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Construction Equipment

U.S. begins investigation of Ford pickups with EcoBoost engines

The federal government has begun an investigation on Ford F-150 pickup trucks with 3.5-liter EcoBoost engines. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided to step in after receiving nearly 100 complaints of the engines losing power during acceleration. Some 400,000 F-150s are estimated to be involved in […]

May 29, 2013

Roadbuilding

Ford, GM, Ram earn top titles for fleet, consumer pickups from Vincentric

Vincentric gives Best Value awards to automakers annually in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, Ford, GM and Ram took the top titles among truck brands, according to our sister site, Equipment World. Ford earned the Best Value truck brand award for its pickup trucks in both the fleet and consumer markets. Vincentric […]

May 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford named Best Value truck brand by Vincentric; F-150 takes 1/2-ton honors while GM racks up 3/4- and 1-ton awards

Each year, Vincentric awards automakers with its Best Value awards in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, when taking the honors awarded for pickup trucks in both segments into account, Ford got just a bit more recognition than rival General Motors, picking up a couple of truck category wins and the award for […]

May 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford to add 2,000 jobs at Kansas City plant to produce Transit Van and meet “surging” F-150 demand

Ford has announced that it is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in order to produce the new Transit work van and to keep up with the demand for its F-150 pickup. The Kansas City plant currently employs 2,450 workers working two shifts and a third crew will be added with […]

May 3, 2013

Pickups

2,000 Jobs Added to Ford F-150 Plant

Increased Demand For F-150 Adds Jobs Ford’s ever popular F-150 pickup is getting more so as the company adds over 2,000 jobs to its Kansas City, MO, assembly plant to meet the growing demand for its pickup. “Customer demand for today’s F-150 is strong and continues growing, the truck segment is growing three times faster […]

May 2, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford F-150 engineer does Reddit Q&A, is flooded with questions about diesel, discontinued Ranger

Earlier today, Jackie DiMarco, Ford’s chief engineer on the F-150 decided to give users of the massive web forum Reddit a chance to ask her questions. At the end, DiMarco said she had “a ton of fun,” but the same could not be said for many of the Reddit users who submitted questions. On Reddit, […]

April 24, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford, GM will co-develop nine- and 10-speed transmissions

Ford and General Motors have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to work together in the development of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions. The new transmissions will be built in both front- and rear-wheel-drive variants for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. The end goal is unsurprising: to improve performance and fuel economy. As […]

April 16, 2013

Pickups

BDS 2013 F-150 4" Lift Kit

BDS 4″ Lift For 2013 F-150s   Contractors seeking to gain ground clearance and suspension travel for their fleet’s 2013 F-150s can turn to BDS Suspension. BDS Suspension just released  2.5″ and 4″ performance series lift kits for the 2013 Ford F150. Both kits  improve the performance while retaining the handling characteristics owners have come to […]

March 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Automakers prepare for truck war as housing and construction industries recover

As the housing and construction industry recoveries slowly build momentum, NPR reports automakers are preparing for an all-out truck war to reap the profits. The media outlet recently paid a visit to Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan plant where 7,500 of the company’s popular F-150 pickups roll off the assembly line each week. The F-150 has been […]

March 7, 2013

Pickups

Ford Top Truck at SEMA 2012

Ford Tops 2012 SEMA Trucks Ford F-Series, Ford Mustang, Scion FR-S,  and Jeep Wrangler Named 2012 SEMA Award Winners This year’s SEMA Award for Hottest Truck went to the Ford F-150. the top trending vehicle models in four categories were announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Ford Mustang was named Hottest […]

October 31, 2012

Pickups

Storm Chasers at SEMA

Storm Chasers stars to sign autographs at Line-X booth at SEMA show Dominator tornado chase vehicle also featured Reed Timmer and Chris Chittick, stars of the Discovery Channel’s television series Storm Chasers, will be at the Line-X booth #34135 throughout the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show (SEMA) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October […]

October 25, 2012

Pickups

Coyote F-150 Power!

Cold Air Intake System for 2011 Ford F-150 equipped with the venerable 5.0L V-8. This new system provides a dyno-proven 17 additional horsepower and 16 lb-ft of torque, and it can be installed in under an hour!

October 9, 2012