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Pickup launches over I-96 guardrail before falling into creek

Talk about impeccable timing. Just as a man driving a Nissan pickup hauling a utility trailer and riding lawnmower  jumped a guardrail and fell to a creek below, a woman nearby captured the moment on video using the smartphone video app Vine. The 59-year-old man from Kentwood, Michigan veered into a median on Interstate 96 […]

August 21, 2013

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The next Nissan Titan will have a diesel option thanks to this beastly Cummins 5.0L V-8

In a surprise announcement Tuesday, Nissan and Cummins revealed a partnership that will result in a turbocharged diesel option for the next-generation Titan at some point in the near future. Unlike the diesel Ram 1500 announced earlier this year, no release date for this diesel Titan was announced. However, the Titan has the bragging rights […]

August 20, 2013

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Tenn. police department’s new Ford F-150 cruiser looks awesome, saves on fuel

When it came time to buy a new police cruiser earlier this year, the Sweetwater Police Department was going to have to move out of its comfort zone a bit. The Crown Victoria, Ford’s longtime standard issue for police had been discontinued. So Sweetwater thought a bit outside the box, according to a report from […]

August 14, 2013

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Filmmaker Werner Herzog details perils of texting while driving in “From One Second to the Next”

This film has nothing to do with construction, but show it to your employees anyway. It’s the best safety briefing you’ll give all year. It’s a 35 minute film about the dangers of texting while driving. I know this sounds like the classic army training film, “Advanced Lawnmower Safety.” Trust me, it’s anything but. It […]

August 12, 2013

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GM teases first image of 2015 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon

Last month we showed you a few spy shots of the currently-in-testing 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickups. Based on those shrouded test trucks, we were able to envision a redesign that shared quite a bit in common with the full-size Silverado and Sierra. And now, thanks to the above teaser photo tweeted […]

August 9, 2013

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How to charge your truck battery with a chainsaw

In the event that we ever wander off into remote woods to cut some firewood and return to a truck with a dead battery, well, now we know how to get out of that jam. Joking aside, the video below displays a heck of a lot of ingenuity and know-how and could come in handy […]

August 8, 2013

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POLL: Which new pickup are you most interested in?

In the past few months, the top three truck makers have grabbed a lot of headlines. First, there’s the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel which, as the only diesel half-ton on the market, is expected to offer class-leading fuel economy. Then there’s GM’s latest and completely redesigned models, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Chevy […]

July 2, 2013

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First look: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel expected to offer class-leading fuel economy (PHOTOS)

We’ve known that the 2014 Ram 1500 would become the only half-ton pickup on the market with a diesel option for a while. But until now, we’ve been in the dark on a lot of the specifics when it comes to the truck like price, horsepower and expected fuel economy. Ram expects to announce “best-in-class” […]

July 1, 2013

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Galpin Auto Sports created the life-sized Ford Tonka truck we’ve always wanted (PHOTOS)

Galpin Auto Sports is becoming one of our favorite custom shops. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised at something as cool as this life-sized Ford Tonka pickup truck coming from the guys that brought you the ability to order your very own Bat Truck. The North Hills, California shop took a Ford F-250 Super Diesel […]

June 24, 2013

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Ford Raptor flies 180 feet over sand dune

In West Michigan, overlooking the shore of Lake Michigan are the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. For decades, gearheads and truck lovers have flocked to this state park which is one of the few remaining places in the U.S. that you can freely drive on sand dunes. One thing the guys who frequent Silver Lake love […]

June 14, 2013

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GM offers free 2-year/24k-mile maintenance with 2014 Chevy, GMC and Buick models

General Motors has announced that it will begin offering free maintenance to customers who purchase or lease new 2014 Chevrolet, GMC or Buick trucks, cars and crossovers. The complimentary maintenance plan will cover scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles. Most 2014 vehicles will receive an oil and filter, change four-wheel tire rotation and […]

June 10, 2013

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Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector

Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]

June 5, 2013