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Pickups

As Ford launches 2017 Super Duty recall, Consumer Reports drops recommendation of F-150

Though the 2017 Super Duty has won just about every award and piece of critical acclaim a pickup can win this year, the last half of 2016 has proven a bit rocky for Ford with the automaker issuing numerous costly recalls amid the already-pricey launch of the next-generation heavy duty pickup. Compounding these troubles is […]

December 30, 2016

Trucks

This ’39 Ford Woodie truck packs a 400-hp Chevy V8

While going back through materials for our Year in Review roundup a few weeks back, I came across this classic truck that we spotted while visiting Shell’s exhibit at this year’s SEMA show and wanted to share it before year’s end. This 1939 Ford Woodie is a classic surfer’s vehicle and was restored for the The Barn Find Hunter series […]

December 28, 2016

Pickups

Texas shop remanufactures pickups in under 48 hours, sells them for half price

Hmmmm…it’s half the cost of a new truck and it comes with a 3-year/75,000-mile warranty? Yes. A vehicle remanufacturer in Tyler, Texas rebuilds fleet vehicles, including trucks and vans, in a short amount of time and can save fleet owners plenty of money. “The guy or gal who owns a new fleet is going to save […]

December 23, 2016

Pickups

TEST DRIVE: 2017 Honda Ridgeline a surprisingly tough pickup with smooth, sedan-like handling

You don’t see many Hondas tooling around a job site, but the company is poised to change that—or at least make a dent in it—in 2017 with its second generation unibody Ridgeline pickup. This ain’t your granddaddy’s Ridgeline. After briefly shelving the truck following the 2014 model year, the Japanese automaker went in a decidedly […]

December 13, 2016

Pickups

Pro Comp intros suspension kits for ’15 Ford Super Duty, 22″ Extreme MT tire

Pro Comp recently made a couple of pickup-related announcements that those driving into jobsites on a daily basis will find interesting. First up, SEMA judges dubbed the Ford Super Duty as the most accessory-friendly truck on the market this year, and Pro Comp is jumping on that bandwagon with new 6- and 8-inch lift and […]

December 12, 2016

Pickups

Prospector XL is a Ram 2500/3500 off-road conversion with work truck credentials

If your work truck of choice is a Ram 2500 or 3500 and your projects take you into some particularly rugged jobsite conditions (or you just need some modifications to make your Ram a bit more capable for recreational purposes) a new off-road conversion from American Expedition Vehicles is worth taking a look at. Designed […]

December 5, 2016

Pickups

Using screwdrivers, thieves breaking into Ford pickups in seconds in Okla.

Thieves targeting Ford F-Series trucks in Tulsa, Oklahoma have been using a screwdriver to gain access into the locked pickups in a matter of seconds. Tulsa police report that it appears thieves may have found an easy way to gain access to Ford trucks. By using a screwdriver to penetrate the plastic door latch housing, […]

December 2, 2016

Pickups

GM to offer CNG/LNG engine option on Chevy, GMC HD trucks and vans next year

Early next year, Chevrolet and GMC will make available a compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-capable  6-liter V8 engine on its heavy duty trucks and commercial vans. The engine is manufactured by Power Solutions International (PSI). Ed Peper, U.S. vice president of GM Fleet, says expanding available engine choice is the key to helping […]

November 29, 2016

Pickups

Ford smashes Chevy’s world record as F-450 flies with largest American flag tow ever

When it comes to torque ratings, Ford’s latest Power Stroke V8 in the 2017 Super Duty trucks already edged out the new 6.6-liter Duramax in GM’s 2017 HD pickups with a torque rating of 925 lb.-ft. to 910. And now Ford’s new turbo diesel has allowed one Super Duty truck to break a Guinness World Record set by […]

November 28, 2016

Pickups

Self-driving Ford F-150 in testing at Texas A&M

Texas A&M University has been testing a Ford F-150 that can run autonomously or by remote control. The 2005 truck, upfit by the university’s Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, has been driven several miles in controlled settings. Like its larger Class 8 autonomous counterparts, the pickup undergoes testing while someone sits in the […]

November 25, 2016

Pickups

Toyota unveils 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro race truck

Though we were particularly taken with the adorable 1966 Stout 1900 at Toyota’s SEMA boot this year, the show stopper for most others was the automaker’s new race pickup. The 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro race truck you see above will race in the 2017 MINT 400 desert race next March in Las Vegas. It was built […]

November 23, 2016

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > The baddest Jeeps of SEMA 2016

Though we focus the vast majority of our attention on pickups when we attend the show each year, you’d have to be a special type of cold and calculating to turn a blind eye to all of the amazing Jeep builds SEMA offers up. So, we collected all of our favorite Jeeps from this year’s […]

November 21, 2016