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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

Construction Equipment

U.S. begins investigation of Ford pickups with EcoBoost engines

The federal government has begun an investigation on Ford F-150 pickup trucks with 3.5-liter EcoBoost engines. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided to step in after receiving nearly 100 complaints of the engines losing power during acceleration. Some 400,000 F-150s are estimated to be involved in […]

May 29, 2013

Construction Equipment

Lawsuit targets Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 for malfunctioning at highway speeds

Three vehicle owners, a married couple and one other person, are suing Ford due to what they call serious “design, manufacturing, or assembly defects” in the company’s 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine. According to the plaintiffs, the defects have caused their vehicles, a 2010 Taurus in the couple’s case and a F-150 in the other, “to […]

May 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford named Best Value truck brand by Vincentric; F-150 takes 1/2-ton honors while GM racks up 3/4- and 1-ton awards

Each year, Vincentric awards automakers with its Best Value awards in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, when taking the honors awarded for pickup trucks in both segments into account, Ford got just a bit more recognition than rival General Motors, picking up a couple of truck category wins and the award for […]

May 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford to add 2,000 jobs at Kansas City plant to produce Transit Van and meet “surging” F-150 demand

Ford has announced that it is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in order to produce the new Transit work van and to keep up with the demand for its F-150 pickup. The Kansas City plant currently employs 2,450 workers working two shifts and a third crew will be added with […]

May 3, 2013

Pickups

Road Test: 2013 F-150

Ford’s 3.5L V-6 F-150 a stealthy little performer; strong on power and comfort

April 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford F-150 engineer does Reddit Q&A, is flooded with questions about diesel, discontinued Ranger

Earlier today, Jackie DiMarco, Ford’s chief engineer on the F-150 decided to give users of the massive web forum Reddit a chance to ask her questions. At the end, DiMarco said she had “a ton of fun,” but the same could not be said for many of the Reddit users who submitted questions. On Reddit, […]

April 24, 2013

Gear

Ford unveils F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition (Photos)

Parting is such sweet sorrow. But in this case, it’s just awesome. As we look forward to the looming introduction of the 2015 Ford F-150, we greet the fourth and final model year of the F-150 SVT Raptor with open arms before it likely goes on hiatus. Because the 2015 F-150 will likely introduce several design changes, […]

April 10, 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

Automakers prepare for truck war as housing and construction industries recover

As the housing and construction industry recoveries slowly build momentum, NPR reports automakers are preparing for an all-out truck war to reap the profits. The media outlet recently paid a visit to Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan plant where 7,500 of the company’s popular F-150 pickups roll off the assembly line each week. The F-150 has been […]

March 7, 2013

Home

Ford F-150 SVT Raptor makes 90-foot jump

These ‘ol boys are modern day Dukes of Hazard. But instead of jumping muscle cars, they’re jumping pickup trucks. And they’re making them jump really long distances. It goes without saying that you shouldn’t try this at home. The group behind the two videos below is called Rednecks With Paychecks. From two different angles, you’ll […]

February 22, 2013

Pickups

2013 New Truck Buyer's Guide

Here’s a look at what’s new for 2013 in the work truck market.

February 1, 2013