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GM halts delivery of pickups in latest recall of 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra over airbag defect

General Motors is recalling more of its pickups, this time even halting the delivery of thousands of the trucks to dealers in order to investigate them further for more potential problems. In its fourth pickup recall this month and the second in the last week, the automaker recalled 500 2014 and 2015 model year trucks […]

May 26, 2014

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GM issues another recall on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD pickups due to fire risk

General Motors announced yet another pickup recall today, this time centering on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD models for a defect that could cause a fire. This is the second recall to affect GM’s 2015 HD model pickups and the sixth overall recall for its pickups dating back to the release […]

May 20, 2014

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First Drive: 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD bi-fuel CNG disappoints compared to propane Ford F-250

[imagebrowser id=74] There’s currently a big push to get us to embrace clean energy by opting for propane- and CNG-powered pickups over diesel and gas. I’m all for helping the environment and am not afraid to give alternative fuels a look. So I’ve been eager to test both propane and CNG. I was impressed by […]

May 20, 2014

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GM’s latest recall on 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups due to steering issue; warns “Do not drive”

General Motors has issued yet another recall on its 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, this time for a steering issue that could cause a sudden crash. The recall affects 477 2014 Silverados, Sierras and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoes and centers around a manufacturing error. GM says the “tie road threaded attachment to the steering […]

May 16, 2014

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Yes, you can drift a 200-ton Caterpillar 789 mining truck

In the video below, famed gymkhana driver Mike Ryan hops on board a Caterpillar 789 mining truck and drifts to his heart content. While this truck has a lot of horsepower—2,000 to be exact powered by 78-liter V16 diesel—top speeds are around 40 miles per hour making it very difficult to drift a vehicle weighing […]

May 15, 2014

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The 2015 Toyota Tundra will get the TRD Pro suspension option, so we put it to the test in the desert

Oil, gas, power, survey and other companies who put thousands of miles a year on their pickups driving over unimproved roads in rugged terrain know how much of a toll such conditions takes on both the work truck and the occupants. Suspensions and tires take a beating, and the stock factory components aren’t really designed […]

May 14, 2014

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FUTURE PAST: 22 concept trucks we wish had been built (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=72] Build it and they will come. Great saying, but hard to execute. The reality is pickup manufacturers have built a lot of really cool concept trucks over the years. But none have been produced exactly as the one-off “teaser” model that was displayed at auto shows. Dodge/Ram and Ford have by far the […]

May 12, 2014

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Watch a Cat 797B mining truck pancake a Land Cruser without even stopping

Watch a Cat 797B Haul Truck absolutely demolish a Land Cruiser without stopping in this vintage video.

May 9, 2014

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NO SWIMMING: Why turning your truck bed into a pool is a terrible idea

Ever thought about cooling off by throwing a tarp in the bed of your truck and filling it with water? Maybe you have and maybe you haven’t. The point is, apparently truck bed swimming pools are enough of a sweeping national crisis that pickup bedliner company DualLiner had seen enough. So they put together the […]

May 8, 2014

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SPY SHOTS: GM is testing the Duramax diesel 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon alongside the Volkswagen Amarok

[imagebrowser id=71] A very interesting batch of spy shots have recently surfaced reportedly showing the two upcoming diesel pickups from General Motors being tested alongside a pickup not currently available in North America. According to a report from PickupTrucks.com, KGP Photography nabbed photos of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, both powered by GM’s […]

May 7, 2014

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GM recalls 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD pickups due to fire risk

General Motors has issued a limited recall on its 2015 heavy duty pickups due to a manufacturing error that could cause a fuel leak. The automaker is recalling 51 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickups equipped with diesel engines and dual fuel tanks built between February 11 and February 19, 2014. GM […]

May 6, 2014

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REVIEW: 2014 Ford F-250 Roush CleanTech: Is this propane pickup worth the extra cash?

[imagebrowser id=70] It’s an odd feeling when you turn the ignition key and nothing happens. At first you think something is wrong. You wait. Silence. A couple of seconds pass and you hear a faint click. Then the sound of an electric fuel pump comes and goes. Then all is quiet again. You wait. Suddenly […]

May 1, 2014