PRODUCT REVIEW:TRUCK-LITE LED HEADLIGHTS

DAY LIGHTERS
LED headlight technology proves its worth on dark roads

By Bruce W. Smith

One factor that weights heavily on truck stopping distances is driver reaction time.

Reaction time is directly related to your vision; the quicker you see a problem, the faster you react and the shorter the stopping distance.

Seeing and reacting isn’t a [...]

When the odometer on a pickup, SUV, or crossover rolls past 50,000 miles, and the tires have never been replaced, it’s a safe bet there’s not much tire life remaining. If that’s the case then the new Michelin replacement treads might be just what your prickup or SUV needs…

DODGE RAM CREW CAB EARNS TOP HONORS
Ram Heavy Duty Named 2010 MOTOR TREND Truck of the Year®

EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire – December 10, 2009) – MOTOR TREND (www.motortrend.com) today announced the Ram Heavy Duty is the 2010 MOTOR TREND Truck of the Year®.

The Ram Heavy Duty was unanimously voted 2010 Truck of the [...]

Oft times its small refinements that make a tremendous difference in the outcome; a tweak here and a change there can turn a product or service from being average to being exceptional. Such can be said of the 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickups. More specifically, the new 2500/3500 Crew Cab models, which further entrenches Dodge as a major player in the rapidly growing four-door heavy-duty pickup market. The new Crew Cab, which replaces the Quad Cab of old

THE PERFECT BED STORAGE SYSTEM

DAMAR TruckDeck combines the best of all worlds when it comes to bed storage and cargo management

Your truck has many uses – construction, camping, hunting and more. Now you can have the flexibility to organize [...]

CLEAN & GREEN
Inside Chevrolet’s ‘09 Silverado Crew Cab Hybrid 4×4
By Bruce W. Smith

Fuel prices fluctuate these days like air pressure in tires, rising and falling with every swing of the economic climate. What doesn’t change is those who depend on pickups to meet their business needs are stuck with the reality it’s always going to [...]

NEW DODGE RAM MADE FOR HAULIN’; 2009 Dodge pickup moves from the backseat of trucker’s buying choices to the driver’s seat with better power, ride & fuel economy. Job site, shop, at home or on vacation, the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 is one of those pickups that will look good and feel good doing whatever the task. The new Dodge Ram’s five-link coil-sprung rear axle, 390-hp Hemi, weatherproof bed-side storage, interior refinements akin to a luxury sedan, and retroaerodynamic body styling all sound wonderful on paper and look sweet in person. But what determines any new vehicle’s true worth is when tires touch ground…

2009 Ford F-150 4×4 better tuned for both work and play
by Larry D. Walton
Photos by author and Ford

On those rare days when you are not sitting behind the wheel of your rig, anything that makes the downtime more enjoyable  is welcomed. Hunting and fishing are my outlets away from work, which is why hooking up [...]

Roush Performance, known for making Fords go very fast, is getting into the propane-powered pickup market to help conusmers tighten wallets without giving up their beloved rides…

Driving the best of
BOTH WORLDS

Inside Chevrolet’s ‘09 Silverado Crew Cab Hybrid 4×4
By Bruce W. Smith (Images by Author & GM)
Fuel prices fluctuate these days like air pressure in tires, rising and falling with every swing of the economic climate. What doesn’t change is those who depend on pickups to meet their business needs are [...]

WAY TO TOW
2009 Ford F-150 4×4 much better tuned for both work and play
by Larry D. Walton
(Photos by Author & Ford)
On those rare days when you are not sitting behind the wheel of your rig, anything that makes the downtime more enjoyable  is welcomed.
Hunting and fishing are my outlets away from work, which is why [...]

BAR SETTER
Dodge’s  ‘09 Ram 1500 Quad Cab ½-Ton Sets New Standards For  Full-Size Pickups
By Bruce W. Smith

Although it hasn’t seen the massive advertising exposure of other new pickups of late, Dodge’s 2009 Ram 1500 is every bit as impressive.
The Ram, a truck always known for being stout but lacking some in creature comforts, power, [...]