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Truckblog Live Blogging SEMA Show 2008 Begins November 2nd
The 2008 SEMA Show is exactly one month away and the crew here at Truckblog are very excited to announce "Truckblog LIVE", live coverage of the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada! Here is a break down:
- Live blogging starts November 2nd and ends November 7th, straight from the SEMA Show itself in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Check back hourly for updates! You can visit the truckblog.com home page or go to live.truckblog.com to check out the latest news during the show.
- Be sure to comment on a blog if you would like us to find more information about it.
- Our sister site, www.MuscleCarBlog.com, will also feature live blogging of all the hottest muscle car products.
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MOTORZ Website Updated Again
 The first set of updates to the MOTORZ website came on Wednesday, where we posted our 2008 Fall Schedule and some other goodies. Being the worker bee's that we are, we've got some more updates!
1) MOTORZ Episode 10 is now on iTunes in
standard and high definition.
2) We’ve been getting such great feedback about MOTORZ TV on iTunes and via email lately, we thought it’s time to say “Thanks!” by putting them all up at the site. A reviews page has been set up with all of your feedback.
3) A polls page has been set up allowing you to vote on current topics and suggest new ones.
4) Our video podcast is finally showing up as "MOTORZ" on Apple iTunes instead of our previous name "Truckblog TV".
5) We updated the background of the website with the MOTORZ logo as well as changed out the header graphic and added a new menu system.
You can view all of our MOTORZ updates at any time on our blog located here.
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Truckblog.TV is Now Called MOTORZ
 Beginning earlier this year in May, Chris and I decided to try something original for Truckblog, something that had not been done before (or at least in a way that appealed to true automotive enthusiasts). That idea was called Truckblog.TV.
Truckblog.TV has grown into a huge success with 9 episodes under it's belt and much appreciation goes out to those who have provided us with feedback and support. Chris and I decided to push things further with our how-to videos and perform installations on other popular vehicles, not just trucks and sport utility vehicles. In doing so we decided to change the name from Truckblog.TV to MOTORZ.
MOTORZ has its own website, http://www.motorz.tv/, where you can catch all of the episodes (as well as on Truckblog), news about what's going on with MOTORZ, photo gallery, podcast links, and more.
Our popular Apple iTunes podcast is also the same, being re-branded as MOTORZ and if you have a current subscription to Truckblog.TV, everything will automatically change for you.
Stickers, stickers, stickers. If you've already requested a free Truckblog.TV sticker you will automatically receive a MOTORZ sticker by mail for free. If you have not got in on the sticker action yet (you know you want to), you can click here to get one.
Once again, thank you everyone for your support of what we're doing and we hope that you will stick around for future episodes of MOTORZ! ZOOT!
Click here to discuss this topic in our forums.
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Vegas + Tek = Jackpot, Baby
As you can probably tell, we're in Vegas this week. We're covering the show and acting as professionally as we possibly can during the day. At night, well, all bets are off. Unless you're with our writer and photographer from New york, Mike (Tek).
Every year he wins more than anyone on our Truckblog Crew, and this year is no exception. Tuesday night he decided to share his luck with an innocent gambler who (probably also in her drunken stupor) decided to let Tek pull the handle on a giganto $1 slot machine.
Guess what turned up? Three sevens for $100. I snapped a photo and we told her to go check it out on Truckblog. So as to not make us look like big fat liars, here's the photo. Big money, big money!
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TruckTube
 We'll go ahead and coin it TruckTube, although it's basically a bunch of great YouTube videos all laid out for you Truckblog-style (and searchable too!)
We are proud to introduce YouTube videos here at Truckblog, and while we have added a bunch of suggested searches for you to use, you're welcome to use the provided search box to search for whatever you'd like! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Watch TruckTube videos...
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Blog Now at Truckblog!
For the first time ever, Truckblog gives its members the ability to post to the blog that appears on our home page daily to thousands of news-hungry truck and SUV enthusiasts from around the world. Want to be published online and become a Truckblog freelance writer? Submit your blog to us and if our editors accept it, we'll post it to Truckblog and credit the blog entry to you. Plus, every blog that is published will be linked from your Truckblog profile page and you'll be listed as an official freelance writer for Truckblog! For more details, click the following link!
Blog Now!
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Subscribe To Truckblog Newsletter, Get Free Sticker
 Subscribe to the Truckblog Monthly Newsletter now to receive the latest that Truckblog has to offer for your truck or SUV! Our new monthly newsletter features a re-cap of the past month's hottest news, and other special features and offers not found anywhere else! We also have a limited time offer: the first 300 subscribers to the Monthly Truckblog Newsletter will receive a Free 8" color Truckblog.com sticker by mail!
Subscribe today...
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Truckblog Voting
 We've added a new voting forum with some questions that demand answers! If you don't already have a forums account, sign up -- it's free! Then vote! Here are the latest questions: "What kind of articles do you want to see more of?", "Do you want to see models with our truck features?", and "Do you want to see more or less models?"
Vote Now...
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Fitch Fuel Catalyst Is Back In July Giveaway
 Advanced Power Systems is back agin this month with their Fitch Fuel Catalyst product which is an easy add-on that will increase your fuel efficiency 5 to 12% and help keep your engine running clean. It is a maintenance free device which easily installs in the fuel line much like a fuel filter, or directly into the fuel tank. Now you can enter (daily) to win this product Free, right here at Truckblog!
Enter Giveaway Now...
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April Truckblog Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered the Giveaway last month. The winners have all been chosen by the participating manufacturers at random. Congratulations to the following winners!
AMP RESEARCH BED X-TENDER
William E. from Bethpage, NY
Image 10 Finish Kit
Samuel B. from Austin, TX
Outlaw Power Cold Air Intake System
Eric R. from Trabuco Canyon, CA
STILLEN Roll Pan
Dan T. from Saddle Brook, NJ
Make sure you enter the May Truckblog Giveaway to win free truck swag from MBRP, Outlaw Power, and Advanced Power Systems.
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Truckblog May Giveaway Improves Fuel Economy?
 Advanced Power Systems has stepped up to the May Truckblog Giveaway with their Fitch Fuel Catalyst product which is an easy add-on that will increase your fuel efficiency 5 to 12% and help keep your engine running clean. It is a maintenance free device which easily installs in the fuel line much like a fuel filter, or directly into the fuel tank. Now you can enter (daily) to win this product Free, right here at Truckblog!
Enter Giveaway Now...
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May Truckblog Free Truck Parts Giveaway
 We're kicking off the May Truckblog Free Truck Parts Giveaway with a new sponsor, MBRP. MBRP is giving away a complete 5-inch cat-back exhaust kit to one lucky winner. Returning again from last month, Outlaw Power is also giving away another Outlaw Cold Air Intake System. Other products are coming this week, so keep checking back and keep entering (you can enter to win once a day!)
Enter to win today...
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Happy New Year 2006!
Happy New Year from all of us at Truckblog!
May you find health, happiness, success, and really cool truck mods in the new year!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Truckblog! May your kill be tastey and, well, truck-like.
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SEMAblog: Attention All Manufacturers!
 Are you a manufacturer at this year's 2005 SEMA Show in Las Vegas Nov 1-4? Do you have an event, new product announcement (or raging party) that needs additional media attention? Drop us a message and we'll be all over it because that's what we do here at Truckblog. As we said a few weeks ago, we are invading SEMA in full force this year with editorial, photos, and even streaming video. Why not be a part of the action? We want to cover your truck and SUV news! Drop us a line and we'll be sure to give you the attention you deserve!
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Teknics Joins Truckblog Writing Crew
 Michael Schuerlein, known to many online as "teknics", has been an active member of the Truckblog photography crew (see his work in the recently posted 2005 New Jersey Truck Fest Event Photos). Since his past also includes being a published writer for a nationally distributed print magazine, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to get him involved with blogging. So, in addition to us seasoned veteran bloggers, you will start to see Michael's word wizardry come to life at Truckblog.com! He'll also bring a unique east coast perspective, which we have desperately needed. Welcome aboard, Tek!
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RitaBlog: Possible Truckblog Downtime?
 Please note that with hurricane Rita, currently a category 5 hurricane, barreling straight to the Houston Texas area where our web server is located, Truckblog.com may be offline for hours or possibly days. Obviously we don't know how hard the Houston area will be hit by the hurricane, but our servers are located safely in a large data center with much protection and backup generators. Good luck to those in Rita's path, including Mike (one of Truckblog's editors) and all others that may be affected.
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More Truckblog Swag Available
 With a little free time on our hands and a new show coming up, we decided to crank out a couple new wallpaper images for your desktop. We have a ton more coming, but for now, we thought you might enjoy our Dodge and Chevy wallpapers.
Don't worry, we have more on the way and as usual, we saved the best for last.
Visit Our Downloads Section... –
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Announcing Truckblog Forums & Galleries
Happy Birthday, Canada and United States! To celebrate our independence, Truckblog is celebrating its own independence! As you already know, Truckblog has been the authority on truck news for over a year, bringing you daily news updates and features for truck and SUV enthusiasts... by enthusiasts.
Today we announce for the first time our new member services! We've added forums and photo galleries and a whole heap of other features for our paid members. With your membership you can post in the forums, turn off all site ads, view restricted (rated "R") content, upload up to 100MB worth of photos, and a ton more!
To see everything we now offer, visit our How To Join page and create your account today! –
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Something Big is Coming This July
Something big is coming to Truckblog this July. Invitations are going out to a select group of hardcore truck enthusiasts to check out the next generation of Truckblog... the next generation website for enthusiasts.
Over the next month you may start to see some changes to the website, and pardon the dust while we move things around a bit. If you think you're a hardcore Truckblog member already, you ain't seen nothing yet. Drop us a line to be notified when we're ready to go! –
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Happy Mother's Day!
 Happy Mother's Day!
Today is a very special day... because without our Mothers, we wouldn't have life, beer, and our pickup trucks!
So go grab Mom and take her for a ride! –
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New Home for Truckblog
Today marked a huge milestone for us. As mentioned yesterday, there are a lot of improvements coming to Truckblog.com. In order for us to begin those changes we needed to move Truckblog to a new web server.
Thanks to Bruce, our trusty web guru, for all his hard work in migrating our favorite site to a new server. It was a lot of work! If you notice anything not working properly (we know about the gallery problems), please let us know! –
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Project Responder Needs Your Help!
 One of our loyal readers asked for our help in getting the word out about survey they were doing. Project Responder is a volunteer fire-fighter truck that has been completely rebuilt after being in service for more than one and a half decades and after having more than a quarter of a million miles on the original factory motor and chassis.
Not to get too carried away, but the good folks at ProjectResponder.com are asking for your help in picking the design for their t-shirt. Use the link below to let them know what your favorite is and while you are there check out the extensive build process and the tons of sponsors this truck has. Look for a feature on this truck coming up soon.
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Truckblog Search Plug-in for Firefox
 A growing number of people are using the new Mozilla Firefox browser, and for good reason--it's a great alternate (or replacement) browser for Internet Explorer!
One of the great features of it is the ability to add search plug-ins. We stuck our webgod, Bruce, on it and he came up with one for Truckblog!
To add Truckblog Search to your Firefox browser, just visit this page. –
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Changes to the Blog
 As you may already be aware, our resident web monkey (Bruce) worked late into the night to make some major changes to the blog. Some of the changes include, allowing for only partial articles to be viewed from the front page, the addition of permalinks, and making the ability to comment easier to understand.
Whenever you see a link at the bottom of an article (ie: Full Story...  ) it means there is more information to thie story and you should click the link to continue.
Please take a moment to tell Bruce just how great of a web monkey he is by commenting on this thread!
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Downloads Page Added
 Show your support by outfitting your desktop with one of Truckblog's awesome wallpapers featuring "Mod" Wendi Meece.
We have two available now, featuring Wendi. They are available in 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024 sizes.
There is much more to come, but we are off to a great start. Visit the downloads page today! –
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Movin On Up!
 Truckblog has outgrown our old home and we are forced to get more bandwidth for our site!
The site officially moved on Tuesday (9/21), and if you experience any problems at all, let us know!
Jim & Jake –
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Rides Wanted
 So you think you've got a sweet pimped-out ride and you want to show it off to the world? Classics, slammed, lifted, we don't care because they're all worthy. Let Jim & Jake help you!
Just drop us a note and tell us where we can find photos of your ride and we'll roll from there. Our features page is pretty naked!
What's in it for you? Women, beer, untold riches--er, rather a cool web page with your truck and hey, we'll even throw in a special Truckblog sticker to slap on your ride! –
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New Site Design
 Jake and I would like to thank our Webmaster, Bruce, for updating our site design this weekend. The old black & white design, shown to the right, was looking a bit boring, plus we wanted to have better navigation for some of the features of the site.
Speaking of which, Jake and I have decided to add some new site features:
Features - This page will list some of full-on truck features that we will soon be shooting for the site.
Articles - Original articles that Jake and I have authored. They are blog entries, but they are the good ones!
Models - What else does every warm-blooded male truck enthusiast like? Well, women of course! We will be featuring a hot model here (probably monthly) to spice the site up a bit. There won't be any nudity... just good wholesome girls!
Newsletter - It wasn't there before, but is now! Sign up for our newsletter to receive site updates.
Reviews - More great content is coming, including product reviews, vehicle reviews, and our latest addition: truck website reviews.
Let us know if you would like to see anything else here at Truckblog.com!
..::... Jim & Jake –
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So Who Are These Guys?
 We are long time automotive enthusiasts, with trucks are our specialty. We have been around trucks most of our lives, and spent the past few years writing articles (tech and features) for newspapers and magazines. This blog is an extension of our enthusiasm for trucks, and another way for us to get info out to the world even faster.
Jim & Jake –
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Due to a massive hard disk crash, we lost all previous blog entries!
Jim and I are devastated... but we will continue on, and make frequent backups. Thanks to our web guy, Bruce, for pulling an all-nighter to get us back online.
As if starting from scratch...
Truckblog was built and is managed by some serious truck dudes. We'll bring you the latest news from around the world of trucks, including Dodge, Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Toyota, and all the other little guys I didn't mention.
We also review and test products from time to time, so bookmark us and come back frequently. –
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Always trying to beautify your desktop, Truckblog has released two new free desktop wallpapers for you to download. The first is an outstanding image of our very own Truckblog mod, Ashleigh, posing with one of our members' tricked out Ford F-150 Lightning. The second is one of the better looking H2 SUT's we have ever seen.
Ho Ho Ho! At the top of this jolly month of December, Jim & Jake would like to thank you for all of your support this past year.
