Engineers are a precise bunch, and as such, the names they give to measurements are also precise and often explain exactly what they entail. At least in terms engineers can understand. But for us ...

Payload is how much weight a vehicle can carry in passengers and cargo. Many view payload only in terms of how much cargo a vehicle can carry, as in, “My pickup can haul 1,600 pounds of firewood.” ...

Whether you’re towing a trailer or hauling a load in your truck bed, knowing how much weight your vehicle can handle is essential. Overloading your car, truck, or SUV can damage the axles, ...

As with ancient hieroglyphics, a pickup truck’s payload metrics can seem indecipherable; a language of numerical values lost to time. There’s GVWR, GCVWR, payload and towing rates, not to mention all ...

So, you want to buy a new truck for your next adventure, and all you really care about is the towing capacity. After all, you're planning to tow some equipment, or a wave runner, or maybe you want to ...

If you're regularly carrying lots of people or heavy loads, you'll know exactly what gross vehicle weight rating - or GVWR - is. This one rating may affect which license and what roads you can go on.

Truck adverts display various towing numbers across the screen. Most of these numbers are incomprehensible, while in certain situations, the figures don’t mean what drivers think. Knowing your truck's ...

Whether you're thinking about buying a towable camper or just need to haul a heavily loaded trailer, it's important to understand the relationship — and differences — between payload and towing ...

A recent video has sparked a lot of debate over a shockingly low 2026 Ram 1500 payload number and whether the truck is useless. The video in question, from our friends at Truck King, shows a 2026 Ram ...