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Pickups

PHOTOS: The showstopping custom vintage trucks of SEMA 2017

Over the last several years we’ve seen pickups slowly take over more and more floor space at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. And this year it felt like we saw more vintage trucks than in years past. In the gallery below I’ve collected my favorite classic truck builds from SEMA 2017. If you […]

November 15, 2017

Equipment

Public workshop slated on Calif.’s proposed certification procedures for zero-emission powertrains

The California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is the government clean-air agency for California, is holding a public workshop on November 29 to discuss the development of certification procedures for zero‑emission powertrains. The proposed regulation is to support implementation of funding programs, as well as current and potential future regulatory measures for zero‑emission technologies for […]

November 15, 2017

Vocational

The Duke is a ’72 Chevy C50 transformed into one bad work pickup

As I walked across the central show floor at SEMA earlier this month, I heard something from behind that made me turn around as I stepped into the Chevrolet booth. “F***ing awesome,” said a random guy out of my line of sight. The phrase was said at a volume that indicated not so much someone […]

November 14, 2017

Pickups

This 1951 Ford F1 stole the thunder of every modern F-Series truck at Ford’s SEMA booth

Ford always brings a lot of trucks to SEMA. Each year the automaker tasks a bevy of amazing custom builders from across the country with taking F-150s, 250s and 350s and transforming them into trucks made for off-roading, racing, law enforcement and more. This year’s show was no different, and the 600-horsepower 2018 F-150 RTR […]

November 13, 2017

Pickups

Chevy unveils 2018 Silverado High Performance, a Corvette-inspired sport truck

Last week’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a buffet of custom vehicles and concepts and Chevrolet added the Silverado Performance Concept to the menu. An exploration of the performance capability of Chevy’s light-duty pickup, this 2018 Silverado features an intercooled supercharger system that is based on the one used by the LT4 engine offered in […]

November 10, 2017

Vocational

Test Drive: Mack’s refreshed Granite boosts comfort

Mack’s Granite, the best-selling conventional straight-truck in the U.S., is getting a light refresh. For the coming model year, the worksite workhorse is taking a a driver-friendly slant with an all-new interior and LED headlights. Mack used feedback from thousands of drivers on their preferences, which the company used to drive the design of a […]

November 9, 2017

Pickups

Chevy rebuilt a ’67 C/10 with a 405-hp ZZ6 to celebrate 100 years of truck making

Chevrolet’s 2018 truck models are pretty special to the company as they mark a full century since the autommaker debuted its first truck models: the 1918 half-ton Light Delivery and the One-Ton trucks. In the time since, Chevy has built 85 million trucks. To celebrate, the automaker took a look back—not all the way to […]

November 8, 2017

Construction Equipment

Danfoss acquires Visedo, global maker of electric drivetrains

Danfoss has bought Visedo Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of hybrid and electric drivetrains for marine and commercial vehicles. The Danfoss group, headquartered in Finland, says the move will help the international company respond to the growing customer demand for electric solutions to reduce emissions and pollution and increase productivity. Visedo will be integrated into the […]

November 8, 2017

Pickups

Hennessey unveils 2018 Ford Velociraptor: 6×6 F-150’s suspension akin to articulated dump truck

There are trucks and then there are beasts. Most beasts get taller with lift kits. John Hennessey’s idea was to go long. Take an already wicked 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor and stretch it out with a third axle and two additional wheels. The result, the 2018 Ford Velociraptor 6X6, was on display last week in […]

November 7, 2017

Pickups

PHOTOS: The baddest Ford F-Series trucks of SEMA 2017

The Equipment World crew spent last week at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas checking out all the latest concept trucks and amazing custom builds from automakers and shops from around the U.S. As it does just about every year, Ford’s F-Series truck lineup took home SEMA 2017’s Hottest Truck award which goes to […]

November 6, 2017

Pickups

Ford unveils 600-hp F-150 RTR Muscle Truck

Inside the automaker’s massive SEMA 2017 booth inside the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Ford debuted a powerful new F-150 designed by Vaughn Gittin Jr. Gittin Jr. is known not only for being a world champion drifter but also for creating the Mustang RTR in 2010. Now Gittin Jr. has brought the high performance and sport […]

November 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Terex posts 70% jump in 3Q profit

Terex Corporation reports that income from continuing operations soared 70 percent in the third quarter of 2017 to $56.6 million – up from $33.3 million for the same period a year ago. Terex posted earnings of 63 cents per share in the quarter, compared to 31 cents reported a year ago.   “Our third quarter […]

November 3, 2017