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Ford rescue concept truck pressed into service to help tornado victims

2. May 2012

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Filed under: Truck , Safety , Work , Ford , Specialty From show floor to evacuation route, one concept vehicle got the chance to test it's meddle in the real world. The Ford F-550 Super Duty Rescue Truck was created to demonstrate extreme rescue capabilities not actually use them. It first went on display in February at the Chicago Auto Show .

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GM interested in taking stake in Isuzu again?

30. April 2012

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Filed under: Truck , China , Plants/Manufacturing , Work , GM , India , South America , South Korea General Motors and Isuzu were partners for decades before parting ways in 2006. Even now, you can find the final hangover of an alliance that gave us vehicles like the Geo Storm and Chevrolet LUV in the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado smallish pickups.

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Fiat Professional reveals new Punto panel wagon

26. April 2012

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Filed under: Minivan/Van , Europe , Work , Hatchback , Misc. Auto Shows , UK , Fiat There's little doubt that commercial vehicles are almost as vital to an automaker's sales figures as passenger vehicles are, and to that end many have dedicated commercial vehicle operations.

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Infographic: Breaking down the costs of trucking

22. April 2012

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Filed under: Truck , Etc. , Work , Earnings/Financials If you've ever had visions of telling your boss exactly where he can put his TPS reports and heading off to reenact your favorite scenes from classic trucking movies like Smokey and the Bandit , Convoy or Over the Top , we have bad news for you: Trucking is prohibitively expensive

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How Nissan’s NYC taxi contract may be a ticket to Hollywood fame

21. April 2012

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Filed under: Minivan/Van , Marketing/Advertising , Work , Nissan , Specialty "So here's the pitch. It's a movie about a car

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