Trucks

Insects of America, be afraid.

More than 2 million Ford trucks could be affected by faulty seat belt system.

From shocks to seats, a more rugged Raptor.

We need to add another high-tech 18-wheeler entry to the growing list of players at the table: Shell collaborated with AirFlow Truck Company the truck you see above, dubbed Starship. The tractor-trailer combo isn't the wildest rival in the bunch, but it features the best of current technology aided by a host of major and minor tweaks from stem to stern. Shell considers the the Class 8 Truck equivalent of the Project M T25 city car it worked on with legendary English designer Gordon Murray.

After several years studying abroad, the Ford Ranger is finally coming home to the States, more capable and more refined than ever. This isn't just a rehash of the same old formula. Ford is bringing the midsize Ranger sold in the rest of the world since 2011 to us. Since the return was announced last year, there's been a ton of speculation about the truck. Well, here it is in all its glory. (Meanwhile, we couldn't wait for the new Ford Ranger, so we went to New Zealand to drive one.)

Like a rock. A big, steel rock. With some aluminum. And a diesel engine. 2018 is going to be a big year for Chevrolet. To help kick off the 100th anniversary of GM trucks, the automaker revealed the full details of the all-new 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show.

LA-based startup Thor Trucks recently unveiled its zero-emission semi truck the ET-One. There are two versions of the ET-One, a $150,000 option with 100 miles of range, and a 300-mile range version that costs $250,000. Thor Trucks plans to begin shipping the ET-One in 2019. For more details head over to https://www.autoblog.com/

Ford celebrates 60 years of producing trucks in Brazil with a trucker hat. SafeCap is designed to keep drivers from falling asleep at the wheel. The prototype senses head movements associated with drowsiness then uses lights, vibrations, and sounds to alert the driver. Want more videos? Head over to https://www.autoblog.com/category/autoblog-minute/

Video Shows 3 C&C trucks transporting 80 ton turbine blades up a narrow mountain pass in China. It took 5 hours for each blade to reach the final destination.

UPS has begun testing residential delivery drones with the aim at improving delivery efficiency. Drones fly autonomously and can carry packages up to 10 lbs.

From near Russia, with love.

Ford Ranger spied right here in America.

At 110-years-old, Richard Overton is the oldest living United States Army veteran in the world. Born in Bastrop County, TX, in 1906, Overton served as a combat engineer in the South Pacific with the 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion. Today, Overton resides in Austin where he lives independently in the house he built in 1945.

Fuel-efficiency average doesn't budge from 2015 or 2104 level, as more trucks sales offset higher plug-in vehicle demand.

Ford F-150 gets interior, exterior, and powertrain updates for 2018.

The Colorado ZR2 promises to be a mid-size truck that's off-road ready right off of the production line. Available with diesel or gas engines, Chevy revealed the 2017 Colorado ZR2 at the LA Auto Show.

European truck maker Scania behind publicity stunt, making an accurate working clock out of 14 new trucks with box trailers and 90 drivers.

If you like trucks, or clocks, or clocks made of trucks this is the video for you.

A group of Chinese truckers sprang into action to save their town when a local levee broke and threatened the homes and lives of 23,000 of their fellow citizens.

Ford offers a closer look at the tires featured on the 2017 F-150 Raptor. The tires, BFGoodrich all-terrain T/A KO2s.