Forbes Announces Best Pickups for 2005

Best residual value: Dodge Ram SRT-10. Most fuel-efficient: Ford Ranger/Mazda B2300. Most reliable compact pickup: Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon.

Chrysler Hemis Get Fuel-Saving Cylinder Deactivation in 06

The feature will come standard on all trucks ordered with Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi engines. The technology cuts fuel use by five percent to 20 percent.

NYC Bill Would Make City Fleet Greener

Under the bill the city's trucks, school buses, private waste haulers, and sightseeing buses would have to switch to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. At the moment the fuel is not widely available in the city.

Tonneau Covers on Pickups Improve Gas Mileage

Other factors can also contribute to improved fuel efficiency, including in air filters, aftermarket grilles and properly inflated tires.

No Improvement in U.S. Average Fuel Economy for 2004

Plan Offered to Overhaul Fuel Rules for Vehicles

Study Says Increasing Fuel Efficiency Could Cost Automakers $8 Billion

Senate "Defies Reason" By Rejecting Improved Light Truck Fuel Economy, Says Environmental Group

SUVs Get Tougher Fuel Rules

New Rules To Improve Light Truck Fuel Economy 1.5 mpg By 2007