2025 Toyota Tacoma Is America’s Last New Pickup With a Manual Transmission
I’ve lost count of how many times the internet has lost it over the death of manual transmissions. I understand why—everybody’s worried that…
The World’s First Biodiesel-Powered Pickup Truck Has a Story to Tell
While seeking out experts for my ridiculously in-depth feature on biodiesel, I crossed paths with Don Scott. He’s an engineer who’s been…
What Happened to Biodiesel? It’s Complicated
Government officials demand that automakers future-proof their trucks, but it’s anyone’s guess how they’ll do it. Battery-powered pickups were…
Some 2024 Toyota Tacomas Get Replacement Transmissions Under New Tech Bulletin
We reported at the beginning of August that 2024 Toyota Tacoma owners were having transmission problems. Not all of them, mind you, but enough…
Just Listen to This Extremely Remote Canadian Mechanic Talk About His Work Truck
The world runs on work trucks. They come in different shapes and sizes—from longbed pickups to Class 8 semis and everything in between—but…
Caterpillar Is Secretly Building Parts for Its Rumored Pickup Truck: Source
The rumor that Caterpillar is getting into pickup trucks has been floating around for a while, and it seems pretty easy to debunk. It’s…
Nissan Frontier Driver Finds Missing Frame Welds on Certified Pre-Owned Truck
A Nissan Frontier driver is now concerned for his fellow owners after discovering his truck was sold to him with a defective frame. Though the…
California Is About to Legalize—Or Ban—Driverless Semi Trucks
Autonomous driving continues to be an aspiration of the trucking industry, even as problems with the technology become better understood each…
No, Caterpillar Is Definitely Not Making a Pickup Truck
When you want something to be true desperately enough, it can be hard to give up hope. Doubly so in this age of social media, when some rumors…
Land Rover Has Copied Toyota’s Signature Stripes (Corrected)
I saw a Ford Bronco Sport Free Wheeling on a lot the other day and thought the dealership had gotten creative. But nope—that’s a trim level…