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Pickups
A closer look at pickup truck weight ratings
If you haul or tow heavy loads as a part of your business (and who in the construction trades doesn’t?) there are various OEM ratings that you need to know which no suspension upgrades will change. It’s also important to note that exceeding these ratings set by the vehicle manufacturer exposes the vehicle driver and […]
December 27, 2017
Pickups
Nine-year-old boy chases off truck thief with pellet gun
A nine-year-old boy in Indiana used his pellet gun on Christmas to scare off a man who was trying to steal his dad’s pickup. Kevin Cooksey had parked his 2009 Ram truck at a One Stop Express around 1 a.m. Christmas to get some ibuprofen for his wife. His 9-year-old son, Larry Larimore, was sitting […]
December 27, 2017
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Class 7-8
Test Drives: 2017 an epic year for new heavy trucks
This year, I logged 62,781 air miles en route to trucking events across the U.S., Canada and Mexico and many of those miles were ticked en route to test drives – 17 of them, in fact. A big part of my job is climbing behind the wheel of trucks, and occasionally vans, but this year has […]
December 27, 2017
Pickups
Ram recalling 1.48 million pickups and chassis cabs over shifter concern
FCA is voluntarily recalling an estimated 1.48 million trucks in the U.S. to help prevent occupants from inadvertently moving the vehicles’ gear-shifters out of the ‘park’ position. The recall is limited to vehicles equipped with shifters mounted on their steering columns. Those with rotary-dial shifters or floor-mounted shifters are unaffected. An FCA US review of […]
December 26, 2017
Pickups
Tesla boss ‘dying’ to build pickup
Just more than a month after rolling out a semi truck prototype – and with those orders stacking up – Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday he is ‘dying’ to build a pickup. Musk says development of a pickup is on deck behind the debut of Tesla’s Model Y, a small crossover built on the […]
December 26, 2017
Pickups
Ram unveils 2018 Hydro Blue Sport, a highly noticeable truck
Ram says its latest special edition 1500 package is designed to get its owners “noticed…with great visual appeal.” And the new shade of ‘Hydro Blue’ covering the 2018 1500 Sport this package is named for is certainly attention grabbing. The Hydro Blue Sport is the third brightly-colored special edition 1500 Ram has released in the […]
December 26, 2017
Trailers
Felling redesigns utility pole trailers for easier use
Felling has revamped its utility pole series of trailers to make them easier to use and maintain and has added safety features. The FT-10-1 PT is the first in the series to be released. It has a retracted length of 24 feet and can be extended to 40 feet. The company offers a variety of […]
December 26, 2017
Vocational
Fire dept. creates viral Christmas light show with trucks
Most of the time when trucks are used to help celebrate the holidays you’ll see them in Christmas parades dressed up in lights and pulling floats, honking horns and—in the case of firetrucks—sounding off sirens. However, a determined fireman in Colorado took a different approach this year by synchronizing the lights of his station’s firetrucks […]
December 25, 2017
Class 7-8
Freightliner helps deliver Wreaths Across America to honor vets
Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine, is better known as the man behind Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans during the holidays. In 1992, the wreath company donated remembrance wreaths that were placed on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. […]
December 22, 2017
Pickups
Nissan releases pricing for Titan pickup lineup
New for the 2018 model year is the addition of the new Midnight Edition Package.
December 21, 2017
Pickups
Ford readies post-Christmas fix for Ranger airbag recall
Ford Motor Company is superseding a previous recall for certain 2004-2006 Ford Ranger trucks to implement a final repair of an airbag defect. Upon deployment of the driver and passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture, Ford says. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver’s […]
December 21, 2017
Pickups
Exclusive driver assist system on Ford F-Series trucks up for PACE award
Magna announced today that its electronic driver assistance system available on Ford F-Series pickups has been named as a finalist for the 2018 Automotive News PACE Awards. Magna’s trailer angle detection technology provides the foundation and enables the Trailer Reverse Guidance and Pro-Trailer Backup Assist systems jointly developed by Magna and Ford. Image-processing software determines the angle between truck […]
December 19, 2017
Pickups
Pickups part of Toyota’s electrification plans
Toyota announced today that around 2025 all Toyota and Lexus models will be available with electrified powertrain options. Though no models were specifically named, Hard Working Trucks confirmed with the automaker that its plans for electrification include its pickup trucks. Toyota writes in its press release that “the number of models developed without an electrified […]
December 18, 2017
Pickups
Chevy unveils 2019 Silverado with a jaw-dropping redesign
“No it’s not.” “Holy crud.” That was just a couple of the exclamations coming from the stands as Chevy introduced its 2019 Silverado by helicopter at the Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. The only thing missing was Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries. Even without Wagner, it was still an impressive and unforgettable debut as […]
December 18, 2017
Pickups
2019 Chevy Silverado revealed by helicopter during brand’s centennial celebration
“No it’s not.” “Holy crud.” Those were just a couple of the exclamations coming from the stands as Chevy introduced its 2019 Silverado by way of helicopter at the Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend.
December 18, 2017
Class 7-8
Diesel mechanic ponders what Tesla Semi means for his future, goes viral
While electric trucks and vans are generating a lot of headlines lately, they’re still a long, long way from running internal combustion engines out of the market. In the interim, there are mechanics out there wondering what their future might look like in a world of electric powertrains. For instance, a semi mechanic recently posted […]
December 15, 2017
Safety & Compliance
With time running out on ELD deadline, some are in a panic
On Monday, December 18, the drivers of many if not most heavy duty commercial vehicles will be required to have a functional electronic logging device (ELD) with them in the cabs of their trucks. It’s not like they weren’t warned. The ELD mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been years in the […]
December 12, 2017
Pickups
Workhorse applying for $250M DOE loan to build its W-15 electric pickup
Workhorse announced today that it has applied for a loan of $250 million from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program for the production of its W-15 electric plug-in pickup. Workhorse reports that its application is complete enough for the DOE to begin its preliminary evaluation, which includes examining technical, financial […]
December 11, 2017
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