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Construction Equipment

Nissan Titan XD to begin land speed record attempts as part of pickup’s R&D process (PHOTOS)

At the SEMA show, Nissan unveiled what it is calling “Project Triple Nickel,” a slightly modified 2016 Titan XD pickup that the automaker will begin entering in land speed record races. The effort is an extension of Nissan’s partnership with Cummins, the supplier of the 5-liter turbo diesel engine at the heart of the new […]

November 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Up close with the very nice 2016 Nissan Titan XD Platinum Reserve

We’re just about a month away from the first shipments of the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD hitting dealer lots in the U.S. There’s quite a bit of buzz around this truck thanks to the much-needed styling refresh Nissan gave the Titan (the first in 10 years), but also because of the power this thing […]

November 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Turns out, coating a Chevy Colorado with bed liner is a pretty sweet look (PHOTOS)

It’s still a bit hard to tell whether or not painting your entire truck with bed liner is a thing yet or not. A lot of adventurous truck owners have embraced the look over the last few years, but on the highways you still don’t see many. But at SEMA, and this shouldn’t come as any […]

November 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Honda unveils Ridgeline race truck at SEMA with design clues for 2017 production model (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Honda kicked off the 2015 SEMA show here in Las Vegas with a bang, introducing a powerful new version of its Ridgeline pickup that both speaks to the company’s racing tradition and a new design direction for its award-winning midsize pickup. Tuesday morning, Honda pulled the sheet from the 2016 Ridgeline Baja Race Truck which “represents our […]

November 3, 2015

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

FCA recalls 65,000+ Ram 1500 pickups due to rear axle manufacturing oversight

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling thousands of Ram 1500 pickups due to a manufacturing oversight with the trucks’ rear axles. An estimated 65,760 Ram trucks in the U.S. are affected by the recall which is being carried out voluntarily by the automaker in order to inspect and replace rear axles and rear axle shafts that […]

October 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

This Ford F-150-shaped corn maze is neat, but the real star is its F-450 pumpkin cannon (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

Each year the folks at Leaders Farms in northwest Ohio choose a theme for their famous corn maze. This year, Brad Leaders got a bit of inspiration from the new Ford F-150. After all, he’s been using a Ford as his primary pumpkin firing apparatus for years. “Brad was reading a magazine last winter and […]

October 29, 2015