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Trucks

First Drive: 2014 International DuraStar 4300

From The Driver’s Seat: 2014 International 4300 DuraStar 2,700-mile cross-country run reveals a lot about a medium-duty truck  Moving one’s household goods across town doesn’t give much of a sense how a medium-duty box truck works other than checking out its brakes and turning radius. Drive that truck 2,700 miles from the Mississippi Gulf Coast […]

August 11, 2014

Pickups

Pickup Truck Performance Numbers: 0-60mph Times

Hard Working Trucks Test Data: 0-60mph Times Every year we road test pickup trucks and run them through the 1/4-mile to see how they perform.  The driver for the tests is  a professional who has more than 25 years experience in vehicle testing, and our primary test track is the Gulfport Dragway located on the […]

July 8, 2014

Vocational

Road Test: 2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali 4×4 CC

We spend a week in GMC’s luxurious Crew Cab 4×4 and find it still has it’s work-truck muscle and trailer-towing prowess well intact

July 2, 2014

Vocational

Road Test: 2015 Chevy 2500HD Bi-Fuel CNG

Road Test: 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Bi-Fuel CNG Wringing Out Chevy’s Heavy Duty CNG Bi-Fuel 4×4 Work Truck A whoosh like connecting an air hose to a compressor is the only thing that lets me know I’m in business filling the bed-mounted fuel tank in the 2015 Chevy Silverado CNG I’m driving. Moments after turning […]

May 31, 2014

Pickups

TEST DRIVE: Roush CleanTech 2014 Propane F-250

HWT Road Test: 2014 Roush CleanTech 6.2L F-250 4×4 XLT Running a propane-fueled truck is like driving money to the bank Being “green” is a good business philosophy and company’s that employ it find federal, state and local governments more open to their services.  However, when it comes time to replace worn-out trucks with new ones, […]

March 30, 2014

Opinion

2014 Roush CleanTech Propane F-250 Dragstrip Video

Roush’s propane-powered 2014 Ford F-250 gets a little time at the dragstrip during HWT road test.

March 21, 2014

Pickups

2015 GMC Canyon: An Inside Look

GMC uses Detroit Auto Show to show off its 2015 mid-size pickup

January 11, 2014

Pickups

Ford looking At $8.5B Profit For 2013

2013 profits o be among “best in Ford history”

January 9, 2014

Pickups

2013 F-250 6.2L Road Test

We give a 2013 F-250 6.2L Crew Cab a workout to see how it performs on the highway and at the dragstrip

October 24, 2013

Pickups

Review: 2013 GMC Sierra Denali

The all-wheel-drive 1500 GMC Crew Cab Denali a fit truck for the man with Cadillac taste.

October 15, 2012

Pickups

2013 F-150 Rollout

New upscale trim levels elevate 2013 Ford F-150s into the luxury class pickup segment

September 27, 2012

Opinion

3500 Ram Dually MPG

RAM 3500 Road Test Just finished the road test on the 2012 Ram 3500 Crew Cab Dually 4×4 — Laramie Longhorn edition. Wonderful truck for comfort and convenience items. Very stable towing Case CX50B mini-excavator on Towmaster gooseneck (total weight: 14,600 pounds). Fuel mileage-empty14.8 flat interstate @70mph; Towing: 8.8 mpg@65mph on same. See full write-up […]

February 22, 2012