Tag: towing liability issues

Pickups
Binder Reminders: 10 Safety Tips For The Road
Trailer Towing Tips: Chains, Binders & Balance By Tom Jackson If you are towing a trailer you’re probably using chains, and if you are hauling equipment on that trailer you are using chain binders – or at least you should be. Having the load properly balanced on the trailer is a big issue with pickups. So, too, is how that trailer and […]
June 6, 2014
A safe towing setup requires the proper use of chains, straps and binders.
Opinion
Pickup Tow Ratings Finally Standardized
2015 finally brings a standard to tow ratings and vehicle weight ratings with SAE J2807 being accepted by all the automakers.
February 19, 2014
Toyota was the first to officially adopt J2807 towing standards several years ago. Ford and GM the last.
Pickups
Trailer Tongue-Weight Hitch Shank
Hitch shank with built-in tongue weight gauge ensures safer trailer loading/towing
November 7, 2013
Pickups
Editor's Note: It's Show Time
ProPickup Truck Expo (PPTE), which is held in Dallas August 22-24 in conjunction with the Great American Trucking two1Show, brings “trucks” from ½-ton pickups to Class 8 big rigs together under one roof.
August 1, 2013
Pickups
2013 Pickup Tow Ratings
Your one-stop guide to all the 2013 pickup tow ratings compiled by the ProPickup staff
March 18, 2013
Pickups
Tow Ratings Explained Video
GM’s Robert Krouse explains pickup tow ratings and towing liability during 2012 ProPickup Truck Expo SmartSession
January 14, 2013
Pickups
Editor's Note
Not only will our expo be loaded with manufacturer’s touting the newest in pickup-oriented products and services, there are three special seminars to help business owners get the most out of their trucks.
August 1, 2012
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