Truck

Eeveryone hates getting traffic tickets. Not only does the citation lighten your wallet, in some states your driving record will take a hit, while other states increase the price of your auto insurance. Now, thanks to Insurance.com's new "Uh-Oh! Calculator," you can see just how much that citation ...    Read more

This week began with the 2013 Ford F-150 shedding the camouflage that once covered the full-size light-duty truck's front-end. BMW's M branch, the performance wing of the German automaker, celebrated its 40th birthday on Wednesday and in honor of the milestone, we've compiled a list of the top five BMW ...    Read more

Friedrich Nietzsche, perhaps not the most cheery fellow to say this, once said, "In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play." It's only unfortunate that he lived in an age before the invention of LEGOs, dying a mere 49 years before the invention of those colorful ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz has announced Predictive Power Control will make its debut in the Actros, a heavy-duty truck used in Europe. This new system is capable of reducing fuel consumption by three percent by regulating speed, braking, and the transmission. This system extends the EcoRoll function and relies on GPS data to ...    Read more

Ford has issued a recall for 101 2012 Ford F-150 light-duty trucks with concerns over the frontal airbag sensor and control module. The incorrect software for the occupant classification system module was installed at the time of production or during a service repair in which module replacements were installed. Trucks ...    Read more

Could the state of California see seven-dollar-per-gallon diesel prices by 2020? Yes, says a study commissioned by the California Trucking Association. According to a report in Truck Trend, the CTA study refers to the fallout of a cap-and-trade emissions program, and new 2020 low-carbon fuel standards. The study claims the ...    Read more

Both Ford and Ram have issued a recall on their trucks for separate problems; Ford for its backup lights, and Ram for a spare tire that's incorrectly labeled. Ford's recall covers 10,500 F-150s, Expedition and Navigator stablemates, and Mustangs, all 2011 to 2013 model years. In technical detail, the transmission range sensor ...    Read more

While many states have already outlawed texting, grooming, reading, and eating while driving, Rhode Island is taking distracted driving to a whole new level. Representative Peter Palumbo, a Democrat from Cranston, R.I., has presented a bill that would outlaw dogs from riding in the lap of the driver. If this ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

What's more American than a big truck that that goes really fast? A Swedish freight-hauler hybrid capable of going more than 100 mph of course!  In today's installment of Video of the Day, Volvo's Mean Green hybrid tractor-trailer truck attempts to break its own world speed record at the Bonneville ...    Read more

Ford is getting overwhelmed, a problem most automakers would envy. Demand for the company's fuel-efficient EcoBoost V-6 engine is so high that Ford is adding a third shift to its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1. The manufacturing is located in Brook Park, Ohio. Ford introduced the EcoBoost engine back in 2009, ...    Read more

It's never too early for your first truck, and now toddlers between the ages of 12- and 36-months have a chance to get theirs. Fisher-Price has teamed up with Ford to sell a toy truck variant of the full-size F-250 Super Duty that can be found at Blue Oval dealerships ...    Read more

Last year might have been the toughest on record for Japan's three major automakers, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. A strong yen partnered with the horrific natural disaster that struck Japan in March of 2011 crippled the three aforementioned automakers and all have only recently recovered. Honda was the last of ...    Read more

General Motors managed to sell more vehicles than any other automaker on planet earth in 2011 and now its CEO, Dan Akerson, is getting paid. Sort of. Last year marked Akerson's first full year at the helm of GM, and now he gets to cash in on a $7.7 million ...    Read more

In a match made more in heaven than Crockett and Tubbs, Russian purveyor of insanely customized luxury Dartz is providing Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie The Dictator with a few examples of its biggest SUV, the Prombron, which aspires to be the Simpsons Canyonero. Yes, you, Mister Small Ruler ...    Read more

Thanks to a study by Bridgestone Americas, we have evidence to back up what everyone already knows; teens are distracted even while driving. The study surveyed 2,000 drivers ranging in age from 15 to 21 years old and the results should surprise no one. Out of the 2,000 drivers polled, one-third ...    Read more

At the request of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the United States government has decided to extend the comment period on distracted driving regulations that would affect what technology makes it into new vehicles. The deadline was originally set to expire today, but thanks to the extension automakers have until ...    Read more

Full-size pickup trucks comprise a massive number of automaker sales in the U.S. every year. But the market's changing, with high gas prices and an even higher amount of government regulations for fuel economy coming by 2016. The vehicles had to change. The Chevrolet Silverado needed to change. And it will, ...    Read more

The 2012 Nissan Titan is being recalled for a sticker mislabeling that doesn't give accurate information about weight capacities. Yup, the truck is being recalled for one tiny sticker. The recall covers 918 Nissan Titan pickup trucks made between June 10, 2011, and July 22, 2011, equipped with the Sports Appearance ...    Read more

Toyota's trick Tacoma TRD truck gets a price for its trappings: Start with the Tacoma's $25,055 base price (Access Cab, 6-speed manual), and the TRD T|X Baja Series Package will be $5,015 on top of that. What do you get for that chunk of change? Well, Toyota claims that the Baja Series package was ...    Read more

Jeep's heavyweight offroader, the Wrangler, has been added to Jeep's Limited Edition Altitude line. Jeep unveiled its latest Altitude model as part of an announcement that it had entered a marketing partnership with the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The new advertising campaign is set to air starting April ...    Read more

While plug-in hybrids and electric cars are the latest offerings among automakers competing for the discerning American car buyer, natural gas is being used to entice truck shoppers to part with their hard-earned greenbacks. General Motors has released pricing details on its "bi-fuel" 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD ...    Read more

What goes up, well, you know the saying. General Motors announced today it's putting a halt to the Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck. Originally introduced in 2001 as a 2002 model, the Chevy Avalanche was aimed at buyers who wanted all the capacity of a standard pickup but actually used one more ...    Read more

Although it may not look it, the Jeep Mighty FC concept is a perfectly balanced vehicle. Don't believe us? Then check out sister publication Motor Trend's most recent episode of Downshift where Mark Allen, head of Jeep design, showcases the latest all-terrain vehicle to come out of Detroit. What may be ...    Read more

The Chevrolet Colorado is a mid-sized pickup truck usually lost in the shadow of its more famous, and much bigger brother, the Chevrolet Silverado. Overseas, though, the Chevy Colorado is just the right size, especially in Asia. Analysts for years speculated General Motors planned to drop the Colorado from ...    Read more