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Watch the 1,000-person process of building a Ford F-150

Considering the fact that a Ford F-Series pickup is sold every 38 seconds in the U.S., Ford has to churn them out pretty quickly. Recently, Bloomberg TV visited Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan to see how the automaker is able to meet that demand. Each week about 7,000 F-Series trucks roll off the […]

April 3, 2014

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Ram outsells Chevrolet Silverado in shakeup that should make GM and Ford take diesel half-tons more seriously

We typically don’t waste of lot space on pickup truck sales. That’s mainly because they’re numbers that don’t change a whole lot: Ford always wins, Chevrolet is the runner-up and Ram places third just about every month. It’s been that way for the better part of the last 15 years. Until last month. For the […]

April 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Burglars drive away with excavator, truck and trailer in quick construction equipment heist

It’s not quite a scene out of Ocean’s Eleven, but the burglars who recently drove away with an excavator, truck and trailer worth $250,000 were pretty bold to do it all during the evening—and in one moment, in sight of the police. According to a report from WABC TV in New York City, the thieves arrived […]

April 2, 2014

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Understanding your pickup’s max payload capacity and how helper springs make a smooth ride of a heavy load

Hauling 55-gallon drums of diesel, a bed full of pit run gravel or pallets of undercarriage parts are an every day occurrence for many pickup drivers who multitask around heavy construction, aggregates, landscaping and other businesses involved in moving dirt, sand and rock. We use pickups as a tool to haul loads and tow trailers […]

April 1, 2014

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GM issues recall on all 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups due to fire risk

General Motors has issued a recall on all of its latest pickups due to a defect in the transmission oil cooler line that could cause a fire. The recall affects the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. It also affects the new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and suburban SUVs as well as the GMC Yukon and […]

March 31, 2014

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PHOTOS: Transformer and heavy hauler Optimus Prime invades Mid-American Trucking Show

[imagebrowser id=47] Our friends at sister site Overdrive are covering the big Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky this week and grabbed a bunch of photos of the Western Star 4900X. This is the truck that is starring as Optimus Prime in this summer’s next installment of the Transformers movie series. The custom truck was unveiled last […]

March 27, 2014

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The Chevrolet Silverado is the cheapest truck to own

Vincentric has announced its annual Best Value in America winners and the winner for best truck brand is Chevrolet. Vincentric says the strong second-place showing of the Silverado 1500 in the half-ton segment along with the Silverado 2500 HD’s win in the 3/4-ton segment and strong results from the 3500HD as well amounted to an […]

March 27, 2014

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Cummins celebrates 25 years of turbo diesels with upfit package for 2014 Ram HD pickups

It’s been 25 years since a Cummins turbo diesel engine was first offered in a Ram pickup and to celebrate the occasion, Cummins has announced an upfit package for 2014 Ram heavy duty truck owners. The upfit package includes appearance upgrades to both the inside and outside of the truck including: A red engine cover […]

March 26, 2014

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2015 Ford F-150’s LED headlamps are a first for pickups, last 5 times longer

Not only is the 2015 F-150 lighter, more powerful, equipped with better seats and rust-proof, Ford says it’s the first light duty pickup with LED headlamps. Designed by a team of lighting experts led by John Teodecki, the F-150’s LED headlamps use 63 percent less energy and they’re more durable, lasting five times longer than conventional […]

March 25, 2014

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TEST DRIVE: Mack Titan

Our trucks editor Jack Roberts was in Allentown, Pennsylvania yesterday where he toured the Mack facility there and got to take a test drive in the new Mack Titan. The truck features Mack’s largest engine, the MP10, with 515-, 565- and 605-horsepower models available. Torque is rated at 2,060 lb.ft. at 1,200 RPMs. In the videos […]

March 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator bucket-scoots out-of-gas hauler down the road while still on the trailer

On the jobsite, dozers come in handy every once in a while to give stuck or out-of-fuel equipment a push. But excavators? Not so much. Apparently no one told this guy that. We’ve all been there. Out of gas on the highway. But not many of us had an excavator in tow. And if we […]

March 21, 2014

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Titan intros low-sidewall tires that improve stability, reduce recoil

Bigger rims and smaller sidewalls are a popular option for cars and trucks these days, and Titan has incorporated a similar low sidewall (LSW) design into its light, medium and heavy duty tire lines. But this design isn’t for looks. The lower profile rubber and increased wheel size improve stability and reduce recoil and bouncing […]

March 20, 2014