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Pickups

PHOTOS: Ford’s striking new Ranger makes a splash at SEMA 2018

Check out the gallery of the various Ford Ranger builds seen while walking the show floor at this year's SEMA show.

November 7, 2018

Pickups

Hennessey brings V8 back to Ford Raptor with 758-hp 2019 VelociRaptor

This year’s model churns out 758 horsepower (vs 450 hp for the EcoBoost) thanks to Hennessy’s 2.9L supercharger, and is mated to a Ford 10-speed transmission.

November 6, 2018

Pickups

GM’s development of lighter 2019 Chevy Silverado involved undercover Ford factory tours

The GM team took advantage of Ford's public factory tours to learn more about how that company builds its aluminum pickups. Details here on Equipment World.

August 13, 2018

Vocational

Ford recalls 2018 F-150, F-650 and F-750 trucks due to oil, brake fluid leaks

Ford will notify owners and dealers will be able to replace any parts that are included in the recall. Details on all the impacted models on Equipment World.

July 12, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: VW, Ford mull commercial vehicle partnership; Volvo CE taps new VP for key accounts; VW Truck & Bus gets new name; Boone to support independent rep firms at Haulotte; JCB adds Miami’s Sigma to dealer network

JCB adds Miami’s Sigma Equipment to dealer network Sigma JCB, a division of Sigma Equipment based in Miami, has been added to JCB‘s North American network. The company will sell, rent and service the JCB’s utility and earthmoving equipment, including backhoes, compact excavators, skid steers, compact track loaders, telehandlers, wheel loaders and large excavators.   […]

June 25, 2018

Pickups

Ford unveils 2019 F-150 Raptor with Live Valve smart suspension and off-road cruise control

The all-new 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor features electronically controlled FOX shocks, new Trail Control and Recaro sport seats with three new exterior colors.

May 28, 2018

Pickups

2018 Ford Raptor drifts the heck out of a hot lap at the Nürburgring

Drift master and father of the Ford Mustang RTR Vaughn Gittin Jr. recently made a trip to Germany to drive the Nürburgring. But, as he explains in the extremely entertaining video below, it rained the day of the drive and, “drifting in the rain,” Gittin Jr. says, “is boring.” So, he decided to do […]

May 10, 2018

Pickups

2018 Ford F-150 with 3L Power Stroke will offer most half-ton diesel power and 30 mpg

A first-of-its-kind option on the company’s flagship F-150 pickup, Ford’s 3-liter Power Stroke diesel engine received an EPA-estimated rating of 30 miles per gallon highway, 22 mpg city and 25 mpg combined, Ford announced Thursday – the highest EPA-estimated rating available in a full-size pickup truck. Hau Thai-Tang, Ford executive vice president, product development and […]

April 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils revived 2019 Ranger: Bigger, badder and a segment-first 10-speed transmission

Ford Ranger is back and more capable than ever before thanks in part to some help from its highly successful global counterpart and its big brother, F-150. While there was no talk of a Ranger Raptor at the recent unveiling in Dearborn, Michigan, the 2019 Ranger will come in an entry-level XL, mid-level XLT and […]

January 15, 2018

Pickups

Ford recalls thousands of 2018 F-150s due to shifting defect

Ford is recalling 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.3-liter engine, a 6-speed transmission and a column mounted shift lever. Quickly moving the shift lever from ‘park’ to ‘drive’ may cause a loss of gear indication on the instrument cluster display and a momentary selection of an unintended gear, such as ‘reverse’ or ‘neutral’ before […]

November 22, 2017

Pickups

PHOTOS: The showstopping custom vintage trucks of SEMA 2017

Over the last several years we’ve seen pickups slowly take over more and more floor space at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. And this year it felt like we saw more vintage trucks than in years past. In the gallery below I’ve collected my favorite classic truck builds from SEMA 2017. If you […]

November 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

NTEA: Ford shows its new take on commercial van design at Work Truck Show

Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS–Ford  Motor Co.‘s introduced on March 7 its all-new Transit chassis cab and cutaway models, which the company says is engineered to tackle an almost unlimited variety of specialized jobs and vocations. Ford also unveiled the next-generation Transit Connect compact van/wagon. Tim Stoehr, commercial truck […]

March 7, 2013