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REVIEW: 2016 Nissan Titan XD’s 5.0L Cummins puts this truck in a class of its own

During Nissan’s recent presentation of its 2016 Titan XD, an engineer revealed a chart that was pretty telling: truck sales for the automaker are low—very low compared to industry stalwarts like Chevy, Ford and Ram. In fact, Nissan was at the bottom of the list, below Toyota. To get a bigger piece of the market, […]

January 6, 2016

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GM issues limited recall on 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra due to airbag defect

General Motors has issued a recall on a small number of 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to a defect that could prevent the airbag from deploying. The automaker is recalling a total of 60 Silverados and Sierras manufactured between Oct. 13 and 14 over concerns that the mounting stud used to secure […]

January 6, 2016

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900-hp, 4×4 pickup snow racing makes the Winter Olympics look lame

This gives a whole new meaning to the term “snowdrift.” Billed as “the world’s only head-to-head on-snow truck race,” Red Bull’s Frozen Rush will feature 900-horsepower Pro 4 trucks flying through the air and flinging plenty of snow next week at the Sunday River Ski Resort near Newry, Maine. RELATED >> Don’t miss our Pickup […]

January 5, 2016

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The Kings of Cold: Pickup Snow Tire Shootout

Deep snowdrifts, a white dust blowing sideways across a silvery sheen of pavement, plow-shod pickups, and a single-digit temperature readout on the dash inches from my gloved hands left little doubt we were definitely in the right place when it came to testing snow tires. Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is a snow-lover’s paradise in the middle […]

January 5, 2016

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GM recalls certain 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon pickups due to console defect

Though General Motors hasn’t yet benergy made aware of any known injuries or deaths associated with the defect, the automaker is recalling thousands of its midsize pickups due to a storage malfunction. GM has issued a recall on 9,200 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups over a faulty latch on the trucks’ console compartment lid. […]

December 31, 2015

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Ford used wide range of aftermarket equipment to test toughness of 2017 Super Duty trucks

For the 2017 model year, Ford’s Super Duty got a dose of high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy, which the company says is not subject to corrosion and is more dent- and ding-resistant than the outgoing steel cargo box. But before making such a significant change to the company’s flagship heavy work trucks, Ford wanted to be […]

December 30, 2015

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The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015

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Nissan announces pricing on 2016 Titan XD configurations

Nissan has announced its manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD Crew Cab. The Cummins 5-liter V8 Turbo Diesel-equipped XD has a starting MSRP of $40,290 for the S 4×2. The top-of-the-line Platinum Reserve 4×4 grade will set you back $60,520. RELATED > PHOTOS: Up close with the very nice 2016 […]

December 29, 2015

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Honda gives us a peek at redesigned Ridgeline pickup ahead of January unveiling

SEMA attendees got a preview of the new design of Honda’s revamped Ridgeline pickup last month, but the Japanese automaker plans a full reveal of the Alabama-made truck in January. The 2017 Ridgeline will make its debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 11 at 1:15 p.m. (EST). The […]

December 25, 2015

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VMAC underhood air compressor now available for Ford Transit, GMC Savana vans

Everybody needs an air compressor. The trouble is, stand­alone compressors are big and bulky and hard to move around. VMAC has solved that problem with a wide range of underhood air compressors that use your vehicle’s engine power to drive the air compressor. The latest models in the VMAC lineup are engineered for Ford’s popular Transit […]

December 25, 2015

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Ford issues recalls on F-150, F-650/750 trucks and Transit vans

Ford has issued safety recalls on three of its vehicle lineups of particular interest to construction and the trades. The automaker is recalling 177 2016 F-650 and F-750 vocational trucks due to a faulty rear air brake chamber. According to the company, the air brake jounce hoses could contact the vehicle’s rear axle housing during vehicle operation, which […]

December 24, 2015

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The Gurkha is an armored, dune-hopping Ford F-550 used by law enforcement and militaries

Though armored personnel vehicles are typically not built atop a frame you can buy down at your local dealership, Canada-based Terradyne manufactures blast and bullet-tested armored vehicles built atop the Ford F-550 Super Duty. The Gurkha comes in three models all of which feature a 6.7 liter Power Stroke turbo diesel engine, a six-speed TorqShift automatic transmission […]

December 21, 2015