Domestic Truck Sales Roundup: It's Good To Be Ford

With the introduction of GM's redesigned full-sized pickups and the last year before the drops, 2013 was significant for truck sales. Here's a look at how the Big Three did in December and 2013. GM had a overall, and sales of their new trucks weren't exactly door-busting. In a media...

May 20, 2024

Tough Dakar Start For Robby Gordon

Despite getting in few flying photo-ops, Robby Gordon's new much-anticipated "" stuck Robby and Team Speed Energy with a disappointing start to his 2014 Dakar attempt. After limping into the bivouac, Robby reflected on the experience: "I don't know what happened. Everything went smoothly when we took things easy on...

May 20, 2024

Jalopnik Presents: Truck Yeah!

Ladies, gentlemen, readers from all over the world – prepare to spit out your coffee in excitement because our sublog is live, and you're about to discover a new source for all-things truck that will put hair on your chest and exhaust aggro-A'murican clichés like only Jalopnik can. But make...

May 20, 2024

What The Hell Happened To This Ford Probe?

A reader just spotted what's left of this Ford Probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico today, looks like the perverted fantasy of someone who's a big fan of MacGyver and pirates. I really hope the vehicle's structural integrity is not dependent on those racket straps... but I've got a feeling a...

May 20, 2024

Record Registration Promises An Epic Vintage Rally In May

The National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA) has made a tradition of opening registration for for their "Mexican 1000" race on New Year's Day, and have set a record for early entrants this year. While Dakar rages on in Argentina there's no shame in getting excited for what's been called...

May 20, 2024

Cute Little R/C Wrangler Plows Walkway

This 1:10th scale remote controlled Jeep Wrangler Unlimited as seen on doing plow duty was just too cute not to share. YouTube user posted on his YouTube channel last month, seemingly proud to prove the practical value of his Axial SCX10. Apparently he's not the only one putting his R/C...

May 20, 2024

Fire-Breathing Turbo Trucks Drag Racing In Sand

Two-door Nissan Patrols drag racing in sand are fun to watch. Add turbochargers the size of Rutledge Wood's head and you've got yourself an awesome YouTube video. If you can't spare six minutes and forty seconds, skip to 6:25. "" appears to be some kind of Arabian off-road channel with...

May 20, 2024

ICON's Ravishing Restomod Pickup

Jonathan Ward's latest masterpiece out of the factory is a classic five-window pickup. While it made its first appearance at SEMA a few months ago, it's just so darn pretty we had to give it some attention on Truck Yeah! "I restored a half dozen of these, and they all...

May 20, 2024

Pro4 Trucks To Race At A Ski Resort This Weekend

As if you ever needed an excuse to go to Maine, the Frozen Rush Pro4 truck race going down at Sunday River on the 10th promises to be pretty awesome. Last February Ricky Johnson had this Pro4 Ram romping around Mount Snow in Vermont with studded tires and space heaters...

May 20, 2024

A Pickup Driver Walked Away After Driving Off An Overpass Into A Lake

is reporting that the driver of what looks like a 90's Ford Ranger "managed to walk away... with only minor injuries" after the truck dropped off an overpass onto a frozen lake near St. Paul, Minnesota. This is a good time to remind yourself that bridges can be frozen even...

May 20, 2024

We're (Almost) Sure The Evoque Patent Mystery Is Solved

The blokes at are pretty much convinced they've placed the identity of the we found in the Chinese patent books, and I'm inclined to agree with them. Land Rover confirmed to Autoblog they have not applied for a Chinese patent that resembles a rally car, and this from British tuner...

May 20, 2024

Fargo Pickup Rusting In Peace

The work whistle's blowing, and it's time for your daily dose of glorious truck photography. This is going to be a regular entry at the end of the day, to bring a little more truckliness to your evening. Thought about opening up the series with some vulgar display of power...

May 20, 2024

What Amazon Delivered In This Giant Flatbed-Sized Box

confirmed that the giant Amazon box was abuzz with speculation over was indeed real, and contained a 2014 Nissan Note. The Hino 268 Flatbed spotted idling in front of a Madison, Wisconsin gay bar was delivering the car as part of a co-brand promotion that allowed customers to order it...

May 20, 2024

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Deemed 'Moose Worthy'

The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has passed the speed-swerve "" hosted by the Swedes at with flying colors. This is good news, even if you don't have moose in your neighborhood— upgraded emergency handling is a big step for the SUV. The evaluation involves hustling a vehicle through a quick...

May 20, 2024

2013 Was Jeep's Best Year Ever

Well, in terms of sales performance. It's not like they revived the Wagoneer or anything. Chrysler sold 731,565 Jeeps last year, up 4% from 701,626 sold in 2012. In fact, 2013 was the fourth consecutive year of sales increases for Jeep both domestically and abroad. So despite how you feel...

May 20, 2024