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About Pickup Trucks

Pickup trucks are often categorized by their payload and towing capacities, such as 1/2-ton, 3/4-ton, and 1-ton. These designations, which were once directly tied to difference between a truck’s weight and its gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), are today used more as general descriptors to help consumers differentiate between trucks’ capabilities. In a way, you can think of 1/2-ton, 3/4-ton, and 1-ton pickups as good, better, and best with regard to payload and towing capacity.

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2015 Nissan Frontier Pickup Truck

The first pickups were created in 1913 when the Galion Allsteel Body Company of Galion, Ohio, began to do aftermarket conversions of Ford Model Ts to include hauling boxes. Today, pickups make up approximately 20% of all vehicles sold in the United States.

Features & Configurations

1-ton and 3/4-ton pickups often come with many of the features professionals need to haul heavy loads, including dual rear wheels, powerful diesel engines, fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitches, and trailer brake and taillight connections.

As with any vehicle purchase, you’ll need to take a close look at the specs to ensure a pickup meets your needs. For example, Ford’s popular F250 Super Duty comes in three cab configurations, two box lengths, five wheelbase lengths, single and dually rear-wheel configurations, and six trim levels, with a variety of gasoline and diesel engine options. Also consider differences between four-wheel drive vs. two-wheel drive and related systems such as 2WD High, 4WD High, and 4WD Low.

Hybrid and battery-electric drivetrains are on the rise as well, as evidenced by the announcement of the Ford F150 Lightning and the Chevy Silverado EV.

Find The Right Pickup Truck

You’ll find a tremendous variety of new and used pickups for sale on TruckPaper.com. Top manufacturers include Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Nissan, Ram, and Toyota. Popular models include Chevy's 1/2-ton Silverado 1500 and 3/4-ton Silverado 2500HD, Ford's 1/2-ton F150 and 3/4-ton F250, GMC's 3/4-ton Sierra 2500HD, Ram's 3/4-ton 2500 HD, and others.