If your truck hit 500,000 miles, what would you do? Keep it until the wheels fall off. Trade it in for a new bigger one? Or, all of the above. I know what Dudley Thomas of New Braunfels, Texas, did. He bought his first new truck — a 1995 Chevy … Continue reading
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Photographer’s spy camp may fulfill a fantasy
If you have ever seen photos of vehicles shrouded in camo, weird tribal symbols or canvas to obscure their identity, you have undoubtedly seen her work. But, unless you are an insider, you probably have never heard of their source: Brenda Priddy. For more than two decades, Priddy has made her living … Continue reading
No surprise here: pickup trucks are Texas most stolen vehicles
In a state where one out of every four (or five) vehicles is a pickup truck, this sports and work icon placed first, second, third and seventh in the top-ten stolen vehicle derby in 2011, the last year for which numbers have been released. The numbers also coincided with the … Continue reading
Ram 1500 offers industry-first diesel engine on full-size pickup
The latest innovation to fill Ram truck’s prolific pipeline will be a new 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel powered pickup truck, available after production begins in the third quarter of 2013, the truck maker announced last week. This is on the heels of the Chicago Auto Show introduction of a 2014 Toyota Tundra and … Continue reading
GM debuts first all new pickups since 2007
The long-anticipated debut of the 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks came today with much flourish and excitement, as journalists enjoyed an unveiling long in the making. Both GM truck traditionalists and those those looking for a different perspective on a workhorse truck or a sport vehicle … Continue reading
Embargo to lift on 2014 Silverado and Sierra on December 13
They are terrific looking trucks with outstanding features: and NO, I can’t share them with you until Wednesday. No more camouflage, no sneaky tricks. This is the real deal, and I promise that you will never see this spy shot again. GM is showing the new trucks — their first … Continue reading
Texas truck writers hold annual event to name Truck of Texas
It’s that time again. Next week, more than 50 automotive journalists who specialize in trucks and SUVs will be getting together with 17 manufacturers at the Knibbe century ranch near San Antonio to evaluate the vehicles that manufacturers consider their most competitive. There, they will name the Truck of Texas, … Continue reading
Vehicle recall list explodes for September and October
It’s not Halloween Hoodoo, but it might as well be when it comes to the most recent batch of vehicle recalls posted by the NHTSA, and some of them are very serious. Here is a list, but I do encourage you to go to NHTSA.gov regularly to check the latest … Continue reading
GM releases video of 2014 Silverado
It seems strange, but we’ll take what we get on the 2014 Silverado. GM seems to have heard our begging and whining for anything on the long-awaited vehicle. They have not heard our prayers, but did throw us a morsel. Not much detail, but here is the spy-style video that Chevy has made … Continue reading
2014 Silverado and Sierra — what I know now
In the truck business, 2007 was a lifetime ago; and that’s when we saw the last really meaningful changes to the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra half-tons. GM loyalists had been patient and have kept the models at number 2 and number 4 in this highly competitive market segment. (Ford’s … Continue reading
