kscarbel2 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Press Release / October 21, 2015Bob Hegbloom, Head of Ram Brand, FCA – North America and Troy Davis, Chief Engineer for Ram Heavy Duty and Chassis Cab Products, talk about Ram truck capability and the wide range of best in class features Ram offers to a variety of customers. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42294-ram-heavy-hauler-program/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Historic curiosities turn up at Ram Trucks eventFleet Owner / October 22, 2015You never know what stories you'll find behind some of the many classic and vintage trucks out there. Fleet Owner stumbled across a truck that may have fueled planes at Chicago's O'Hare Airport back when the Allies were fighting World War II and a 1940s Dodge that perhaps delivered milk, logs and other goods decades ago in Wisconsin.Much as the focus was on the latest capabilities of the 2016 Ram Trucks lineup at the Heavy Hauler demo event Tuesday, some much older timers that made an appearance got lots of attention as well. A group of five vintage Dodge trucks, most dating back to the WWII era or earlier, was at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Chelsea Proving Grounds for the event.That included a 1938 Dodge Airflow tanker, which restoration specialist Dean Reifsnider tells Fleet Owner may be the last actually running example of its kind in the country. It was purchased in very rough shape years ago from an owner in South Carolina, he says. A press release from 2001 when the Walter P. Chrysler Museum unveiled the restored truck stated it was one of only 12 remaining in the world."You'll see a lot of models of this truck if you're in a truck stop or a fuel station," however, Reifsnider points out, a testament to the truck's classic lines and design. He also notes the possible history of the truck being used at O'Hare, "but we're not 100% certain of that." Check through our gallery photos for a look in and around the tanker's features and equipment as well as the other classic and antique trucks at the event.Though the Airflow was gazes-only, reporters got in and drove the other vintage Dodge hardware: A 1940 half-ton pickup, a 1941 Command Car WC-6 half-ton 4x4 military truck and a sleek 1964 D100 pickup. A 1947 2 1/2-ton heavy truck may have once hauled goods for an old-time trucking entrepreneur — the name painted on its side is John Maldonis, and it shows an address of Dorchester, WI. Some online digging turned up this obituary of John Charles Maldonis, born in 1918 and died in 2004 at age 85. According to the obit, John — who "enjoyed woodworking and was a hardworking man who loved his family" — "also owned and operated his own trucking business, hauling milk, gravel, logs and pulpwood." Photo Gallery – http://fleetowner.com/equipment/chelsea-vintage-dodges-drew-eyes-too#slide-0-field_images-174691Additional Photos - http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/historic-curiosities-turn-ram-trucks-event Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42294-ram-heavy-hauler-program/#findComment-308460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wobblin-Goblin Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Much of my business involves towing trailers up to 20,000lbs. I've driven GM products, Dodges, and Fords. They all get the job done, but if I were to buy a new pickup today, I believe I'd buy a Dodge Ram with a Cummins.My two current trucks are a 1994 Dodge Ram dually 4x4 Cummins with an NV4500 5spd (built way beyond what I just typed), and a 2003 F-350 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke with the 4R100 auto. Both get the job done, but having an exhaust brake on the Dodge (and it being a dually) gives it an edge over the Ford. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42294-ram-heavy-hauler-program/#findComment-308820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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