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It has been a long and frustrating travel season for authorities as drivers keep speeding. It's not so much that they are traveling fast, it is that they are driving at high speeds that are seldom seen outside of race tracks. One driver clocked 159 mph in a record run across of the country and averaged 108 for his 25-hour trip.

Ford has recalled more than 850,000 vehicles to fix issues with front ends, rear ends, and batteries. The recalls affect Ford Explorers, Ford F-350 Super Duty, and Lincoln Aviator SUVs. The Ford Motor Company has recalled more than 850,000 SUVs and heavy-duty pickups to repair front end, rear end, and battery cable problems. In the biggest recall, the automaker has recalled more than 774,000 Explorers. The other recalls involve Ford F-350 Super Duty heavy-duty pickups and Lincoln Aviators. Majo...

Ford F-150, Mustang Named To Autotrader 10 Best Used List For 2021 In an effort to help used-car buyers make better decisions, Autotrader has published its list of 10 Best Used Cars for 2021. Ford has placed two vehicles on the list, the F-150 pickup and the sporty Mustang. Advertisement There used to be an old saying, to the effect that: "Its a jungle out there!" It is a saying that speaks to many things. Two that come to mind right now are the used-car market and the new-car market. A year ag...

Ford Identies The Super Duty Models Ford has announced a new recall of a number of its Super Duty models, equipped with dual rear axles (dualies). The Super Duty models F-350, F-450, F-550, and F-600 are primarily commercial trucks. In their commercial role, Super Duty trucks have multiple commercial uses. They serve as the basis for multipurpose hauling vehicles – dump trucks. Or they are closed cargo carriers. You will find that a vehicle like the F-350 used as a traditional pickup. The veh...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest driving projections show some contradictory data. They show that despite the coronavirus shutting down the roads of the country fatalities actually increased.

Ford has announced the recall of 200,000 2013-2021 Transit Connect commercial and passenger vans to repair a faulty transmission cable bushing.

Fords Mustang Mach-E Named A Pop Mechanics Excellence Winner Fords Mustang Mach-E continues to garner awards. The latest is Popular Mechanics "Excellence Award." For many reasons, the editors and testers lauded the Ford entry. Advertisement If there is one certainty over the next couple of years, it is simply that the automotive world will continue to turn to electric vehicles. And, as the number of electric vehicles continues to grow, they will occupy a more significant space on every awards p...

Gasoline Shortage Leads To Bad Idea, Hoarding, As One Driver Found Hoarding gasoline during a time of shortage is not a good idea. Worse is when you stick the gasoline into not one but four open containers and leave them in the rear of your Hummer. The vehicles owner found out just how bad an idea it was after it burst into flame and his Hummer was destroyed. Advertisement Youve probably heard by now that the Colonial Pipeline has restarted. The pipeline, which ships gasoline up the East Coast,...

As Pandemic Eases, Travelers Find Car Rental Costs Will Be Huge Travelers have been patient for more than a year as the pandemic raged across the country and they had to wait. Now, the pandemic shows some signs of waning and travel is slowly opening up. One of the results of the pandemic and travel is that rentals are now hugely expensive as this analysis shows. Advertisement Now that signs of a slowdown in the pandemic are becoming evident, many travelers plan to visit friends and relatives th...

Andrew Frick, Ford vice president of sales in the U.S. and Canada, said the automaker is emphasizing the need to get it right with the Mach-E because of the vehicles importance. "Each of our all-new vehicles is important to launch right and with great quality, but there is a certain level of special attention and excitement around Mustang Mach-E after customers have read the positive reviews and heard about the awards," he said in a statement. "Were hearing from tech-forward customers and custo...