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Tough gets tougher: Ford’s 2017 F-Series Super Duty

Summer was made for blockbusters: big jobs tackled by game-changing trucks. When faced with seemingly insurmountable vocational tasks, Ford Trucks stacked the deck in its favor with the new 2017 F-Series Super Duty, which is poised to tackle even more difficult tasks than its namesake implies, thanks to a fully boxed frame comprised of more than

Roush CleanTech develops propane autogas fuel system for the Ford F-750

Roush CleanTech has developed a propane autogas fuel system for the Ford F-750 chassis that the company says costs less than similar diesel counterparts. Operating up to 33,000 GVWR, the company says that the model was created in response to the growing demand for an autogas-fueled medium-duty chassis for bobtail applications, cylinder delivery trucks, and

Motiv Power Systems, Morgan Olson build all-electric van

Motiv Power Systems and Morgan Olson are collaborating to provide an all-electric option for Morgan Olson’s  “Route Star” walk-in van, built on the Ford F59 chassis. The first all-electric walk-in van was recently delivered to AmeriPride Services’ Vernon, Calif. facility. Within the next year, this facility will be utilizing the all-electric Route Star walk-in van

Ford announces enhancements to van lineup for 2017

Ford has announced several enhancements to its lineup of vans that will be made available for the 2017 model year. New features that will be available for Ford’s 2017 vans include a walk-through center console and power running board options added for the 2017 Ford Transit; SYNC 3 communications and entertainment system for 2017 Ford Transit Connect cargo

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Ford introduces 2017 Super Duty chassis cab lineup

Ford Motor Co. has introduced its 2017 Super Duty chassis cab lineup, which includes the F-350, F-450 and F-550 chassis cabs. Highlights of the 2017 lineup, according to Ford, include: best-in-class front gross axle weight rating of 7,500 lbs.;  a gross combined weight rating of best-in-class 40,000 lbs. – meaning a fully loaded Super Duty chassis cab and trailer can carry

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Ford Transit fuels Kansas City on-demand shuttle service

Kansas City commuters will be first in the nation to test a unique solution for increased urban mobility. Urban technology company, Bridj, is teaming up with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to launch Ride KC: Bridj, a pilot program using a network of locally built Ford Transit vans to provide a new way to

Light-duty vans roll large

In June 2014, Ford Motor Co. took a risk by replacing its established U.S. light-duty van offering, the E-Series, with its longtime European van brand, the Transit. It quickly paid off as the new American-made Transit became the best-selling van in North America. Ford is not alone in finding success in the van market by

Fontaine opens new truck modification center servicing Ford F-650/F-750

Fontaine Modification Vocational Services has opened a new modification center in Avon Lake, Ohio, to provide modifications for Ford F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks. The facility is located across the street from Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant, where F-650/F-750 production moved from Mexico last summer. “Fontaine has put significant effort into developing modifications specifically for the all-new F-650/F-750

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Ford to produce F-Series Super Duty chassis cab at Ohio Assembly Plant

Ford Motor Co. has announced that its Ohio Assembly Plant will support additional production of the 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty chassis cab. Together with Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant, Ohio Assembly will produce F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab configurations. The Sheffield Lake, Oh.-based plant, which employs about 1,400 workers, currently manufactures Ford’s F-650 and F-750 in addition to

BOLT highlights one-key locks for Ford Transit series

Breakthrough One-Key Lock Technology (BOLT) highlighted its series of one-key locks for the 2015 and 2016 Ford Transit and Transit Connect commercial vans. As described by the company: BOLT locks are designed so that a single ignition key can be programmed to open any number of BOLT locks, reducing the need for multiple keys. The

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Cummins, International, Mack and Mitsubishi Fuso to unveil truck technology at Work Truck Show

The Work Truck Show 2016 takes place between March 1-4 in Indianapolis, and companies making announcements at the show include Mitubishi Fuso of America, Inc.; Cummins Inc.; Mack Trucks; and International Truck, the show reported. Kenworth Truck Co., Ford Commercial Vehicles, Ram Commercial and Knapheide Manufacturing Co. also have scheduled press briefings at the show.

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The medium-duty truck trends of the year

Within medium-duty segments, cabover trucks, gasoline options and light-duty, customizable vans are making a big splash in the market. “Isuzu is seeing a number of new customers moving to our low cab forward [LCF] design to better fit the different routes that customers have in tight confined areas,” said Brian Tabel, Isuzu’s executive director of