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Pickups

Nissan intros Titan, Titan XD King Cab with rear seat delete option

Nissan has rounded out its pickup lineup with the introduction of a King Cab for its Titan and Titan XD—a configuration that features a commercial application friendly rear seat delete option. The rear seat delete—a first for its segment—removes the rear seat, rear heater duct and rear roof-mounted assist grips and adds a flat rear […]

February 27, 2017

Pickups

Ram 2017 Night Package 2500, 3500 pickups get a custom look with dark accents

Ram is expanding its “factory-custom” truck offerings with the introduction of a Night Package for its 2500 and 3500 heavy duty pickups. Ram first introduced the Night Package back in September for the half-ton 1500 saying that it had heard from customers asking for a customized look on their pickup without the hassle of actually taking it to a custom […]

February 23, 2017

Dealers

SPECIAL REPORT, Part III: Signing off on a dealership transaction

Note: This special report was published by Big Iron Dealer‘s sister news outlet on the commercial truck side, Successful Dealer. While the details included in this report are specific to commercial truck dealerships, some of the takeaways can be applied across multiple dealership industries. This article is Part III of a three-part series. To read Part II, […]

February 21, 2017

Dealers

Mack Trucks names Vision Truck Group 2016 North American Dealer of the Year

Mack Trucks has named Ontario-based Vision Truck Group as its 2016 North American Dealer of the Year. It also received the overall Customer Service Award. The dealership reached 189 percent of its sales goal for the year and hit 25 percent market share in its respective region, Mack reports. It also marked its 50th anniversary […]

February 21, 2017

Pickups

Ford gives a glimpse into the design process for the 2017 F-150 Raptor

With the 2017 F-150 Raptor now available at dealerships across the country, Ford has shared a short video to its Performance YouTube channel that quickly highlights a bit of the design process and how some of the choices made along the way make this truck a monster. Check it out below.

February 17, 2017

Pickups

Toyota recalls 2016-2017 Tundra due to bumper defect

Toyota is recalling of approximately 73,000 2016 and 2017 Toyota Tundra pickups in the U.S. over concerns with the truck’s bumper. The recalled pickups are equipped with resin rear step bumpers and resin reinforcement brackets at each corner. In the event of an impact to the corner of the bumper, the resin bracket may become damaged but […]

February 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bergkamp’s M310CS paver features Tier 4, PTO-driven gear pumps

Bergkamp’s new M310CS truck-mounted slurry seal and micro surfacing paver features a Tier 4 engine and offers PTO-driven hydraulic pumps that eliminates a side engine requirement, the company reports. The output and performance from these new hydraulic pumps is equal to the standard side engine package on the M310 paver, Bergkamp says. The M310CS uses […]

February 7, 2017

Dealers

SPECIAL REPORT: Managing a commercial truck dealership sale

Note: This special report was published by Big Iron Dealer‘s sister news outlet on the commercial truck side, Successful Dealer. While the details included in this report are specific to commercial truck dealerships, some of the takeaways can be applied across multiple dealership industries. Though the headlines and conversations were dominated by cratering truck sales, […]

February 7, 2017

Dealers

American Truck Dealers names Mack dealer Nuss Truck Dealer of the Year

The American Truck Dealers (ATD), a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association, has named Robert W. Nuss of Nuss Truck Group as the 2017 Truck Dealer of the Year. ATD made the presentation during its recent 2017 Convention & Expo in New Orleans. “The ATD Dealer of the Year award recognizes Nuss Truck Group’s […]

February 7, 2017

Pickups

Ford recalls 2017 F-150 for instrument panel bug affecting gear indicator

Ford is recalling about 8,000 2017 Ford F-150 trucks to reprogram instrument cluster displays that may malfunction immediately after startup in cold temperatures. The transmission shift position indicator located in the instrument panel cluster of certain trucks may not illuminate and display the selected transmission gear position. This may increase the risk of injury or […]

February 6, 2017

Trucks

Ford offering performance training for 2017 F-150 Raptor

Ford is offering owners of the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor a chance to attend an off-road training program to learn how to best use all of the features of Ford’s premier off-road pickup. 2017 Raptor owners will receive training from Ford Performance Racing School instructors both in the classroom and on the extreme off-road terrain […]

January 25, 2017

Vocational

Mack adds Rolling Start and Auto Neutral to mDrive AMTs

Mack Trucks has introduced Rolling Start and Auto Neutral, two new safety features for its mDrive and mDrive HD automated manual transmissions. The announcement was made during the 2017 World of Concrete show. Mack Construction Product Manager Tim Wrinkle says the updates are well suited to paving and concrete applications. “mDRIVE Rolling Start is mainly […]

January 18, 2017