Toyota sold about 110,000 Tundras. Those […]

May 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet launches CNG-powered Silverado 3500HD chassis cab

Chevrolet has announced that its chassis cab Silverado 3500HD will be its latest one-ton pickup to gain bi-fuel capability. Customers will be able to outfit the chassis cab 3500HD with the capability of powering the truck with compressed natural gas or gasoline. The truck joins Chevy’s regular cab 2500HD and 3500HD in that capability. RELATED >> REVIEW: […]

May 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet is selling a lot of Colorados to people who have never owned a Chevy

Chevrolet could not have asked for a better first year for its new midsize pickup. The truck has garnered significant critical praise, sales are brisk and, maybe most importantly, the truck has attracted a significant amount of first-time buyers to the brand. Chevy reports 19,1267 Colorados sold in the first quarter, enough to hop the […]

May 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Is Chevrolet’s wild self-driving FNR electric concept car a glimpse of autonomous highways of the future?

[imagebrowser id=241] At the Shanghai auto show this week, Chevrolet has unveiled a driverless car that should excite anyone who ever loved Hot Wheels as a kid. This electric, self-driving car concept looks straight out of the future that, if we’re all honest, we imagine when we think about how cars of the future should look. I’ll let […]

April 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado sports possible Colorado-like facelift in spy shots

[imagebrowser id=236] Unveiled with the 2014 models, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 went seven years before its latest redesign. Possibly inspired by the positive response the truck maker has seen with its midsize 2015 Colorado, it looks like Chevy won’t be waiting quite as long on the next Silverado facelift. According to a report from Truck Trend, […]

April 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

GM launches 2015 Chevy Silverado Midnight, GMC Sierra Elevation editions (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=176] If you thought General Motors was done introducing new, all-black special edition pickups for 2015, you were wrong. Joining the GMC Canyon Nightfall are the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Midnight and the new GMC Sierra Elevation edition. First up is the Sierra Elevation, which actually comes in three colors other than black, none of […]

January 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

GM intros blacked-out 2015 GMC Canyon Nightfall, chrome-heavy Chevy Silverado Custom Sport (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=168] General Motors has launched special edition pickup packages for both its flagship Chevrolet Silverado and the redesigned midsize GMC Canyon that add a sleeker appearance to the trucks. First up is the 2015 GMC Canyon Nightfall edition, which offers more substantial changes. Offered on both 2WD and 4WD SLE crew cab models, the Canyon Nightfall […]

January 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Toyota to unveil 2016 Tacoma at Detroit Auto Show next month; here’s a spy shot of the new design to hold you over

Though Toyota has long dominated the market for midsize pickup trucks, consider the competition reignited. Soon after Motor Trend announced the Chevrolet Colorado’s major upset win in its 2015 Truck of the Year awards over the 2015 Ford F-150, Toyota told the Detroit Free Press it will unveil the 2016 Tacoma at the Detroit Auto Show in January. […]

December 8, 2014