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REVIEW: Mack Titan is a beast of a truck with tremendous handling

If you went into a lab and boiled down everything Mack trucks has learned and experienced over the past 114 years to its purest essence—every battlefield Macks have fought on, every jobsite, every bridge, dam and highway they’ve helped build, you’d probably come away with a truck very close to the 2014 Mack Titan. […]

May 1, 2014

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Chrysler recalls 2014 Ram 1500 pickups due to transmission defect

Chrysler has initiated a recall on 2014 Ram 1500 for a fairly serious, though not widespread, transmission defect. The automaker is recalling 159 Ram 1500s—125 in the U.S., 32 in Canada and two outside of North America and Europe—in order to inspect the trucks’ eight-speed automatic transmissions. One of Chrysler’s suppliers notified the automaker that […]

April 30, 2014

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CARB approves compliance extensions for contractors, small fleets in work truck powertrain upgrade regulations

The California Air Resources Board voted April 25 to amend some of its emissions regulations deadlines, giving new alternatives to owner-operators and small fleets who were unable financially to comply with the original rule. The amendments passed 11-1, though with some additional changes requested by the Board. Final versions of the amendments will be produced within […]

April 25, 2014

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Dozer towing a truck, towing a mining excavator goes predictably wrong, rips off truck’s front end

No. 5 Video in 2014 « NO. 6 NO. 4 »   We can’t figure exactly how these guys thought this system would work out, but what they’ve accomplished has to be the highest number of bad ideas ever caught on tape. With the huge load of that mining excavator sinking that tiny trailer and […]

April 25, 2014

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A blatant Ford F-150 knockoff with a diesel, the Kawei K1 will only run you $16,000 (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=67] Is this Ford’s rumored diesel F-150 project, codenamed “Lion”? Absolutely not. But it is a diesel pickup that looks an awful lot like an F-150—and it’s not a coincidence. Here’s what the folks at China’s Kawei Auto say in a brochure (seen below) about their new K1 pickup, as first reported by CarNewsChina. “Stem from the pure […]

April 24, 2014

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Ram debuts 2014 Power Wagon: 6.4L Hemi, 410 hp make a powerhouse 4×4 pickup (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=66] It’s hard to argue with the success of Ford’s SVT Raptor 4×4 pickup. It’s one of the most recognizable trucks on the road today and has proven so popular Ford had to increase production last year just to meet demand. Not content to let Ford get all the buzz, Ram has debuted the […]

April 21, 2014

Business

Why Cummins is bringing next-gen engine, truck technology to China before the U.S.

I hate math. And math hates me. But I’m going to put aside my loathing of this particular discipline for a moment to illustrate why it seems like every company on the planet today is obsessed with China. Cummins Engine has been a national player in China since the late 1970s and reaffirmed its commitment […]

April 18, 2014

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GM drops price of CNG bi-fuel option on 2015 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra HD

GM has announced that bi-fuel options allowing either compressed natural gas or gasoline to power the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD pickups, will start at $9,500. That’s a drop of $1,500 from the $11,000 the option previously cost. A dedicated CNG option on the 2015 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo and passenger short-wheelbase vans […]

April 18, 2014

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Land Rover developing invisible truck technology to give driver better view of terrain

For years, researchers and the military have been working toward perfecting cloaking technology that would give a person, vehicle or aircraft the ability to become invisible at the press of a button. The benefits of being invisible to the outside world are pretty obvious especially when it comes to the battlefield or stealth missions. But what […]

April 17, 2014

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Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson designed a truck: meet the 2014 Commander Series Chevrolet Silverado (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=60] While shopping at Walmart or grabbing a snack at a gas station or convenience store in the last six months or so, the thought may have occurred to you, “Gee. There sure is a lot of this Duck Dynasty merchandise floating around.” Hats, cups, t-shirts, mugs, toys and much more can be found […]

April 11, 2014

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Ford reveals 10 torture tests for 2015 F-150 including shrapnel, acid bath, frame twisting (GIFs, VIDEO)

When the 2015 F-150 was announced in January a lot of people wondered just how durable a pickup with an aluminum body could be. Wonder no more. Today, Ford let us in on their torture-testing process for the 2015 F-150 with video of all 10 steps. Some of these steps are so grueling that just […]

April 9, 2014

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CARB to hold public hearing on proposed adjustments for work truck DPF requirements

If you have a diesel powered, heavy construction truck that gets less than 20,000 miles a year and are concerned about the pending requirement to outfit it with a diesel particulate filter, the California Air Resources Board would like to hear from you. On April 24, CARB will hold public hearings to consider amending it’s […]

April 9, 2014