• Ford Ride & Drive: Day 1

    Fleet Owner recently got the chance to test drive two F-Series Ford Motor Co. trucks in Dearborn, MI, for an extended period of time: a 2016 gasoline-powered F-650 26,000 lb. crew cab medium-duty dump truck and 2017 diesel-fired F-250 Platinum trim level crew cab 4x4 pickup. (Photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)
    Aug. 31, 2016

    Fleet Owner recently got the chance to test drive two F-Series Ford Motor Co. trucks in Dearborn, MI, for an extended period of time: a 2016 gasoline-powered F-650 26,000 lb. crew cab medium-duty dump truck and a 2017 diesel-fired F-250 Platinum trim level crew cab 4x4 pickup. (Photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)

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