October 29, 2013

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is Truck of Texas

Let me begin this by saying: there is no such thing as a bad new truck in 2013. Whether you are committed to Ram, Silverado, GMC, Ford or Tundra, you will find the latest offerings are […]

September 28, 2013

It’s all about trucks at State Fair of Texas

*If there ever was any doubt about the manufacturers giving Texas its due as the truck capital of the U.S, all you need to do is reaffirm it at this year’s State Fair of Texas. The […]

September 15, 2013

“Dogs ride inside”, says Ford

It is a personal pet peeve — pardon my pun. I hate to see dogs chained or loose in the beds of pickup trucks. Yes, yes, I know you profess to love them more than your […]

September 6, 2013

Ford offers STX SuperCrew and STX Sport Package

There is no brand new full-size pickup from Ford this year. (The F-150 which was previewed with the Atlas Concept will be along as a 2015 model.) True to its strategy of keeping the game interesting, […]

August 29, 2013

Bacon wrapped turkey has nothing on Ford’s bacon wrapped Fiesta

Love that bacon? Ford figures that enough Fiesta owners do, so it is now offering bacon wrap graphics just in time for International Bacon Day, August 31. I figure that, with a little adjustment, at least […]

August 14, 2013

Towing stats announced for 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and Ram V-6

It seems like only yesterday when I wrote about Ram’s new diesel light-duty pickup truck. Actually it was late last month when I covered the latest addition to the Ram 1500 offering, and the company had […]

August 12, 2013

2014 F-150 features ‘Built Ford Green’ parts

No one decides to buy a truck because of its recycle or sustainable material content, but Ford has always touted its commitment to sustainable materials and it seems that the 2014 F-150 is no exception. Rice […]

July 25, 2013

Don’t miss these: Ford truck team shares rules to live by

What do the initials BFT mean to you? For Ford’s truck team — including those on the F-150 program, the Super Duty program and the Transit/Transit Connect program — those letters stand for Built Ford Tough, […]

July 8, 2013

Ford introduces F-150 Tremor: world’s first EcoBoost sport truck

About a week ago in Detroit, Ford took the cover off a new truck; designed for the sport truck enthusiast and boasting V8 performance, V6 fuel economy and a launch-optimized 4.10 rear axle with electronic locking […]

May 29, 2013

3D mapping is for more than Google, says Ford Truck

The first that most civilians, i.e.those not totally living in the digital world, heard about digital mapping was with reference to Google Earth and its world-wide effort to be everywhere, all the time. Now, Ford is […]

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