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In refreshing ad for Titan XD, Nissan thanks Ford, Chevy and Dodge for “paving the way”

“We have all had a giant….Who showed us how to be. What we could become.” So begins a powerful new commercial for the 2016 Nissan Titan XD which does something very different from most truck commercials: it thanks its competition rather than attacking them. With the launch of its new pickup, Nissan has a lot of ground to make […]

January 12, 2016

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Honda unveils 2017 Ridgeline with largest bed in midsize segment, AWD option, sweet in-bed audio system (PHOTOS)

After the unveiling of a desert racing version during the 2015 SEMA show in November that gave us a general idea of the new design direction it was taking with the next-generation Ridgeline, today at the North American Auto Show in Detroit, Honda has unveiled the official 2017 production model. As the new truck spun atop a turntable, John […]

January 11, 2016

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Ford wants the F-150 to be a “drone base station” for mobile deployment

As we concluded with our 2016 Innovations Awards, no other technology more than drones in 2015 showed more potential to impact the way we do business. Komatsu has started a business around the aircraft that could prove revolutionary to its core business. Contractors are implementing them throughout their workflow, and just yesterday we reported on how Caterpillar […]

January 8, 2016

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REVIEW: 2016 Nissan Titan XD’s 5.0L Cummins puts this truck in a class of its own

During Nissan’s recent presentation of its 2016 Titan XD, an engineer revealed a chart that was pretty telling: truck sales for the automaker are low—very low compared to industry stalwarts like Chevy, Ford and Ram. In fact, Nissan was at the bottom of the list, below Toyota. To get a bigger piece of the market, […]

January 6, 2016

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GM issues limited recall on 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra due to airbag defect

General Motors has issued a recall on a small number of 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to a defect that could prevent the airbag from deploying. The automaker is recalling a total of 60 Silverados and Sierras manufactured between Oct. 13 and 14 over concerns that the mounting stud used to secure […]

January 6, 2016

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900-hp, 4×4 pickup snow racing makes the Winter Olympics look lame

This gives a whole new meaning to the term “snowdrift.” Billed as “the world’s only head-to-head on-snow truck race,” Red Bull’s Frozen Rush will feature 900-horsepower Pro 4 trucks flying through the air and flinging plenty of snow next week at the Sunday River Ski Resort near Newry, Maine. RELATED >> Don’t miss our Pickup […]

January 5, 2016

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The Kings of Cold: Pickup Snow Tire Shootout

Deep snowdrifts, a white dust blowing sideways across a silvery sheen of pavement, plow-shod pickups, and a single-digit temperature readout on the dash inches from my gloved hands left little doubt we were definitely in the right place when it came to testing snow tires. Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is a snow-lover’s paradise in the middle […]

January 5, 2016

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TEST DRIVE > Isuzu expands agile NPR work truck lineup; we take the NPR XD for a spin

Isuzu has added Class 4 brawn and performance to its popular medium-duty cabover truck stable at Class 3 pricing and operating costs. The new truck is a base model NPR cabover, able to accommodate a 20-foot body and weighing in at 13,000 GVW. According to Mike Kennedy, Isuzu’s national sales training manager, the NPR, like […]

January 1, 2016

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GM recalls certain 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon pickups due to console defect

Though General Motors hasn’t yet benergy made aware of any known injuries or deaths associated with the defect, the automaker is recalling thousands of its midsize pickups due to a storage malfunction. GM has issued a recall on 9,200 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups over a faulty latch on the trucks’ console compartment lid. […]

December 31, 2015

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Ford used wide range of aftermarket equipment to test toughness of 2017 Super Duty trucks

For the 2017 model year, Ford’s Super Duty got a dose of high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy, which the company says is not subject to corrosion and is more dent- and ding-resistant than the outgoing steel cargo box. But before making such a significant change to the company’s flagship heavy work trucks, Ford wanted to be […]

December 30, 2015

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The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015

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Nissan announces pricing on 2016 Titan XD configurations

Nissan has announced its manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD Crew Cab. The Cummins 5-liter V8 Turbo Diesel-equipped XD has a starting MSRP of $40,290 for the S 4×2. The top-of-the-line Platinum Reserve 4×4 grade will set you back $60,520. RELATED > PHOTOS: Up close with the very nice 2016 […]

December 29, 2015