5 Things To Look For In a Work Truck

SALEM, Ore. - Jan. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Pulling, pushing, lifting, and carrying, Ford Work Trucks are as stylish as they are tough. These trucks work as hard as their crew, then clean up as nicely too. Here are five things to look for in a work truck.

1. Performance and Durability

Tough is built into every Ford truck, but you need the right engine for the demands it will meet. Bigger isn't better if it's more than you need. Ford engines are well-suited for aftermarket parts and accessories. Small work trucks or large, impressive power-to-weight ratios across a four-engine line up have evolved Ford's lighter and stronger-than-ever models into fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly, torque-savvy workhorses.

2. Safety Features

Safety features highlighted in this article focus on accessories and technology. How crucial response time and lighting are to safety, for example. Technology not only detects and alerts you to dangers outside your scope of view. On-board control systems can respond by slowing down the vehicle and operating the brakes if you hesitate too long, and abundant exterior and interior LED lighting makes working after dark safer.

3. Can It Carry the Load?

Having superior towing capacity is a given. However, what your truck moves or hauls must handle the anticipated cargo including a cab with enough seating and space. Seatbelt extensions can be installed for the safety of riders with wider girths.

4. Accessories That Work for You

Accessories are more than just pretty pennies on your work truck. Bedliners protect finishes. Covers shield contents from spillage, weather, and prying eyes. Textured running boards let you and your passengers step up and out in stylish comfort and safety. Interior grip bars reduce slips and falls.

Spreaders, lift gates and plows needed in specific environments or only part of the year may be needed only occasionally in some regions, so investing in a seasonal service vehicle would be impractical. However, an add-on snowplow, for example, could provide versatility without having to overinvest.

The excitement about accessories is more than hoopla. One man's eye candy becomes a ticket to greater independence should life changes make it more challenging to do tasks once performed without a second thought. The right accessory is a reasonable accommodation that makes it possible for someone to continue working safely when they need it.

5. Comfort, Quiet, Style

If you wanted to work indoors, you would. You choose to work in the open for a reason. Making the most of moments spent in the cab is as practical as payload capacity or engine performance.

Riding in spacious interiors housing superior seating with enhancements is better any day than brief breaks spent in office lounges. Tilt wheels and fully adjustable seating with optional heat can give your body the break it needs while the quiet interior insulates the mind from exterior noise pollution. Built-in, up-to-the-minute technologies keep you plugged in to hands-free communications and administrative tasks while on the road. The more time you spend with your Ford truck, the more you'll appreciate being able to work smart and refresh on the fly.

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