For decades, heavy-duty pickup-truck manufacturers have fought a number of shortcomings—reliability and longevity come immediately to mind—in winning the business of the all-important commercial buyer.
Talk to Don Wires, director of engineering for the Workhorse Group, and he makes the W-15—his company’s new half-ton, battery-electric pickup—sound like an exotic sports car with a really big trunk.
Fueled by the never-ending need to bolster the bottom line, contractors now can take advantage of a host of recent developments in work trucks, from lighter frames to increasingly high-tech telematics.
This fall’s continued slowdown in truck sales already has started to bring year-end savings, offering work-truck buyers an opportunity to look for deals.
If all the flag-waving surrounding the presidential election leaves you feeling compelled to buy American, here’s a new pickup you may want to consider: the 2017 Nissan Titan.