October 21, 2012

Truck of Texas is Ram 1500; Ram brand is Truck Line of Texas

Chrysler has again proven that it has the potential to be a giant killer when it comes to the Ram brand. More than 50 automotive journalists — members of the Texas Auto Writers Association — recognized the […]

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 […]

October 11, 2012

Massive Toyota recall: 7.4 million cars and trucks

It seems like only yesterday (in fact, it was only a couple days ago) that I reported that the latest wave of recalls seemed larger than usual, driven by the Honda CR-V action for a window switch […]

October 9, 2012

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, […]

October 2, 2012

VW shows Texas some love

It’s probably the only Volkswagon that I will write about for this column, and it won’t tow your child or grandchild’s toy truck, but I couldn’t resist sharing a photo of the Beetle that is on display in the […]

October 1, 2012

Toyota’s Ultimate Fishing Tundra being built for SEMA aftermarket show

It has often been said that SEMA, the Las Vegas aftermarket event, is the biggest automotive toybox anywhere, and it is primarily a marketplace for customization, pieces, parts and anything else that can be installed after […]

September 27, 2012

Toyota Tacoma is mid-size top seller for good reason

As vehicle manufacturers decide whether mid-size or compact pickup trucks dilute their full-size truck sales, companies like Toyota and Nissan enjoy some exclusivity in this segment. Both of these companies — especially Toyota — are filling […]

September 25, 2012

GM announces brand surge for GMC and Buick including new trucks

Whenever I tell you about GM’s growth, whether it be in new models or significantly updated models, I am sure to get a flurry of emails regarding the bailout and GM, in general. There is a […]

September 24, 2012

New Recall for boat/trailer package from Marine Tracker

I promised that I would keep you appraised of any recalls that might affect your truck, trailer or boat, and this week a new one was issued. It is not for a large-scale problem but, if you […]

September 18, 2012

Tundra tows biggest payload ever

After reviewing the 2013 Toyota Tundra only days ago, I heard about a towing feat that I had to share (if only because it will probably never happen again). The Toyota Tundra CrewMax, without any special […]

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