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If you send a fuel tanker semi-truck to the 'racks' here in Austin to fill up, all gasoline for all stations comes in the same pipelines out of Deer Park/ Houston area refineries. After they fill up the main tank they then get the additive packages which are added. Option #1, no additives at...

I borrowed a tandem axle MiniLite RV that has a listed weight as 5K (probably 6K as loaded) this past weekend to give it a try. I drove very moderately (63-65 mph) on the way up with the top 2 gears locked out and averaged 9.6 mpg. I -35 is slightly rolling in this area. On the way back, the...

I sell semi-trucks and specialize in vocational trucks, things like dump trucks. Most of my dump trucks I build to be lightweight to maximize the legal payload, and they use an 8.9-liter Cummins engine with about 360 hp/ 1150tq and when loaded the trucks weigh 62,500#s. Commercial engines are...

Like even, 14.7 psi of boost? LOL We'll ignore the turbo inefficiencies which are no doubt there, but a 3.5L at 14.7 psi boost is pumping the same air as a 7.0-liter motor. In reality there is some hotter intake air from the turbo which reduces the air density as well as some exhaust...

If power up the mountain is your primary concern, buy the 6.7 PSD. If your unloaded power and mpg at altitude is your primary concern, buy the PB or the Eco-boost. It'll do the job fine when towing as needed. I'll be toeing my own RV this very weekend. If you want a very stable 3/4 towing...

Mine is doing it too. It did it maybe 1x every 6 months over the first couple of years of ownership, but now it's doing it closer to 2x/ week as of the last month.

Tires. I bought my truck used with the stock Hankooks and they were like riding on 4 bars of soap whenever it rained. It legit was not safe to pull out of my country neighborhood on to damp roads as I could not get going without 4x4 engaged. Also, very sketchy in the turns. Proper tires totally...

How many spray cans does it typically take to coat the underside of 1 truck? Sounds like lots of products work pretty darn well.

OT: Can't people in locations where salt on the roads is common, just spray the underside of their truck with some kind of wax or oil or something to protect it? Maybe 1x, every 5 years, or annually? Just wondering. My '21 came out of MN and it had some corrosion which bummed me out. In reality...

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We (myself and my workmates) get employee pricing on new Fords from a local dealer and my work mate just grabbed a new one from our guy about an hour ago (he literally gets 1-2/ year). Anyways, he was told April 2nd orders and beyond are when the tariffs hit the domestic truck manufacturers and...

Actually, it's well documented that many full-time jobs in America including those at Walmart's, are still poverty wages and that people are working full time yet still qualify for government benefits. So, in essence, the American taxpayer is subsidizing Walmart to be able to pay non-livable...

It's an amazing vehicle. Thanks for showing it. Not sure it does us much good however! Some feel that protectionist trade policies benefit more than they hurt Americans. I have my opinions on this, but they are irrelevant. However, as a result of these policies, we are unlikely to have access...

New trucks are about to get really expensive. Maybe buy the new truck now, then sell the old one in 60 days. I'm in commercial truck sales, and the manufacturers have told us to expect a 15-25% price increase within days on new orders, for a USA assembled truck built in late May 2025 and...

I was a truck salesperson in CA when the first diesel emissions were coming out, just a kid, and I was mouthing off about how stupid the emissions were to an old redneck trucker who I presumed would agree completely. He then proceeded to tell me horrifying stories of how bad the air was in CA...

Due to my divorce, I had to get a CarMax appraisal for my F150. Don't worry, I have no intention of getting rid of this rig, love it! However, the day the tariffs were announced (or maybe it was the next day) I received an e-mail from Carmax with a revised offer that was $4.2K higher. They are...

Not sure that you really speak for Briggs, but I know that when it comes to simple products like lawn mowers, rarely are things like this made at a better value in America. I prefer to sell Latin America F150s (for example) and allow them to make the lawnmowers. Now, Ford will set up factories...

I suspect it's extremely hard to calculate. For one thing the countries, items included, and percent of the tariffs change nearly daily. But more long term, let's take Alcoa, who manufactures wheels using raw Al from Canada. At what point does the Al they are using come from their existing...

The rear crash bar (to be clear, it's at the rear of the front wheels) is designed so that during a front-end collision the tire/ wheel does not enter the foot wells. As such, there is no 'front crash bar' as that would protect nothing. So, you just trim plastic and whatever up front to help in...

In my industry (Commercial Heavy Duty Truck Sales), we were hit with a tariff surcharge today, it's a 4 digit $ amount, but I can't be too specific as that's proprietary. This surcharge guarantees us our price from the pre-tariff days of, last month, plus the surcharge, no matter how much the...