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Ford brings hybrid-inspired Auto Start-Stop engine feature to more F-150 models

Ford has announced that it is expanding the availability of one F-150 feature that takes cues from hybrid electric vehicles. Auto Start-Stop, first available on the 2015 F-150, and initially only on models equipped with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, will now be available on 2017 models equipped with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost as well—including the 2017 Raptor. Just […]

January 26, 2016

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Ford unveils 2017 F-150 Raptor SuperCrew in a sweet new shade (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A year after introducing the next-generation 2017 F-150 Raptor, boasting an aluminum body and the same engine inside the new GT supercar, Ford used the North American International Auto Show to unveil the SuperCrew option for the off-roader. As a bit of review, the 2017 Raptor is 500 pounds lighter than previous Raptor models, mating an aluminum […]

January 12, 2016

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Ford wants the F-150 to be a “drone base station” for mobile deployment

As we concluded with our 2016 Innovations Awards, no other technology more than drones in 2015 showed more potential to impact the way we do business. Komatsu has started a business around the aircraft that could prove revolutionary to its core business. Contractors are implementing them throughout their workflow, and just yesterday we reported on how Caterpillar […]

January 8, 2016

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Ford used wide range of aftermarket equipment to test toughness of 2017 Super Duty trucks

For the 2017 model year, Ford’s Super Duty got a dose of high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy, which the company says is not subject to corrosion and is more dent- and ding-resistant than the outgoing steel cargo box. But before making such a significant change to the company’s flagship heavy work trucks, Ford wanted to be […]

December 30, 2015

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The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015

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Is this Ford’s F-150 diesel prototype?

It seems that a new Ford F-150 that was meant to be veiled from public view wasn’t so hidden after all. Truck enthusiast websites are buzzing about recent photos grabbed by automotive spy photographers SpiedBilde showing a camo-clad, prototype F-150 traveling around Dearborn, Michigan. Only the truck’s bed is donned in that familiar what-do-you-think-you’re-looking-at black […]

December 28, 2015

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Ford issues recalls on F-150, F-650/750 trucks and Transit vans

Ford has issued safety recalls on three of its vehicle lineups of particular interest to construction and the trades. The automaker is recalling 177 2016 F-650 and F-750 vocational trucks due to a faulty rear air brake chamber. According to the company, the air brake jounce hoses could contact the vehicle’s rear axle housing during vehicle operation, which […]

December 24, 2015

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The Gurkha is an armored, dune-hopping Ford F-550 used by law enforcement and militaries

Though armored personnel vehicles are typically not built atop a frame you can buy down at your local dealership, Canada-based Terradyne manufactures blast and bullet-tested armored vehicles built atop the Ford F-550 Super Duty. The Gurkha comes in three models all of which feature a 6.7 liter Power Stroke turbo diesel engine, a six-speed TorqShift automatic transmission […]

December 21, 2015

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PHOTOS: The coolest trucks (and a few cars) from SEMA 2015 in one gallery

A couple of weeks ago we scoured the show floor at SEMA in Las Vegas and came back with a hefty bag of headlines. We saw lots of newsworthy pickups during our three days at the show and you can catch up on all those headlines in our SEMA 2015 hub by clicking here. But […]

November 19, 2015

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This 1956 Ford F-100 is pickup on the outside, Corvette on the inside (PHOTOS)

When we happened upon this beautiful vintage pickup at the SEMA show last week, it was the look of the thing that drew us in.  The ’56 Ford F-100 is a beautiful truck even without a nice coat of paint, but this one, magnificently restored with its striking Porsche “Platinsilber” coating and wood plank truck bed […]

November 11, 2015

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Shelby unveils its 700-HP F-150: equal parts off-roader and race truck (PHOTOS)

No. 12 Story in 2015 « No. 13 No. 11 »   If driving an F-150 Lariat, among the most luxurious in the F-Series lineup, doesn’t do it for you, maybe driving one that’s insanely fast will. Introduced at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas last week, the 2016 Shelby F-150 squeezes 700 horsepower from […]

November 10, 2015

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Beautiful Gulf Porsche Le Mans-inspired F-150 outshines rest of Ford’s SEMA concept trucks (PHOTOS)

Unlike Chevy, Ram and Nissan, Ford didn’t have much news to share at SEMA this year. But what the automaker lacked in that department, it made up for in F-150s customized by third-party shops. Right next to the prototype 2017 Raptor, sat reimagined F-150s from Galpin Auto Sports, Forgiato and Airdesign USA. You can click […]

November 6, 2015