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Pickups

Diesel Ford F-150 now seems extremely likely in light of new spy shots

If it quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, then… More evidence has emerged suggesting that a diesel Ford F-150 is on the way. Autoblog recently published more photos of an F-150 test truck. These follow shots and a video of a prototype F-150 with a Venturi tip exhaust pipe sounding off in […]

July 5, 2016

Vocational

Work trucks are smarter, more comfortable than ever thanks to AMTs, plush cabs

Generations ago, vocational trucks were about as basic as you could get; a steering wheel and three pedals. Trucks that were meant to be battered on the jobsite got very few options not designed for moving payload, but the quest for driver retention and the trickle down of available technologies has begun to change how […]

July 4, 2016

Pickups

Ram eyeing unibody chassis for coming midsize pickup

Fiat Chrysler is again talking about the possibility of offering a midsize Ram pickup. Mike Manley, head of the Jeep and Ram brands, told Motor Trend that the company is considering a unibody chassis for a midsize pickup. Manley told Motor Trend that a midsize truck is “a big opportunity for the brand. We have a good history […]

July 4, 2016

Pickups

Ford says Chevy’s Silverado/F-150 weight comparison is bull

As the latest in the Ford v. Chevrolet saga resulting from Chevy’s literal stabs at the F-150’s aluminum truck bed, Ford has taken exception to Chevy’s recent comment that the 2016 F-150 is only slightly lighter than the 2016 Chevy Silverado. Following our recent interview with Chevrolet Senior Communications Manager Jim Cain, Ford Truck Communications Manager Mike […]

July 1, 2016

Pickups

Ford has sold more than 1 million fuel-friendly EcoBoost-equipped F-150s

Ford has sold more than 1 million F-150 pickups equipped with the company’s EcoBoost V6 engines in the U.S. It took more than 1,000 days for Ford to sell its first 400,000 EcoBoost engines, but only 2,000 days to sell 1 million. Adoption of the 2.7-liter EcoBoost is soaring, with more than 13,000 orders placed in the last […]

June 30, 2016

Vocational

Test Drive: Volvo I-Shift AMT with crawler gears in dump application

Volvo Trucks North America has placed all its chips on the future of automated manual transmissions (AMT). The company has already made its I-Shift AMT standard on its trucks, and market penetration of Volvo’s flagship gearbox hit 88.8 percent as of May. Magnus Koeck, Volvo Trucks’ vice president, marketing and brand management, says 94.5 percent […]

June 29, 2016

Trucks

Ram unveils limited edition 2016 Mopar Rebel 4×4

Mopar mashups have traditionally been the domain of Dodge’s sports cars, like Charger and Challenger. All that changed Thursday when Ram unveiled the first limited edition Mopar-modified full-size pickup in the company’s history. The Mopar 2016 Ram Rebel is limited to a production run of just 500 pickups and is upgraded with Mopar Custom Shop options. Pietro […]

June 24, 2016

Pickups

Honda Ridgeline stands up to Chevy’s puncture test better than Silverado or F-150

Honda has stepped up to the truck bed challenge by dumping 800 pounds of concrete blocks into the pickup bed of its 2017 Ridgeline. Though only one load was dropped from a height of roughly four feet, the Ridgeline’s composite bed appears to have held up better than the steel or aluminum beds subjected to […]

June 22, 2016

Pickups

Inside the 2017 F-250 King Ranch: Ford’s Super Duty trucks get bigger and lighter

The integration of aluminum into Ford’s famed F-Series pickup line was a risky move. For a brand that bills itself as “Built Ford Tough,” the introduction of the lighter-weight alloy exposed the F-150, the best-selling pickup for a generation, to criticism. Competitors pounced, but the consumers who actually buy the trucks have barely flinched. Through […]

June 20, 2016

Vocational

Test Drive: 2017 Ford F-650 is a big ol’ Super Duty at heart

Sitting in Ford’s F-650, towering above the surrounding traffic, feels strangely familiar. Strange only because I haven’t driven the truck before, but familiar because of how much of its design is shared with its Super Duty siblings. This generation F-650 gets a facelift that puts exterior styling and interior comforts more inline with the rest of […]

June 16, 2016

Class 7-8

Electric hauler Nikola One’s huge range, high-tech comforts draw 7,000+ pre-orders

Still five months from the truck’s official debut, Nikola Motor Company founder and CEO Trevor Milton recently announced more than 7,000 reservations—each accompanied with a refundable $1,500 deposit—have been received for the company’s Nikola One electric Class 8 truck. “Our technology is 10-15 years ahead of any other OEM in fuel efficiencies, MPG and emissions,” Milton […]

June 16, 2016

Technology

ConExpo 2017 Tech Experience will invite attendees to step into the jobsite of the future

The largest trade show in the Western Hemisphere is getting even larger next year with the addition of a giant new space dedicated solely to the technology that will shape the future of the construction industry. According to a release from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 will bring the show’s first ever Tech […]

June 15, 2016