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While many of you were preparing for the Fourth of July holiday, I spent the week of June 24, 2019 working on the Four Wheeler Network’s second Week to Wheelin’ truck build, a ’74 Ford Bronco, in the Motor Trend Group’s Santa Ana, California, Tech Center. I must say, it was a lot of fun

The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast.

A train carrying Jeep Gladiator, Chevrolet Silverado, and GMC Sierra pickups (among other things) derailed in Lincoln County, Nevada, on Wednesday morning. In total, 33 of the train’s cargo cars left the tracks, leaving “the most spectacular mess” that Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee has ever seen. Luckily, the massive wreckage yielded no injuries, but

“I’ve always had a passion for cars and trucks, or anything fast since I was young,” says 28-year-old Cody Lambert. The Wapakoneta, Ohio, resident followed his passion and works full time at Tater Built Turbo Chargers & Machining. Cody has built several trucks, but his favorite, by far, is the ’07 Dodge Ram 2500 he

As “media drives” (truck manufacturers’ one- to three-day programs that allow journalists and influencers to drive and review new vehicles) go, 2019 has already been a very busy year. The Big Three truckmakers (Ford, GM, and Ram) are rolling out light- and heavy-duty rigs for 2020, and “showing them off” to folks like me is

The third time is the charm for Richard Coker of Midland, Texas. Having entered DPC twice previously, Richard’s ’06 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD was selected to compete at Diesel Power Challenge 2019 Presented by XDP—and not a moment too soon, as he plans to take the truck in a different direction after the competiton. Richard owns

For the past 16 years, Dropt-N-Destroyed has etched its way into truck history in Ohio. Until this year, the event was held at the world-famous Shawshank Redemption prison, known as the Mansfield Reformatory. Show promoter Aaron Combs decided to relocate to the Portage County Regional Airport just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, for more room. The

BMW brought a one-of-one X7 pickup to the company’s Motorrad Days motorcycle exhibition, where the truck served as a showpiece of what BMW engineers can accomplish. A design exercise that likely has no future as a production model, the X7 pickup is still a pretty sweet piece of machinery, with lots of engineering and decorative

Starting a new truck show can be very difficult, but when you’re Ben Miller and you’ve successfully hosted Turkey Drag for 15 years, you develop a following. When Ben created a new show called Outbreak in 34-square-mile Lufkin, Texas, in 2018, he chose the Angelina Expo Center to hold it. Now in its sophomore year,

Seth Kuntz is a 24-year-old college student enrolled in the accounting program at Georgia State University. In addition to his studies, Seth is part owner of Kuntz Bros in Jefferson, Georgia. “My interest in automotive and motorsports can be credited to my father’s side of the family,” Seth says. “My grandfather was a mechanic his

For what may have been the first time since the inaugural Ultimate Callout Challenge in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2016, we went into the event, now located at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana, without a clear favorite to take home the top prize. That’s right, three-time and reigning UCC Champion Lavon Miller and

Steven Lucero is co-owner of and light-duty diesel-engine specialist at Black Diamond Diesel Performance and Fab in Las Cruces, New Mexico. During high school, he devoted all his time to playing baseball. But, in addition to playing ball, Steven also developed an interest in diesels after receiving his ’06 Dodge Ram graduation gift. The truck

There are very few events in the automotive world that can truly cater to every type of enthusiast. From drag racing to drifting, off-road jumping to road course racing and a sideshow donut pit next to an autocross course, Holley Performance’s LS Fest West truly had something for everyone—assuming that you have an LS of

A safe and happy Independence Day 2019 to all of our loyal friends and readers, from the editors at the Truck Trend Network! Living in the United States of America, we have much to be grateful for, and while there’s always work to do to keep our country strong, there’s nothing wrong with taking a

Lee Iacocca, the legendary automotive executive responsible for saving Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s and inventing the pony car class with the Ford Mustang in 1964, has died. Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 15, 1924, the son of Italian immigrants Nicola Iacocca and Antonietta Perrotta. He graduated from Lehigh

The Truck Show Podcast with Lightning and Holman is getting a little more fun, because the guys have to throw a party for their loyal fans as thanks for hitting 500 5-star reviews! On August 10 at the podcast’s home at Motor Trend HQ in Southern California, Lightning and Holman will host the 500 5-Star

Volkswagen will expand its future-technology research and development presence with the new Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC),  celebrating the development with the retro-fantastic Type 20 EV concept. Based on a 1962 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus with the 11-window body, the Type 20 EV has been converted to an electric powerplant comprised of a 10-kWh

Most people don’t think about replacing the U-joints on their truck until they hear the telltale whine. That’s exactly what happened to us and Project Over/Under recently. With the truck basically complete, we’ve mostly been enjoying it, but we’ve also done a little fine-tuning. We changed out the exhaust—our former kit was rubbing in a

Longtime readers will definitely recognize our ’04 Ford Super Duty project. Over the last few years, we’ve updated the 6.0L Power Stroke engine, added a stellar audio system, filled the bed area with storage solutions, and tried out various grille and bumper combinations. And that 6.0L statement combined with the mention of leaf springs in

After more than 12 years as managing editor of Diesel Power, I’ve finally joined the oil-burning ranks! You read that right—despite spending the better part of my adult life working on this magazine (as well as sister publications Truckin, 8-Lug, and Work Truck Review), the only time I’ve ever piloted a diesel-powered vehicle was a