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 20, 2012

GM recalls 145,000 small trucks

In a press release today, General Motors announced the voluntary recall of 145,000 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks from 2010 to 2012 model year. The problem is a missing secondary latch on the hood […]

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 […]

December 9, 2012

2013 RAM 1500 is Motor Trend and Truck Trend Truck of the year

Back in October, when I reported that The Texas Auto Writers Association had named the RAM 1500 Truck of Texas, the award season had just begun. Now, with a sweep of the Motor Trend and Truck […]

October 24, 2012

2014 Silverado unveiling scheduled

No photos yet, but GM has confirmed that they will be taking the wraps off the long-awaited light-duty trucks on December 13-14, when auto journalists will be in Detroit for an annual line review. Exact dates […]

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 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 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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