Tag: diesel half-ton pickups

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

Ram outsells Chevrolet Silverado in shakeup that should make GM and Ford take diesel half-tons more seriously

We typically don’t waste of lot space on pickup truck sales. That’s mainly because they’re numbers that don’t change a whole lot: Ford always wins, Chevrolet is the runner-up and Ram places third just about every month. It’s been that way for the better part of the last 15 years. Until last month. For the […]

April 2, 2014

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No. 8 in 2013: Ram and Nissan announce diesel half-ton pickups

There’s little doubt that 2013 will go down as the year diesel reemerged in the minds of Americans. As fuel efficiency creeps higher and higher up the list of priorities for pickup owners, the modern clean diesel engines of today have become an attractive selling point. We got our first look at the Ram 1500 […]

December 30, 2013

Business

The top 13 construction industry stories and posts of 2013

To say 2013 was a big year for us here at Equipment World would be an understatement. We’ve seen our online audience grow in a big way, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top stories of the year based on your clicks. There’s a little bit of everything […]

December 29, 2013

Construction Equipment

EcoDiesel engine propels Ram 1500 to first ever back-to-back Motor Trend Truck of the Year honors

In his explanation of why Motor Trend has awarded the Ram 1500 the 2014 Truck of the Year honor, Michael Febbo explains that it was only 15 years ago that a half-ton truck with a diesel led to diesel’s disappearance from mainstream America. Now, thanks to the Ram EcoDiesel engine, it’s the main reason the 1500 […]

December 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

POLL: Would you consider buying Tesla’s electric pickup?

More and more truck owners are placing fuel economy at the top of their list of priorities when deciding on a new pickup. It’s why Ford created its engine EcoBoost engine technology, it’s why diesel half-tons from Nissan and Ram and rumored medium duty trucks from GM have become a hot topic and it’s why […]

November 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ram says reaction to 1500 EcoDiesel is “unprecedented,” wonders if it will be able to meet demand

We know we’re excited about the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. And, judging by the clicks articles about the upcoming truck have gotten since its announcement in February, we know our readers are excited and interested about it too. Ram has been hearing much of the same. And according to a recent report from Edmunds, the […]

October 10, 2013