1JZPWRD

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We just received another new GSA vehicle for our Fire Department last week. Its a new 2013 Dodge Ram 5500 heavy duty. This truck is mainly used for heavy rescue, off road when needed for wildland capability, 300 gallon water tank, and a 100 gallon foam tank. After having hands on and driving this new piece, it got me to believe why doesn't Toyota build or have in the USA a diesel high output truck to compete with other major manufactures like Chevy, Ford and Dodge. It leads me to believe that they can't prove to themselves they could do it. Other side of the story, they have the intent to do this in the near future, or thirdly, they haven't and I haven't found any specs or produced ones online.

Has anyone else thought of this? Am I overlooking something here?

My0gr81

www.hino.com/

Some cool trucks. When we used to live in Africa, my dad had a fleet of Hino's and Mercedes trucks. Guess which ones always made it through the jungle roads?

Hoovey689

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The truck market is just something Toyota and the other Asian makes can't crack (unless it's medium light duty ie Tacoma). Domestics dominate the market and continually build amazing half tons and up. The new 2014 Ram offers plenty of feature content, diesel option now, 8-Speed auto, and the new F-150 is coming very soon. Going to continue to dominate.

My0gr81

What you are refering to here are Pick Up trucks, which is quite different than the classes of trucks ( 3+ tonne axle capacity - 15+ tonnes tow capacity) the OP is refering to.

Toyota is not trying to crack the heavy duty truck market using the Toyota brand, they use the Hino brand. Based on the financial information available, they seem to be doing quite well.

Ford did the same when they bought Volvo, they merged their medium and heavy duty truck divisions with Volvo's as a separate entity. When they divested of Volvo, they kept the heavy duty truck division. They still have their Pick Up trucks under the Ford banner.

Hoovey689

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My mistake I read wrong

Well no one wants a Volvo F-150 or is that Volvo V-150

1JZPWRD

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Well shot fire, save the matches. I have not ever heard of that company. I might have been living under the SC too long or stayed on CL too much. That is good news that they do indeed have and manufacture these vehicles. I wonder why they haven't done what the other lead manufactures have done with their diesels. Thats my original question. After seeing this link, thank you for sharing, I now know they can do it. Toyota needs to step up and get into this type of production, or is the Tundra and Tundra doing that well?

My0gr81

I double checked with my brother, we bad Hino and Isuzu mostly with some Mercedes trucks. The Hino and the Isuzu always did well in jungle road runs and Mercedes did well in cross city deliveries.