August 20, 2013

Just announced: Cummins to build new turbo diesel engine for Nissan Titan

While others watch and wait, it appears that Nissan is the next pickup truck brand to embrace diesel as an alternative for a probable 2015 introduction. While not totally unexpected, this is the first product news […]

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 […]

April 24, 2013

In my rearview mirror: GM Foundation grant, Honda recall, Best of Texas vehicles

Often stuff happens that isn’t quite major enough to merit a single large story. Here are some from the past week: GM Foundation gives $100,000 to the American Red Cross On April 20th, GM provided a […]

April 13, 2013

Massive recall of 3.4 million Japanese carmakers’ vehicles

If I wrote a post for every recall out there I would be doing nothing else, but when there is one of this magnitude, covering both trucks and cars, I try to keep you informed. This one is […]

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 […]

October 12, 2012

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 […]

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