THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Ford is celebrating 100 years of trucks on July 26, 2017. The date marks the centennial of the first Ford truck, the Model TT, offered to the public. Read more here. Photos courtesy of Ford.
Michele Bartlett, Ford’s general manager of commercial and government fleet sales, discusses the outlook for 2017.
Ford has started shipping its all-new 2017 F-150 Raptor – a high-performance off-road pickup truck – to customers in China, marking the first time any U.S.-built F-Series truck has been officially exported to China.
Ford’s range of full-size F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 pickups and chassis cabs is all-new for 2017. The new truck is available as a chassis cab or in regular cab, crew cab, and SuperCab configurations with 6.75- and 8.0-foot beds.
An aluminum-alloy body helps reduce the weight of Ford’s 2017 F-Series Super Duty by up to 350 lbs.
In honor of the 2015 Labor Day Holiday, Ford provided a visual timeline of how its F-Series trucks have been at work since the 1930s. Read the full story here. Photos courtesy of Ford.
The decision to lightweight the Ford F-150 with an aluminum body was not reached lightly, and numerous challenges faced the automaker in making this risky change to its best-selling pickup truck.
The Ford Motor Co. is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Ute vehicle, a forerunner of modern pickup trucks such as the F-Series and Ranger that was inspired by an Australian farmer in 1933.
Westport Innovations Inc., a provider of natural gas engines, announced that the Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks with the Westport WiNG Power System will soon be available to Canadian customers.