Pickup trucks that get relegated to the press fleet generally lead a pretty cushy existence. They’ll spend a few months being driven around by a bunch of city slicker journalists who complain about fuel economy, price, how hard they are to park, and ask, “Why do they have to be so big?” That’s all ya got, kid? With a major house renovat

“I need you to drive the Ram Heavy-Duty,” my editor said, “but I don’t want you just hauling air with it. I want you to work it.” Numbers only tell half the story. Well, I don’t camp, boat or snowmobile, so I didn’t have any big recreational stuff lying around. But I do own a Ram 1500 that’s 22 years older than the 2017 one-ton that n

Ram has beefed up their 3500 series truck for 2018. It now has the highest torque rating of any pickup and the highest fifth-wheel towing capacity to go with. 930 lb-ft of torque. More torque than even tractor trailers had just a few years ago. That's what the Cummins 6.7L diesel in the Ram 3500 can put out. That's 5 lb-ft more than Ford in th

In what seems to have become an annual tradition, Ram has once again one-upped its heavy-duty pickup truck competitors in the torque department with 1,075 lb-ft from its 3500 model, which the company claims is the highest-ever torque rating for a diesel pickup. Ram was the first truck maker to break the 1,000-lb-ft barrier in 2019 when it introd

BOULDER CITY, NV – It wasn’t that long ago that 500 lb-ft of torque seemed an enormous number for a non-commercial pickup truck to produce. But over the past ten years heavy-duty truck makers have waged an all-out numbers war, a back-and-forth battle of one-upmanship that’s constantly establishing new record highs for torque and tow ratings. A deca

If you want to express yourself in Alberta, a big, custom truck is one of the accepted methods. The love for massive 4x4s is not unique to the Alberta, but you can safely consider Edmonton the Canadian capital of the lifted truck. I find myself at Edmonton’s Crosstown Auto Centre , Chrysler Canada’s top retail dealer for the last three years in

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has expanded a 2018 tailgate recall on Ram pickups to cover an additional 220,000 trucks in Canada. In the original recall issued in July 2018, FCA Canada contacted the owners of more than 260,000 Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickups sold between 2015 and 2017 to fix power-locking tailgates that could fall open unex

Transport Canada has released a big recall on Ram trucks, affecting more than a quarter of a million pickups in Canada. The problem is with Ram pickups that have a power locking tailgate. An issue with that power locking mechanism means that they could release the tailgate and open it unexpectedly. While that might not be a safety issue for the

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Ram’s big news at last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the Ram 1500 , which means that the natural order of things was for the Ram Heavy Duty lineup to follow suit for the show’s 2019 edition and they did not disappoint. As the Ram 3500 Dually, Ram 2500 Laramie Limited Black, and an all-new Power Wagon rolled across

She’s best known for her role as Amy Fleming on CBC TV’s hit drama, Heartland – a part that garnered her a coveted 2013 Canadian Screen Award. But actress Amber Marshall has a long list of TV and film credits to her name including The Power Strikers, Resident Evil, Mutant World , and a made-for-TV-movie with Rob Lowe called The Christmas Shoes

Ram is recalling nearly 300,000 pickups due to a problem with the brake shift interlock. The problem could allow the truck to roll away if an accidental shift occurs. The recall affects 290,200 Ram pickups from model years 2009 to 2017. It covers 1500 model trucks over that entire range, but other models have a slightly smaller window. The 2500

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming – We follow the sinewy curves of Snake River across the southeast canyons of Idaho and into Wyoming – Big Sky Country – where endless plains are embraced within the towering peaks of the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges. It’s a likely place to encounter one’s own insignificance – especially when you consider that the aver

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Ram pickup division is recalling a few of its heavy-duty chassis cab models to replace 4WD transfer cases with faulty output shafts. In 29 examples of the 3500-, 4500- and 5500-series trucks , the shaft that takes power to the rear axle could fracture, leaving the truck with no drive in 2WD mode, and would also allow

Veteran contractor Bryan Baeumler has gained international fame with his hit TV shows Leave it to Bryan, House of Bryan and Disaster DIY . It’s no surprise the Gemini-award winning host is the handyman of home renos, but he’s also a car guy who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty tinkering with wheels. Baeumler owns several vehicles including hi