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Editor's Desk: Road Trip Season - Back-to-Back Trips In Two Different Trucks

38190197 Posted August 14 2012 07:55 AM by Allyson Harwood

This is the perfect time of year to go on a road trip. The weather is nice, and the national parks and campgrounds are waiting for visitors. And, even though I'm already planning an upcoming road trip, by sheer coincidence,...

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Whale Watching: Junkyard Dogs - Dirt Track Trucks

38712712 Posted August 4 2012 07:55 AM by Truck Trend

It is distinctly low-tech, resembling the 19th-century warship USS Monitor: flat-sided and flat black, with a broad deck of metal plating and fasteners around the seams punctuated by a singular turret that's known to smoke...

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Relying on the Kindness of Strangers at the 2012 Jeep Experience

39284005 Posted July 31 2012 11:05 AM by Edward A. Sanchez

This past weekend, I had a fantastic time last week at the 2012 Jeep Experience in southwestern Colorado. If you follow our Facebook page, you saw some of the awesome scenery, great trail riding and cool concepts that were...

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Editor's Desk: Handling Payload

38785705 Posted July 5 2012 10:11 AM by Allyson Harwood

We've all seen those accidents where a truck has dumped its payload on the road. There could be 2x4s strewn across the highway, a random mattress blocking a lane, or, as one editor here observed one day, doorknobs flying...

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Happy Holidays from Truck Trend Magazine!

Sweet Sleighs
36041425 Posted December 23 2011 06:00 PM by Allyson Harwood

All truck guys know that the holiday season is a busy time of year. This is when everyone suddenly calls upon their truck-owning buddies to help pick up the Christmas tree (I've helped with two), carry big gifts, and haul...

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Ford: Is the EcoBoost V-6 Just Right for the F-150?

39153831 Posted October 24 2011 08:32 AM by Todd Lassa

Ford has been rolling out EcoBoost engines for a couple of years now, to mixed reviews and effect. These engines feature gas direct injection and turbocharging, and it works pretty well in V-6 form. The four-cylinder...

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Falling Short of Greatness

33632534 Posted October 7 2011 07:26 AM by Angus MacKenzie

When I stepped into the lobby of Ford's product development center in Dearborn for a briefing on the new Evos concept and a sneak peek at the 2013 Lincoln MKZ last week. We'd barely exchanged the usual pleasantries when...

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Ford's On-again Love Affair With Lincoln... Why its so Important

37078524 Posted June 8 2011 10:15 AM by Angus MacKenzie

Alan Mulally has done a tremendous job of slimming, trimming, and refocusing the company since joining Ford in September 2006. The expensive distractions of Jaguar, Land Rover, and Aston Martin are gone. Moribund Mercury's...

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Ram 3500HD Takes the HD Arms Race Nuclear

30530327 Posted February 11 2011 03:12 PM by Kirill Ougarov

The the heavy duty truck arms race is starting to make the Cold War military buildups look downright civil thanks to the latest escalation by Ram at the 2011 Chicago Show , where it showed the uprated Ram 3500HD. Though...

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Happy New Year!

31738171 Posted January 1 2011 07:00 AM by Allyson Harwood

As another year in the world of trucks ends and a new one begins, I have a really good feeling about what's coming. Truck sales are going up, we're hearing that diesels could be coming to half-tons, and there are some...

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A Chip off the Old Truck: A Son Reignites His Dad's Passion

35585283 Posted December 16 2010 11:05 AM by Ron Kiino

At 19 months old, my son Julian is already an avid reader-make that viewer. He can't read yet, and won't really be able to for another few years, but he has an insatiable appetite for books. And not the kinds of books you...

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"Chrysler" Summed-Up in One Sentence

29548547 Posted November 16 2010 10:44 AM by Scott Evans

In even the worst press kits, there's a wealth of knowledge to be gained about the particular vehicle in question as well as the company that builds it. Sometimes, press kits will say more inadvertently about the company...

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Marchionne Says Chrysler's Revival is On Schedule

35180865 Posted November 8 2010 11:15 AM by Todd Lassa

One year after Ford Motor Company began its string of quarterly profits, Chrysler Group LLC has reported its latest quarterly loss. This one shows the perennially struggling Auburn Hills, Michigan, automaker as improving,...

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The Price of More Auto Industry Regulation

27779132 Posted May 17 2010 11:58 AM by Todd Lassa

Joan Claybrook, the National Transportation Highway Safety Administration chief under Jimmy Carter, who won't be satisfied with automotive safety until wheels and tires are outlawed, has been popping up on television and...

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Chrysler and Dodge Will Survive in the Long Run Urges Sergio Marchionne

28937482 Posted April 22 2010 10:14 AM by Todd Lassa

Fiat Auto and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is angry with auto analysts who have said recently that the Chrysler and Dodge brands have little chance of survival. Marchionne's anger came forth several times Wednesday...

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