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GM announces first SAE J2807-compliant tow ratings for 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500

With the announcement of the 2015 F-150, Ford became the final automaker to accept the SAE J2807 towing standard. And though Toyota’s pickups have been rated according to the standard for the last three years, GM is the first domestic automaker to announce J2807-compliant tow ratings with the announcement of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and […]

June 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

GMC unveils 2015 Sierra All-Terrain HD: a premium pickup designed for the jobsite (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=81] GMC has introduced an upgrade to its 2015 Sierra HD trucks with a luxury design meant to get hard work done in style. Available on 2500HD and 3500HD double cab and crew cab models, the 2015 Sierra All-Terrain HD design will be offered in SLE and SLT trims. A 6.0-liter gasoline engine is standard […]

May 28, 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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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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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

Pickups

Tailgate Up, Tailgate Down Revisited

Extensive wind tunnel testing revelas a lot of secrets to improving pickup mpg

February 26, 2014

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Now that Ford is on board with new F-150, pickup truck tow ratings are finally standardized

It’s been a long, slow, tedious road, but pickup buyers will finally have a standardized way to compare tow ratings between brands as Ford accepts the SAE J2807 towing standard when the 2015 F-150 hits the market later this year. I’ve always looked at tow ratings as somewhat of a joke because until now none of the auto manufacturers […]

February 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

GM to release an aluminum pickup by 2018 to compete with F-150

Feeling the heat from arch-rival Ford, General Motors is in the process of developing a pickup truck with an aluminum body to release by 2018, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Confirming reports that Ford’s competitors were rushing to reach agreements with aluminum suppliers in the wake of the 2015 F-150 unveiling to […]

February 19, 2014

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GMC’s Tony DiSalle discusses why the midsize 2015 GMC Canyon is a good choice for fleet customers

Landscaper, road foreman, service manager, or company owner, the decisions on what pickup trucks fit your company’s needs are tough ones to make. Is towing capacity the number that takes precedence? Is it fuel economy? Is it the size of the bed or the seating configuration? Most likely it’s a combination as usually no one pickup […]

January 15, 2014

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GM unveils the 2015 GMC Canyon: a small truck for big work (PHOTOS)

While a lot of people are talking about Ford’s big gamble this week, General Motors has placed a pretty big bet of its own with the unveiling of the new 2015 GMC Canyon. Specifically, that there are serious truck customers out there who want to buy a small truck—an idea Ford abandoned when it discontinued […]

January 13, 2014

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Whether GM brings a diesel half-ton to market has a lot to do with how well the Chevy Cruz sells

In a recent interview with Car & Driver, General Motors president of American operations Mark Reuss took some time to talk trucks. And right out of the gate the question of diesel came up and why GM has been “hesitant” to launch a diesel half-ton pickup like Ram and Nissan have announced. “We’re not hesitant to […]

November 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

GM dealers unhappy with sales, pricing decisions of 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra

The situation with the pricing of General Motors’ latest pickups gets weirder and weirder. Just two weeks after deciding to offer at least $1,000 in incentives off the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra models in order to compete with Ford and Ram’s incentives off their older trucks, Automotive News reports that GM has decided to […]

October 28, 2013