View the 4 images of this gallery on the original article Between weight ratings, hitches, trailer sway, and the simple act of backing into a tight space with a trailer attached, new owners often feel ...

Pickup trucks have evolved over the years, but the need to clearly designate a truck's capacity for work has been around for generations. Ford produced the F-1 pickup truck starting in the late 1940s.

When it comes to trucks, towing capacity is one of the first specs people bring up. It's a bragging right, a sales point, and often the measure of how "tough" a truck really is. For most drivers, that ...