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Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Up close with the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor prototype

We’re still a year away from an all new Raptor going on sale. And though Ford revealed this truck back in January this year’s SEMA show just gave us our first opportunity to see a prototype of this monster up close. You can check out the finer details of the truck in the gallery above, including a peek at […]

November 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ford F-Series crowned Hottest Truck at SEMA Show

At the opening ceremony for the 2015 SEMA automotive show here in Las Vegas, the show announced that the winner of its annual Hottest Truck award is Ford’s F-Series. The truck award is one of four the show hands out to manufacturers each year, including Hottest Car, Hottest 4×4/SUV and Hottest Sport Compact. In fact, Ford […]

November 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Heavy duty winch bumper with light bar openings headlines Westin’s SEMA introductions

Westin Automotive Products introduced several new products Monday at the 2015 SEMA show in Las Vegas. An addition to its Heavy Duty Xtreme (HDX) truck gear line, the HDX Winch Bumper is a solid one-piece construction utilizing 7-gauge steel for heavy duty winching capability. The bumpers feature an application-specific design with seamless welded bends. Each bumper […]

November 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Vintage Jeep trucks display 3 eras of company’s glorious pickup past at SEMA

Rumors have heated up that Jeep is set to launch a pickup version of its Wrangler, but the folks at Omix-ADA brought to the 2015 SEMA Show this week a reminder that Jeep, years ago, was already a player in the pickup segment. The 1955 Willys 4×4 pickup truck in the gallery above, and its 226-cubic-inch […]

November 2, 2015

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

We’re at the SEMA show. That means it’s Truck Week

For the next four days, the Equipment World team will be reporting from the show floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center with full coverage of all the cool new pickups, work truck and truck aftermarket products on display at the annual SEMA show. Today (Monday) we’re getting a sneak peak at what the show has in […]

November 1, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 9 tricked-out 2015 F-150 concepts Ford created with SEMA builders including a 600-hp wolf beast

[imagebrowser id=150] Beyond getting an in-person glimpse at the stock 2015 F-150 (which is pretty cool in it’s own right), one of the coolest aspects of Ford’s presence at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show show in Las Vegas earlier this month was its group of custom F-150s. Ford collaborated with several custom truck designers and […]

November 19, 2014

Pickups

Custom Pickups On Display At The 2014 SEMA Show

The first week in November is highlighted on tens of thousands of pickup lovers calendars. It’s the week the SEMA Show takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center to display the newest in automotive parts and accessories — and  where hundreds of customized cars, pickups and SUVs line miles of isles and crowd bumper to […]

October 16, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ram Sun Chaser concept truck has a portable shower, is the ultimate beach vehicle (PHOTOS)

A lot of what you see at the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas each year is automakers having a bit of fun. There’s a lot of thinking outside the box and a lot of customization to trucks to show how adaptable they are to particular types of customers. And while it may seem extremely […]

November 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet slices, dices to create the powerful and lightweight Silverado Cheyenne sport truck concept (PHOTOS)

The only thing unfortunate about this post is that you won’t be able to go out and buy the truck it describes after you’re finished reading it. Everything else is very good. For the big SEMA show going on this week in Las Vegas, Chevrolet has built a dream of a sport truck in the […]

November 4, 2013

Pickups

Post SEMA Show

Logbook: Nov. 2  Leaving Las Vegas. 6:35pm. Getting ready to leave the Residence Inn, which is right across the street from the SEMA Show (Las Vegas Convention Center.) The show is over and everyone is moving out.  Big Red is topped off…51 gallons of #2 diesel does a number on the old credit card, let […]

November 5, 2012

Pickups

Ford Top Truck at SEMA 2012

Ford Tops 2012 SEMA Trucks Ford F-Series, Ford Mustang, Scion FR-S,  and Jeep Wrangler Named 2012 SEMA Award Winners This year’s SEMA Award for Hottest Truck went to the Ford F-150. the top trending vehicle models in four categories were announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Ford Mustang was named Hottest […]

October 31, 2012