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Construction Equipment

Fleet and special order 2015 Ford F-150 buyers won’t get their trucks until next year

Those who plan on being among the first to place a special order for a 2015 Ford F-150 may not receive their trucks until early next year. According to a leaked internal memo discovered by Automotive News, fleet buyers and retail customers that order “a specific truck with unique trim colors” won’t receive their trucks until […]

August 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Construction pros have no doubts over 2015 F-150’s durability: aluminum truck’s weight savings outweigh questions over repair costs

Even though the 2015 F-150 first appeared to the world from under a silk sheet, Ford’s unveiling of what could be its most important vehicle in quite some time didn’t hold much in the way of surprises. After all, much of the half-ton truck’s new look had been toured around the country as a concept […]

August 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 2016 Ford Super Duty aluminum prototype pickup explodes, burns to nothing during testing

No. 14 Story in 2014 NO. 13 » Mishaps with prototype vehicles aren’t exactly surprising. After all, that’s why you build prototypes. So the mishaps—or in this case fiery, terrifying explosions—happen during the testing phase and not after release to the general public. But the way this prototype 2016 Ford Super Duty went up in […]

August 5, 2014

Pickups

Ford releases MSRP for F-150

Ford’s integration of aluminum into the construction of its flagship F-150 may have shed upwards of 700 pounds of weight, but it helped add some bulk to the sticker price.  Aluminum wasn’t the only driver of costs as Ford added several new standards to its trucks at every trim level. New standard features include a 2.3-inch […]

July 28, 2014

Construction Equipment

Displacement Replacement: How the 2015 Ford F-150’s 2.7L EcoBoost packs V8 power into a V6 frame

It wasn’t that long ago a 2.7-liter V6 with a compacted-graphite-iron (CGI) block, twin turbos, reverse-flow cooling, split-mains, variable-displacement oil pump, deep-sump oil pan and direct-injection making 325 horsepower would be something seen only in race circles. But here we are today looking at exactly that engine going under the hoods of Ford’s 2015 F-150s: […]

July 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ford reveals 2015 F-150 weighs less than 5,000 pounds; 2.7L EcoBoost V6 has V8 power

Since unveiling the 2015 F-150 back in January, Ford has released quite a bit of information about the new truck. For starters, we knew that thanks to its aluminum body, the new truck would weigh up to 700 pounds lighter than the 2014 F-150. We also knew that the body won’t rust when scratched and […]

July 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

POLL: Can aluminum-bodied pickups stand up to the abuse of construction work?

When Ford unveiled the 2015 F-150 and announced that it would have an aluminum body, two of the first questions and criticisms regarding the move were aluminum’s durability and repair cost. Many analysts and customers voiced skepticism that aluminum was a strong enough material to stand up to the abuse many pickups receive. Ford is […]

July 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

Why the Ford F-150 is the most American vehicle, period

For the second year in a row, the Ford F-150 has taken the top spot in the annual American-Made Index by Cars.com. The ranking takes into account three factors to determine how “American” cars are, including domestic-parts content (percentage of a vehicle’s parts considered to be “domestic,” meaning built in the U.S. or Canada), final assembly […]

July 7, 2014

Pickups

Ford F-150 at the top of American-Made Index

For the second year in a row, the Ford F-150 has taken the top spot in the annual American-Made Index by Cars.com.

July 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Guy flips an old Ford F-150 on its head and is driving this upside down truck around Illinois

This has to be the coolest pickup truck modification I can think of in…I don’t know…ever? A couple of weeks ago, Reddit user diddletheskittle posted the image you see below with the simple headline “This car is upside down.” Forgiving Mr. Theskittle that this is obviously a truck, we unfortunately have no other information to […]

June 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ford has shown aluminum truck bodies don’t rust and may improve gas mileage, but how will they hold up after 30 years?

Ford rocked the automotive world with its decision to use aluminum bodies in pickup trucks starting in 2015. This will cut 700 pounds off the weight of their F-150 trucks and improve fuel economy—an admirable goal. But the automaker has yet to divulge pricing on the aluminum body models and when it comes to the […]

June 27, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ford recalls 5,675 2014 F-150 pickups due to steering defect, issues “Do not drive” warning

Ford Motor Co. has announced it is expanding a recall of 2014 F-150 trucks due to an electronic power-assist steering gear problem affecting 5,675 trucks. Because the defect impacts steering, Ford urged affected truck owners not to drive the trucks until they are repaired. Previously, the recall applied to fewer than 400 trucks. Of the 5,675 pickups affected […]

June 26, 2014