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Ford retains best-in-class heavy duty pickup towing despite F-450’s move to stricter standards

By changing the way it measures the 2015 F-450’s payload and towing ratings, Ford has thrown the latest punch in an ongoing debate with Ram over which brand of heavy-duty pickup has best-in-class towing. Ford announced today that the newest F-450’s maximum towing rating now adheres to the SAE J2807 towing standard. Ford also announced […]

September 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Weight of crane shoves hauler into a jackknife that sends crane over a hillside

We’ve all been involved in tense situations. But few of us have ever been in this tense of situation. In the video below, we see a hauler bringing in a Link-Belt crane to a jobsite. Problem is there’s a pretty steep dirt slope between the hauler and said jobsite. As the driver starts carefully descending the […]

August 29, 2014

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel’s V-6 delivers major fuel efficiency with the feel of a V-8

Slipping around a slow-moving motorhome on a moderate grade in Oregon’s Coast Range took little more than moving into the passing lane and rolling into the throttle. The Ram 1500’s engine did the rest in short order. Despite towing a 4,000-pound enclosed trailer, the pass was made without any drama. No, it wasn’t a 5.7-liter […]

August 26, 2014

Construction Equipment

Fleet and special order 2015 Ford F-150 buyers won’t get their trucks until next year

Those who plan on being among the first to place a special order for a 2015 Ford F-150 may not receive their trucks until early next year. According to a leaked internal memo discovered by Automotive News, fleet buyers and retail customers that order “a specific truck with unique trim colors” won’t receive their trucks until […]

August 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Semi hauling an excavator plows through a guardhouse while pulling onto college campus

At Bellhaven University they’re referring to it as “the Guardhouse Incident.” With construction having begun on a new on-campus apartment complex, a lot of big construction equipment is making its way onto Bellhaven’s small campus in Jackson, Mississippi. And, as you can see in the video below, a particular guardhouse at an entrance to the […]

August 22, 2014

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils 2015 Silverado Rally Editions with racing-inspired styling (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=124] Considering a Silverado as your next pickup but feel like the look of the pickup could benefit from some racing-inspired sleek trim? Chevrolet now has a truck for you. This morning the brand unveiled new Rally Editions for 2015 Silverado double-cab and crew-cab pickups that add factory options like racing stripes and larger […]

August 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

ROAD TEST: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Crew Cab 4×4 handles well under a heavy load

Toting a yard-and-a-half of bark mulch to a jobsite in the bed is a typical task for a landscaper’s pickup and just the type of job to test the payload capacity and handling of Ram’s 2014 EcoDiesel 1500 Crew Cab 4×4. When Lane Forrest Products’ loader operator dropped the first bucket full, the suspension sagged a few […]

August 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

BIGGER BUCKETS: 15+ videos of loaders and dump trucks dowsing people for the Ice Bucket Challenge

No. 2 Story in 2014 « No. 3 No. 1 »   Just in case you’ve been away from the Internet for the past couple of weeks, there’s been a thing going on called “The Ice Bucket Challenge.” It’s a full on viral craze that has spawned thousands of videos of people dumping buckets of […]

August 18, 2014

Construction Equipment

Senate bill would give natural gas trucks a weight exemption

The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage. The bill (S.2721), introduced by […]

August 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Construction pros have no doubts over 2015 F-150’s durability: aluminum truck’s weight savings outweigh questions over repair costs

Even though the 2015 F-150 first appeared to the world from under a silk sheet, Ford’s unveiling of what could be its most important vehicle in quite some time didn’t hold much in the way of surprises. After all, much of the half-ton truck’s new look had been toured around the country as a concept […]

August 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

Duck Dynasty fans will soon be able to put official Duck Commander tires on their trucks

Just in case you were a big fan of the camo-trimmed Chevrolet Silverado Duck Dynasty star and duck call CEO Willie Robertson designed, you’ll be happy to know that now you can outfit that Duck Truck with official Duck Commander tires. TBC Brands, in partnership with Harris Tire Company, has launched two exclusive Duck Commander branded […]

August 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

Toyota sees you haters, will enter 2015 Tundra TRD Pro Series in Baja 1000 to prove truck’s toughness

[imagebrowser id=119] As the world’s largest off-road race, the Baja 1000 has become a popular place for pickup OEMs to test and showcase their newest technologies. It’s also a pretty good opportunity for a truck maker to dissuade some serious brand hate by putting in a solid performance. Last year, Ford discreetly entered its the 2015 […]

August 7, 2014