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Pickup trucks safety, fuel-efficiency info
PickupTrucks.com and Truck Trend focus solely on trucks and SUVs, and have useful reviews of nearly all pickups available. Reviews typically focus on performance in typical truck duties.
FuelEconomy.gov, a government website run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, lists fuel-economy estimates for passenger vehicles, including pickup trucks. The site has statistics for past model years, as well as for current vehicles.
SaferCar.gov is a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website that lists government crash-test results as well as defect and recall data. Information is searchable and generally well organized.
The nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is backed by the insurance industry. The results of its independent crash tests are published online, along with top safety picks in a wide range of vehicle classes.
Vehicle specifications and pricing are available at manufacturers' websites, as well as at large, auto-related sites such as Edmunds.com and AOL Autos.
HowStuffWorks.com has an interesting article explaining the source of the half-ton, ¾-ton and 1-ton truck designations. Even though the figures themselves (originally based on payload capacities) have become outdated, the naming scheme carries on today.