I talk a lot about towing numbers and payload capacity in this section. Both specifications are highly touted by truckmakers as consumers eat the hype. Of course, there’s plenty of merit to having a capable truck – there’s no disputing that. But residing just below the published “best-in-class” numbers and capacities that have somehow doubled in the last decade, lays a vast array of confusing acronyms, weight classifications, and exceptions for every rule.

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