Ford is constantly trying to one-up rivals Chevrolet and Ram on pickup truck features. Many features have come and gone in 100 years of Ford tailgates. Ford's latest take on the pickup truck tailgate ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — After 100 years of making pickups, you might think there was no room for improvement to seemingly elementary components like the bed, trailer hitch, tailgate and rear bumper.

Power running boards and built-in bumper steps are common features on new pickup trucks, but a new Ford patent filing effectively combines them. The filing, which was published by the United States ...

“Mission creep” is a term familiar to anyone who’s ever worked on a project that slowly but inexorably pushes past its original boundaries. Whether writing computer code, renovating part of your house ...