Downsides of trucking: weight gain, showers, and divorce?
A Washington Post article on trucking listed weight gain, lack of showers, and divorce as problems; here are the thoughts… Read More
US sales look good so far
Car and truck sales in the United States were quite good last month, with new models and heavy discounting bringing… Read More
Do truckers really get $80,000 per year?
Last time, our small but highly qualified panel of truckers looked into the alleged shortage of drivers. This week, they… Read More
Chevy, Ram hit truck conundrum in rather different ways
Chevrolet, America’s #2 pickup brand, and Ram, the #3 brand, are attacking the same problem in different ways — how… Read More
Long-haul trucking as a career: Our panel’s views
Long-time driver Richard Henley brought a small group of skilled, experienced drivers together to talk about their side of a… Read More
Did our amber turn signal campaign bring results at FCA?
Long ago, aCarPlace — this site — started a campaign to bring amber turn signals back to the United States.… Read More
Wrapping and pricing Pacificas
Our test car, through the last three articles, was a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited. The base Pacifica Hybrid Touring… Read More
Lost in the Redeye glare: 2019 Challenger updates
Yesterday, Dodge launched the 2019 Challenger Hellcat Redeye, boasting the most powerful production V8 engine — 797 horsepower and 707… Read More
Dodge does it again: Unlimited-production 797 hp Hellcat cars
The Dodge Challenger Demon, 808 horsepower on pump gas and 840 on race gas, came and went — with just… Read More
Seats, storage, and stuff: inside the Pacifica Hybrid
In earlier parts of this series, I pointed out that the EPA city/highway combined mileage for the Pacifica Hybrid is… Read More