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Class 7-8

Searching for Tesla’s place in trucking from behind the wheel of a Model S

If there was a polar opposite of a tractor trailer, Tesla‘s Model S just might be it. The sporty sedan is limited to whatever cargo capacity five people can wedge into its front storage compartment – the “frunk” – and the traditional rear trunk compartment. But, as I made my way to Los Angeles this […]

November 20, 2017

Class 7-8

Tesla unveils electric semi: 500 mile range, ‘racecar’ cab, and ‘impossible to jackknife’

With a style more fitting of Star Wars than Smokey and the Bandit, Tesla’s electric semi made its twice-delayed debut Thursday in Hawthorne, Calif., the home Tesla Motors’ design center and company founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket factory. Promising a range of up to 500 miles at maximum weight and highway speed, the company says the Tesla […]

November 17, 2017

Pickups

SEMA 2017 brings out the best tricked out trucks, automotive artistry

Another SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) has come and gone, October 30 to November 3, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SEMA is an association of the manufacturers of aftermarket car and truck parts and their annual show has become an amazing demonstration of the creativity and skills of America’s automotive artists and craftsmen. And […]

November 17, 2017

Pickups

Shell, Tommy Pike team up on lifted Chevy 3500 dually, Ram Rebel builds to boast multi-vehicle T6 oil capabilities

Custom car and truck builders get all kinds of unusual requests. When Shell Lubricants came to Tommy Pike Customs for some ideas to promote its new Rotella T6 Multi-Vehicle lube oil, the answer was clear. Since the T6 oil was formulated to work in gasoline engines as well as diesel engines, the choice was to […]

November 16, 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

Vocational

The Duke is a ’72 Chevy C50 transformed into one bad work pickup

As I walked across the central show floor at SEMA earlier this month, I heard something from behind that made me turn around as I stepped into the Chevrolet booth. “F***ing awesome,” said a random guy out of my line of sight. The phrase was said at a volume that indicated not so much someone […]

November 14, 2017

Pickups

This 1951 Ford F1 stole the thunder of every modern F-Series truck at Ford’s SEMA booth

Ford always brings a lot of trucks to SEMA. Each year the automaker tasks a bevy of amazing custom builders from across the country with taking F-150s, 250s and 350s and transforming them into trucks made for off-roading, racing, law enforcement and more. This year’s show was no different, and the 600-horsepower 2018 F-150 RTR […]

November 13, 2017

Pickups

Chevy unveils 2018 Silverado High Performance, a Corvette-inspired sport truck

Last week’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a buffet of custom vehicles and concepts and Chevrolet added the Silverado Performance Concept to the menu. An exploration of the performance capability of Chevy’s light-duty pickup, this 2018 Silverado features an intercooled supercharger system that is based on the one used by the LT4 engine offered in […]

November 10, 2017

Vocational

Test Drive: Mack’s refreshed Granite boosts comfort

Mack’s Granite, the best-selling conventional straight-truck in the U.S., is getting a light refresh. For the coming model year, the worksite workhorse is taking a a driver-friendly slant with an all-new interior and LED headlights. Mack used feedback from thousands of drivers on their preferences, which the company used to drive the design of a […]

November 9, 2017

Pickups

Chevy rebuilt a ’67 C/10 with a 405-hp ZZ6 to celebrate 100 years of truck making

Chevrolet’s 2018 truck models are pretty special to the company as they mark a full century since the autommaker debuted its first truck models: the 1918 half-ton Light Delivery and the One-Ton trucks. In the time since, Chevy has built 85 million trucks. To celebrate, the automaker took a look back—not all the way to […]

November 8, 2017

Construction Equipment

Danfoss acquires Visedo, global maker of electric drivetrains

Danfoss has bought Visedo Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of hybrid and electric drivetrains for marine and commercial vehicles. The Danfoss group, headquartered in Finland, says the move will help the international company respond to the growing customer demand for electric solutions to reduce emissions and pollution and increase productivity. Visedo will be integrated into the […]

November 8, 2017

Pickups

Hennessey unveils 2018 Ford Velociraptor: 6×6 F-150’s suspension akin to articulated dump truck

There are trucks and then there are beasts. Most beasts get taller with lift kits. John Hennessey’s idea was to go long. Take an already wicked 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor and stretch it out with a third axle and two additional wheels. The result, the 2018 Ford Velociraptor 6X6, was on display last week in […]

November 7, 2017