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Pickups

Goliath is the six-wheeled, supercharged Chevy Silverado you’ve always needed

Got nearly $400,000 burning a hole in your pocket and wish Hennessey would make you a six-wheel super truck that didn’t have the word Ford on it anywhere? Rest easy, the Goliath Silverado is here. After a successful launch of the VelociRaptor, a six-wheel modification of Ford’s Raptor F-150, Hennessey has introduced a similar truck based on […]

August 6, 2019

Class 7-8

Regs limiting glider kits score a win in EPA ruling

The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has concluded that a 2017 EPA study used to promote limiting production of glider kit trucks was “consistent” with the agency’s research standards and, therefore, the study’s conclusions shouldn’t be dismissed. EPA’s Office of Inspector General released a preliminary report Wednesday and says it expects to issue a final […]

August 6, 2019

Pickups

Diesel-powered 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 will get 33 mpg highway

Diesel ½-ton trucks just got a lot more interesting. The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the all-new 3.0-liter Duramax turbo-diesel engine delivers an EPA-estimated 33 mpg highway and 23 city in rear-wheel-drive models. EPA-estimated fuel economy for four-wheel drive models is 29 mpg highway/23 city. With an SAE-certified 277 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, […]

August 2, 2019

Vocational

VMAC intros Underhood70 air compressor for 2019 Ram trucks with Cummins engines

VMAC has now released its new Underhood70 air compressor for 2019 Ram trucks with Cummins diesel engines. The release follows VMAC’s addition of a new lineup of Underhood rotary-screw compressors for 2019 vans and service trucks. The compressors are installed in the truck or van’s engine compartment and can be used to run small to […]

July 31, 2019

Construction Equipment

Ford previews electric F-150 by towing 1 million lbs.

Eager to remind everyone that it is serious about electrification, Ford recently orchestrated quite the PR stunt with a prototype F-150 the company says is 100 percent battery-powered. Though the truck in the video below looks like a current-generation F-150, the truck sits atop a fully-electrified platform that is still in the prototype stage. For […]

July 25, 2019

Construction Equipment

Test Drive: Towing 35,500 pounds with the 2020 Chevy Silverado 3500

It was easy spotting the 2020 Chevy Silverado 3500 outside of the airport in Bend, Oregon—it was the one towing a giant anvil. Chevy had local craftsmen build the faux anvil to celebrate its class-leading tow rating of 35,500 pounds. Reporters got some brief time behind the wheel of Chevy’s top pickup recently at the […]

July 23, 2019

Pickups

Test Drive: The Jeep Gladiator is a great truck. But is it enough truck?

We took the 2020 Jeep Gladiator for a test drive and despite all the fun that was had, the biggest question I came away with was “Why?” Find out more here.

July 17, 2019

Pickups

Build your dream pickup with Diesel Brothers’ new Truck Building Simulator game

The simulator gets pretty detailed with truck parts and tools to the point that I’m leaning forward in my chair and thinking of my own projects. More here.

July 12, 2019

Pickups

This Chevy Silverado is made entirely of Legos

It took 18 builders more than 2,000 hours to build this replica of a 2019 Silverado 1500 LT Trail Boss. Check out the video here on Equipment World.

July 11, 2019

Construction Equipment

Test Drive: 2020 Silverado 1500 with 3L diesel delivers ample power, quick torque

The 2020 Silverado 1500 is equipped with the company’s first straight-six diesel: a 3.0-liter Duramax. Watch the video here on Equipment World.

July 10, 2019

Construction Equipment

Tire flies off before dump truck’s fiery crash

A dump truck crashed into a barrier wall in Phoenix, Arizona on the L-101 on-ramp leading onto eastbound Interstate 60 after losing a tire. Details here.

July 5, 2019

Construction Equipment

This is the first unmanned truck to run at speed on a public highway—with traffic

Starsky Robotics becomes the first company to test an unmanned vehicle in traffic on a public road. Learn more about the historic moment on Equipment World.

July 4, 2019