March 26, 2013

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 […]

March 18, 2013

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 […]

March 8, 2013

Tires for drought? Just choose those that work best under wet conditions

While there are often recommendations for tires that excel in bad weather conditions, there seem to be little information –if any — for tires that excel in drought conditions currently bedeviling a large part of the country, including Texas. Most people […]

February 25, 2013

MotorWeek names Drivers’ Choice Bests for 2013 Trucks

MotorWeek, the iconic television program, has named its Drivers’ Choice award winners for 2013 and, while there were few (if any) major surprises, it is always interesting to see what conclusions they draw. While I don’t always […]

February 17, 2013

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 […]

February 8, 2013

Chicago Auto Show is truck central.

I am in Chicago this week for the media preview of the Auto Show — it’s 105th year. Despite the fact of its name, it should be called truck central, and it rivals even the state […]

January 24, 2013

BIG NEWS: Toyota to introduce redesigned 2014 Tundra next month

It has been a long time coming, but Toyota just announced that it will introduce a redesigned Tundra Full-Size pickup truck at the Chicago Auto Show on February 7, at 9:00 a.m. No other details or […]

January 15, 2013

Check out the Ford Atlas Concept Truck

The press materials for the Ford Atlas Concept Truck are now available and I can share the new features and photos with you. There is an iconograph detailing all the new features in the text below and, you can […]

December 21, 2012

Ford F-150 Raptor: the truck or the toy

I was a lucky woman this week. Ford’s elves dropped off a brand new 2013 F-150 Raptor and I can pretend that it’s mine for a while. But, I’m not the only one who can have […]

December 13, 2012

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 […]

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