Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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commercial carrier journal | july 2018 31 ©20 1 8 C M A , L LC . All of us are on a mission to deliver excellence to our customers in every aspect of our business. Whether it's our specialized fleet programs, our online ordering system, our rapid response customer service, or our TBR 7-year, 3-retread warranty, Double Coin's mission is excellence. Learn more at www.DoubleCoinTires.com Walt Weller Senior Vice President Because of we offer a national SmartMoney Fleet Program. MISSION EXCELLENCE and pilot injection system practically eliminate turbo lag. You're not going to beat the guy in the Mustang GT out of the hole, but you don't have to wait for the turbo to kick in before the truck leaves the line. e engine's response to pedal input was quick. Enhanced insulation in and around the dash muffles what little noise the engine makes from filtering into the cabin. Even the work truck models, which get a rubber floor liner versus carpet on higher trims, offer a quiet driving experience. In the absence of engine clatter, and with the quick response from acceler- ator to launch, it's easy to forget you're driving a diesel. The torque-rich diesel also makes off-road crawling and climbing hills easy. I took a King Ranch 4×4 model through a roughly 20-minute off- road course that was better suited for an ATV. It was on this course that I expected the Power Stroke to pick up a handful of negative marks. It seemed unlikely that all that bottom-end torque could handle the ankle-deep mud. "We'll spin these tires so deep at launch that we might find buried treasure," I thought. I couldn't have been more wrong. e truck blasted right through the mud and muck – and over cross ties and rocks – with minimal effort, and the power felt expertly measured and calculated. An optional 360-de- gree camera system is a handy little add-on feature that allows you to see rocks and limbs around the truck that you wouldn't see otherwise until after you'd already run over them. For drivers who tow more than the average pickup owner – say, north of about 3 tons – the 3-liter Power Stroke is a viable option that provides a driver-friendly but efficient on- and off-road experience. Rated at 250 hp and 440 lb.-ft. of torque, the baby Power Stroke is a little short of the 375 hp and 470 lb.-ft. of torque coming from the also-optional 3.5-liter EcoBoost.