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Chrysler wraps Auburn Hills HQ in honor of Truck of the Year award

- posted: 10.04.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/chrysler-wraps-auburn-hills-hq-in-honor-of-truck-of-the-year-awa/ Filed under: Budget, Truck, Marketing/Advertising, Work, Chrysler, DodgeChrysler has decided to celebrate the Dodge Ram winning the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award by barring employees at its Auburn Hills headquarters from seeing the sun for 120 days. The company has turned its HQ into one big billboard with a 14-story building wrap. The 140-foot tall, 120-foot wide graphic features a massive 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty atop a pile of rocks. The company says the wrap is part of a nationwide campaign to get the word out about the Ram's win, and that around 200,000 people will see the display every day as they travel along I-75. The install took a total of three days, and Chrysler says that the truck featured in the wrap is a 100 feet long and 41 feet tall. No word on whether or not those specs will line up with what we can expect from the 2015 pickup. Hit the jump for a look at the press release. [Source: Chrysler]Continue reading Chrysler wraps Auburn Hills HQ in honor of Truck of the Year awardChrysler wraps Auburn Hills HQ in honor of Truck of the Year award originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

GM announces pricing on Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD models

- posted: 10.04.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/09/gm-announces-pricing-on-chevrolet-silverado-and-gmc-sierra-hd-mo/ Filed under: Truck, Work, Chevrolet, GM, GMC, By the Numbers, Diesel General Motors has officially announced pricing for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD and the 2011 GMC Sierra HD. Both trucks carry a base MSRP $27,965, though you'll have to tack on an additional $995 destination charge. If you want the 397 horsepower, 765 lb-ft of torque Duramax diesel engine and unstoppable Allison transmission option, GM will politely as you for an additional $8,395. The good news is that despite the powerplant's increase in power and fuel economy, the price has remained unchanged from the 2010 model. For the first time ever, the "Professional Grade" model will be available with a Denali package. Priced at $45,865 including destination fees, the Sierra Denali HD will feature all of the luxury goodies and flashy trim of its less powerful brethren. Buyers who opt for the Denali package will only find the truck available with a four-wheel drive, four-door configuration. Both the Chevrolet and GMC now feature a 20,000-pound towing capacity, which should be good enough to pull whatever your little black heart desires. Hit the jump for the press release. [Source: General Motors]Continue reading GM announces pricing on Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD modelsGM announces pricing on Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD models originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Report: New Renault-Nissan tieup with Daimler could result in commercial van linkages

- posted: 10.04.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/09/report-new-renault-nissan-tieup-with-daimler-could-result-in-co/ Filed under: Minivan/Van, Plants/Manufacturing, Work, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Renault 2011 Nissan NV2500 HD - Click above for high-res image gallery Renault-Nissan's partnership with Daimler is only a couple of days old, but the three companies have already divulged plenty of information on possible synergies. For example, the three automakers will work together on a small car platform that will one day underpin the Renault Twingo and future Smart cars. The companies will also collaborate on engine projects and share U.S. factory space. Automotive News reports that another area where the three companies can find synergies is with commercial vans. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche intimated as much during the press conference, adding "we have no concrete plans yet, but these are certainly areas of investigation which might lead to results." Nissan is just getting its feet wet in the segment with the spanking new NV2500, while Daimler has a much more established van, the extremely capable (if pricey) Sprinter. Since commercial vans is one of the few areas where the companies will compete, the best way to combine efforts is through the manufacturing process. The NV2500 begins production in Canton, Miss this fall, while the Sprinter is assembled from imported kit components at Daimler's Charleston, S.C. plant. Since Daimler doesn't have an engine plant in the U.S., the German automaker can benefit financially from Nissan engines built in Decherd, Tennessee. The move would improve Nissan's economies of scale at its engine plant, while Daimler stands to save metric tons of money, since European labor costs are high and the company loses cash by the bucket due to the high value of the euro compared to the dollar. Sounds like a cargo-hauling match made in heaven to us. [Source: Automotive News - sub. req.]Report: New Renault-Nissan tieup with Daimler could result in commercial van linkages originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wi-Drive: Luxury commuter buses popping up in California

- posted: 08.04.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/04/wi-drive-luxd-out-commuter-buses-for-the-wealthy-popping-up-in/ Filed under: Etc., Work, Specialty, Luxury Lots of things about commuting are aggravating. High on that list is the productivity that gets smothered while you're snarled in traffic. You can only bang along on the steering wheel to Clyde Stubblefield for so long before you start getting antsy to convert the stop-and-go into some forward momentum on a project. Now, what if the whole commute could be as comfortable as the leather seats in an Infiniti G37 while you spent the entire ride with your nose buried in your laptop? Bay Area commuters can park the car, pay a bit more for a luxuriously-outfitted bus, and recapture that formerly lost commute time. It's more efficient and has a smaller carbon footprint than 52 individual cars with just a single occupant idling away, too. Bauer's Limousine Service, a company that already zips Silicon Valley worker bees from hive to hive, has added four first-class-only buses to its fleet, and it calls the idea Wi-Drive. There's Wi-Fi, power, TV, even meals and coffee on the Wi-Drive buses. A one-way ride will put the hurt on a ten-dollar bill, and there's still some coordination to work out with pick-up and drop-off points, but it could be worthwhile for the increase in productivity and the better disposition you'll have after spending that hour and a half working, or just surfing Bring A Trailer, instead of pounding your head against the wheel in frustration while you sit in traffic. [Source: The Wall Street Journal]Wi-Drive: Luxury commuter buses popping up in California originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Video: Fiat takes on 'The Office' with online fleet management sitcom

- posted: 21.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/17/video-fiat-takes-on-the-office-with-online-fleet-management-s/ Filed under: Minivan/Van, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Work, Fiat, UK, Humor Episode 1 of The Fleet - Click above to watch the video after the jump Imagine the TV show, "The Office." No, not the American version that catapulted Rainn Wilson into superstardom, but the British original. You know...the sitcom that helped launch creator and star, Ricky Gervais, into the spotlight. Now imagine it set in a fleet management company called Lightfoot Logistics. That is the setup for a new viral marketing effort created for Fiat's UK van business, of all things. Fiat has produced a series of short mockumentary-type webisodes chronicling the day-to-day activities at the firm and a full Lightfoot website to go with it. There is plenty of sexual innuendo in the videos, but they are pretty tame and make this Office-knockoff almost as funny as the real thing. Almost. We've embedded the first two episodes after the jump for your lunch-at-work viewing enjoyment. Click through to see Pete and Dave take on a rival's clueless salesman and watch as they head to the area commercial van show to check out the Doblo and its competition, nearly getting sidetracked by an obnoxious acquaintance. WARNING: Videos after the jump are set to auto play. [Source: Lightfoot Logistics]Continue reading Video: Fiat takes on 'The Office' with online fleet management sitcomVideo: Fiat takes on 'The Office' with online fleet management sitcom originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Video: This truck driver has got something on his nose...

- posted: 21.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/17/video-this-truck-driver-has-got-something-on-his-nose/ Filed under: Truck, Etc., Safety, Videos, Work Click above to watch the video after the jump Is this a highway or the set of a new Bruce Willis flick? What appears to be a cell phone-wielding cameraman has captured some timely highway footage of a truck driver hauling more than just a few dozen tons of potentially hazardous liquid. We have no idea how a vehicle, apparently a Renault Clio, could possibly find itself in such a precarious and perpendicular position, but we're even more puzzled as to how the truck driver could possibly pass other vehicles in traffic without noticing a 3,000 pound vehicle on its nose. Assuming this is real and not some sort of staged stunt, we're sure hope the driver of the Clio escaped this unfortunate incident unharmed, because otherwise we would feel really guilty about the fact that we laughed at the fact that the brake lights were flashing on and off. Like that was going to do anything. Check out the video for yourself by hitting the jump. The video footage is admittedly less than great, but we feel the bizarre nature of the subject matter is worth a look. [Source: YouTube]Continue reading Video: This truck driver has got something on his nose...Video: This truck driver has got something on his nose... originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Reefers ISO Containers

- posted: 21.03.10

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- posted: 21.03.10

Canada Post to replace fleet with Ford Transit Connect

- posted: 21.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/19/canada-post-to-replace-fleet-with-ford-transit-connect/ Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Work, Ford Ford Transit Connect - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford scored a big deal this week for its new Transit Connect when Canada Post chose the compact commercial van to replace its current fleet of mail carriers. The Canadian post office went through a competitive bidding process to select a new vehicle that included total lifecycle costs, which favored the relatively fuel efficient Transit Connect that's rated 22 miles per gallon in the city and 25 mpg on the highway by the EPA. One of the key selling points of the Transit Connect is its fuel efficiency advantage over full-size vans. Canada Post will buy 1,175 Transit Connects this year as part of its fleet modernization effort, which makes it the largest single order yet for the Transit Connect in Canada. Canada Post currently uses the same small box vans as the U.S. Postal Service. Gallery: 2010 Ford Transit Connect [Source: Ford]Continue reading Canada Post to replace fleet with Ford Transit ConnectCanada Post to replace fleet with Ford Transit Connect originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Poll: Foose/Deere 4020 vs John Deere 620 Orchard

- posted: 15.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/07/poll-foose-deere-4020-vs-john-deere-620-orchard/ Filed under: Etc., Work, Specialty Which one would you choose? The Chip Foose John Deere 4020 or a John Deere 620 orchard model? Vote after the jump! Chip Foose's John Deere 4020 is pretty kickass, but the reality is this: You needn't enlist the services of a famous pro rodder to get a slick-lookin' John Deere tractor. Take, for instance, the John Deere 620 orchard model shown above. Standard-issue 620s have a traditional tractor look to them, but the ones fitted with the additional orchard equipment have a streamlined appearance that looks like it's a set of giant-sized moon caps away from making a land speed record run at Bonneville. In fact, all that extra bodywork has nothing to do with aerodynamics or improved performance; its shielding designed to let the tractor operate in an orchard without the tires causing damage to the the tree branches. So, not only does this 620 look great, it does so for totally functional reasons. And so, we come to tonight's poll: Which one of these tractors would you rather have? Follow the jump and declare your Deere. [John Deere 620 image via TractorClocks.com]Continue reading Poll: Foose/Deere 4020 vs John Deere 620 OrchardPoll: Foose/Deere 4020 vs John Deere 620 Orchard originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools

- posted: 15.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/08/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive/ Filed under: Truck, Work, Ford, First Drive, Off-Road 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty - Click above for high-res image gallery It's a guy thing. Tim Allen understands. If you've got a job to do, you need the right tool. As guy logic goes, the bigger and more powerful the tool, the better. If what you do requires a tool shaped like a truck, then you're currently experiencing a nirvana-like period in history. In just the last few months, Chrysler and General Motors introduced their new heavy-duty trucks. We drove the 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty in October and liked it. We also saw the Chevrolet and GMC HDs at the Chicago Auto Show last month. Although we've yet to get behind the wheel, the powertrain and chassis improvements appear promising. Not to be left out, Ford's rolling introduction of its latest F-Series Super Duty just culminated with an Arizona-based press-only driving event (we first reported on the new truck in September). Want to know everything about Ford's big, new tool? For starters, the blue oval on the grille measures 13 inches. Believe it or not, there's more. Find out after the jump. Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Photos by Rex Roy / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest toolsFirst Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nissan unveils NV commercial van, available in three different flavors

- posted: 15.03.10
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/10/nissan-unveils-nv-commercial-van-available-in-three-different-f/ Filed under: Truck, Work, Nissan, Misc. Auto Shows Nissan NV commercial vans - Click above for high-res image gallery Historically, America's commercial vehicle marketplace has been dominated by domestic automakers. Besides a small percentage of Sprinter sales from Dodge while under Daimler ownership, the fullsize van market has really only been occupied by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. Nissan is ready to change all that, and its opening salvo in the commercial vehicle marketplace is its NV series of vans. Nissan's NV series - "NV" rather unimaginatively stands for Nissan Van, for what it's worth - relies on three different designations, NV1500, 2500 HD and 3500 HD, and two different roof heights (the High Roof is only available on the NV2500 HD and NV3500 HD models) to provide a platform for every conceivable need. Opting for the tall version will provide enough room for most people to stand up inside with no need to duck. Interestingly, Nissan's research indicates that commercial van owners are the least satisfied of any vehicle segment, and as such, the automaker says that the NV design is that of an armored car a 'clean-sheet' approach resulting from one of the most researched projects Nissan has ever undertaken. That research has yielded a vehicle that utilizes a fully boxed steel ladder frame and rear-wheel drive with either a 4.0-liter V6 or an optional 5.6-liter V8. Both engines are mated to a standard five-speed automatic transmission. No matter which engine or roof style is chosen, the NV will come with a user-definable interior layout that can accept standard-size drywall or plywood or any number of aftermarket cargo solutions. Up front, there are a number of storage pockets and compartments to hold whatever is needed, while High Roof models offer an overhead console for additional storage options. Pricing is not yet available, but Nissan promises the NV series will hit authorized commercial U.S. dealerships before the end of the year. Want to know more? Be sure to check out our gallery of high-res images below and click past the break for the official press release. Gallery: 2011 Nissan NV [Source: Nissan]Continue reading Nissan unveils NV commercial van, available in three different flavorsNissan unveils NV commercial van, available in three different flavors originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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