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0Official: Goodyear unveils self-inflating tires for big trucks 1348329720
Goodyear has developed a new self-inflating tire for commercial vehicles. The Air Maintenance Technology system uses an internal pressure regulator to determine when the tire is low. When pressure falls below a certain parameter, the regulator opens to allow air into a pumping tube. Here's the ...
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Report: Edmunds ranks brand loyalty by vehicle category 1347537660
News flash: trucks are popular in the U.S. and subcompacts aren't. While most of the customer loyalty stats we generally hear about are focused on brands, Inside Line recently did a study tracking how loyal customers are to a particular vehicle segment by tracking which vehicles customers trade ...
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Report: Fuel economy standards could add up to $15K to price of heavy-duty pickups 1284404460
It's no secret that today's crop of full-size heavy duty pickup trucks cost a pretty penny to purchase and operate. To wit, the 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Mega Cab that we recently reviewed carried a sticker price of over $56,000. A large chunk of that asking price can be accounted for by the ...
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Congress considering higher weight limits for interstate trucks 1282139940
This fall, Congress will consider modifying 36-year old regulation that would increase the weight limit for trucks on interstate highways by 8.5 tons. According to The Wall Street Journal, the increase from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds is being pushed by a coalition of over 150 companies that ...
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Study: Half of all European truck drivers don't wear their seatbelts 1271157540
Volvo truck during crash testing – Click above for high-res imageNew research has revealed that up to 50 percent of European truck drivers don't buckle up when they hit the road. A study by CEASAR Research Institute discovered that seatbelt use among truck drivers varies widely from ... -
U.S. gov't announces texting ban for commercial truck and bus drivers 1264537620
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Government_Announces_Texting_Ban_for_Truck_And_Bus_Drivers'; It's official: the U.S. Department of Transportation has made it a crime for inter-state truck drivers and drivers of coaches carrying more than eight passengers to text or use handheld cell ...
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Dodge Ram CEO gets interviewed, reveals tough job ahead 1255718040
When Chrysler announced plans to spin off the Ram brand from the Dodge division, more questions than answers were left in its wake. So the truck-obsessives at Pickuptrucks.com sat down with the newly-appointed President and CEO of the Ram brand, Fred Diaz Jr., to suss out the details – to ...
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Woodward 2009: The heavy haulers and shakers 1250441940
The trucks of Woodward - Click above for high-res image galleryWith vast amounts of sheetmetal and a bed, trucks can be a lot easier to modify than cars. That holds true at the Woodward Dream Cruise, as mod masters jack up, lower and customize trucks of all shapes and sizes. Beyond the beefed up ... -
eBay Find of the Day: Optimus Prime hiding in plain sight [w/VIDEO] 1247010900
1997 Peterbilt dressed as Optimus Prime – Click above for image galleryWith Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen holding the number box office spot for two weeks, there couldn't be a better time for this ardent Autobot fan to be flogging his truck on eBay. Done up thoroughly enough to ... -
VIDEO: Ford releases trailer for "Raptor: Born in Baja" feature documentary 1245439920
Raptor: Born in Baja documentary -- Click above after the jumpThe Ford F-150 SVT Raptor has just finished its close-up, and pretty soon you'll be able to see it on both the big screen in "Raptor – Born in Baja". The Blue Oval took its factory-built off-road runner to the Baja 1000 last year ...

