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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 25, 2016

Isuzu Debuts 2018 Class 6 FTR Truck

The FTR is the next generation medium-duty, low-cab-forward truck, with a smaller displacement, highly efficient four-cylinder engine. Isuzu foresees steady market growth in the medium-duty truck market at least through 2021.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffApril 15, 2016

Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Van

The Salvation Army is using a high-roof Ford Transit 350 van as a disaster relief vehicle in southeast Michigan. Here's a closer look at the mobile kitchen, LED strobe lighting, and other custom features added by upfitter Technosports Creative. Read the full story here. Photos courtesy of Ford.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherApril 13, 2016

Making Full-Size Vans Work for 2016

Full-size cargo vans provide fleet managers with added cargo space, vehicle height options, and the payload capacity for just about every vocational need.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffApril 12, 2016

Isuzu's N-Series Cabovers

Work Truck editors participated in an Isuzu driving event that featured three N-Series cabovers, including the Class 3 NPR, Class 4 NPR-HD, and Class 5 NRR.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherApril 12, 2016

Compact Vans Fill the Urban Need

The smaller size of compact work vans fit in more compact urban environments, while still providing abundant cargo capacity and myriad configurations for vocational fleet requirements.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffApril 8, 2016

Ford's 2016 Explorer 4WD

Ford updated Explorer for 2016 that moves the styling toward a more truck-like look and adds a 2.3L inline-4 EcoBoost that makes significantly more power than the outgoing 2.0L. Read our driving impressions here. Photos by Vince Taroc.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichApril 8, 2016

Ford F-650/F-750 Named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year

The F-650/F-750 offers a choice of three cabs — Regular Cab, SuperCab, and Crew Cab — along with two new tractor models. The availability of diesel and gasoline engines, plus gaseous prep packages, meets all powertrain needs.

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ArticlesApril 4, 2016

Autonomous Vehicle Hurdles to Consider

Self-driving vehicles are the next frontier in automobile innovation and companies such as Google, Ford, GM, Tesla, and other OEMs are testing and perfecting their version.

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Videosby StaffApril 1, 2016

Nissan's NV Drift Van

Formula Drift driver Chris Forsberg tested an NV Cargo that had been set up as a drift vehicle on an obstacle course set up by Nissan.

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Videosby StaffMarch 30, 2016

Video Van Profile: Mercedes-Benz Metris

Mercedes-Benz entered the mid-size van market with its 2016 Metris, which will be offered as a cargo and passenger model.

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