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COVID or not?
Illness impacts productivity and this has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of my colleagues this week said that a source of his had been up against roughly a 30 percent increase in worker absenteeism following Thanksgiving thanks to an uptick in COVID cases. That’s crazy and in this case it just might […]
January 6, 2021
Opinion
Half-ton hangup: Know before you tow
It felt good saving some money to buy a half-ton pickup that can actually tow more than the old ¾-ton that you traded in at the dealership. It just didn’t make much sense to spend more to buy a new ¾-ton when you didn’t plan on ever towing much more than 10,000 lbs. But then […]
December 16, 2020
Opinion
Ford still working on fuel cell while banking largely on all-electric
He drew a line in the sand, or the silica more like it, and I suppose it’s hard to blame him. During the recent reveal for the all-electric 2022 Ford Transit, Ford CEO and President Jim Farley made it clear that his company was on board with all-electric vehicles, California-style. “This is the path we’re […]
December 2, 2020
Opinion
Biden and California EV bias throws shade on fuel cell
There’s an old saying that most of us know only too well: As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. But will the same hold true for zero emissions? With California requiring a percentage of new commercial trucks and vans sold in four years to be zero emissions, it’s certainly reasonable to wonder […]
November 11, 2020
Opinion
VW’s big journey from Beetle to all-electric and fuel cell trucks
Our family had a Volkswagen Super Beetle in the ’70s and ’80s in Southern California. It was a fun car: lime green, fuel injected, four speed manual, cool frunk, strangely inviting vinyl interior scent, hand crank front windows and pop-out windows in the rear. No A/C, but then again we really didn’t need it in […]
October 28, 2020
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CARB not testing NOx when and where it counts
In 1811, history was made as the recently christened New Orleans steamboat flew along at 12mph down the entire stretch of the Ohio River and onto the Mississippi River where following a 2,000-mile run it arrived in New Orleans in a baffling time of 14 days. Until then, it was current, sails, poles, paddles and […]
September 2, 2020
Opinion
Mandatory electric truck and van law invites plenty of challenges
A tried and true axiom comes to mind when considering California’s now-codified plan to phase out tried and true powertrains: don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. In this case, the Golden State is banking on zero emission vehicles to seriously reduce air pollution. In what the California Air Resources Board is calling […]
July 29, 2020
Opinion
The automakers that Twitter built?
Never a dull moment. One click and the world can seemingly make you or break you. What else can account for Nikola’s double valuation to $27 billion in a few days following its IPO last Thursday? The automaker that’s never sold an auto is now worth more than Ford and FCA. Other than selling T-shirts, […]
June 10, 2020
Opinion
Elon’s world: Sell the houses and get some freedom
Strange days indeed. It wasn’t that long ago that Elon Musk tweeted that he was a socialist. Keep in mind that he posted that while he was very much the golden child of California and riding wave after wave of federal and state subsidies to support the production of Teslas that he and his supporters […]
May 6, 2020
Opinion
Man travels across the country to buy another Titan XD diesel
If you’ve ever been “…standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona…” then you know that across the street from the famous Eagles’ landmark—which includes a flatbed Ford by the way—is a souvenir shop called, appropriately enough, Standin’ on the Corner. It was there that I was reminded of the importance of pickup allegiance. The conversation […]
April 22, 2020
Opinion
Grab the masks: pandemic hits home
Hey Dad. Can we go to the junk yard this weekend? It’s great hearing that question from my teenage son. We’ve had some fun trips to our local salvage yard checking out trucks and cars while fishing around for parts for a project or two. But with the coronavirus creeping around, I told him it’s […]
March 25, 2020
Opinion
Time for trucks to muscle-up more than ever
The headlines are grim and surreal, like something out of a strange, apocalyptic movie. A global pandemic brought on by the novel coronavirus is shutting down businesses, schools, sporting events and trade shows and—as of today—causing the DOW to sink below 20,000. But it’s not shutting down life. Far from it. Thanks to the men […]
March 18, 2020
Opinion
Vehicle ownership ban seriously wrong
Discouraging vehicle ownership, or even calling for its end, is nothing new but the notion has been gaining more traction in the ‘emissions are everything’ era particularly when coupled with fears of over-population. Essentially, if government entities and/or companies own all vehicles they can maintain tight control on vehicle distribution, usage, earnings and emissions. It’s […]
January 21, 2020
Opinion
Surprised? New diesel technology lowers emissions even further
When I started writing at Hard Working Trucks four years ago, diesel was under heavy attack in the mainstream news brought on largely by Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal. Even today, while searching the word ‘diesel’ on Google, nine of the top 10 news stories were negative with some headlines condemning the fuel as dirty and destined […]
January 1, 2020
Opinion
Electric pickup battles begin as Ford exec swipes back at Tesla following F-150 tow challenge
The video is very telling, if you know what to look for. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently tweeted a video showing his newly unveiled Cybertruck pulling a Ford F-150 uphill in a bumper-to-bumper towing battle. The video was also shown during last week’s bungled unveiling in California which left Cybertruck with two busted windows. Anyone […]
November 27, 2019
Opinion
Tesla pickup reveal this week as Workhorse W-15 undergoes name change & redesign
Electric, electric, electric. Are you tired of it yet? Hope not, because more EVs are coming. Ford just revealed its electric Mustang this week which looks more like a crossover SUV intended to take on Tesla’s Model X. And then there’s Bladerunner. That’s what Tesla CEO Elon Musk said to think about when asked about […]
November 19, 2019
Opinion
California blackouts giving EVs a blackeye
The same state that has fostered the largest EV roll-out in U.S. history is now up against a power crisis brought on by the same force it strives to protect: mother nature. Seriously. Be careful about hugging a tree in California because it could very well be on fire. I grew up in the Golden […]
October 29, 2019
Opinion
Hectic for electric? Breathe easy with internal combustion
While tagging along for a truck inspection on Interstate 10 in Sneads, Fla., the trooper I was with made it a point to stop and show me the truck’s tailpipe. It wasn’t because the pipe was riddled with holes or improperly mounted but rather because it was so clean. I was so impressed that I […]
September 25, 2019
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