Article: 1999 pickups offer rugged choices.(pickup trucks)(Evaluation)

Significant improvements to functional components help full-size pickups prove they're more than just pretty faces

There's a certain irony in the fact that one of the most universal tools in any construction fleet is also one of the most overlooked. Proof?. Check most jobsites and you'll almost always find, in no particular order, carpenter's pencils, wheelbarrows, discarded Styrofoam coffee cups - and pickup trucks.

At first glance - other than noting the continuation by other manufacturers of cosmetic makeovers kicked off by Dodge about five years ago or the addition of more and more doors to former two-door-only models - it would seem that pickups ...

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