Over the course of 2014, Ford Motor Co. methodically teased out details of its revolutionary switch to an aluminum body and bed for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickup while its competitors responded in kind with bold new trucks that will help fleet owners operate with more productivity and efficiency than before.
With the new F-150, Ford gets credit for reinventing the pickup with its switch to an aluminum body and high-strength steel frame. Even though the lightweight half-ton pickup’s fuel economy is not necessarily best-in-class—with an estimated 26 miles per gallon on highway—capability is, with towing maxing out at 12,200 lb. It wasn’t all that long ago that you had to step up to a heavy-duty pickup to pull that much weight.