From the dawn of the 20th century through to the second decade of the 21st, Ford is helping to build America. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – Sept. 7, 2015 2015 Ford F-150 XL 4X2 - $27,225 incl. D&H to start offers owners an 18/25 mpgUS city/highway rating. America’s truck, the 2015 Ford F-150, is hard at work at the future headquarters of America’s team. The Dallas Cowboys new headquarters is under construction in Frisco, Texas. Ford provided some interesting history regarding their F-Series and how they helped build America. Here is a piece of that story. In recognition of the Labor Day, Ford highlighted how Ford Trucks have helped its owners build a better world for nearly a century. There’s a reason why Ford trucks own work. Ford’s involvement in some of the most challenging work projects in U.S. history demonstrates why Ford F-Series trucks have earned the trust of America. Today Ford F-Series is trusted by more tradesmen than any other manufacturer to get the job done. Some statistics proving the above include the following: 81.7 percent of workers in the waste management industry use the Super Duty 78 percent of government workers use the Super Duty 53.7 percent of highway and street construction workers use the Super Duty 72.7 percent of electric services workers use the F-150 61.2 percent of water, sewer and pipeline construction workers use the F-150 56.3 percent of crude petroleum and natural gas workers use the F-150 But it takes more than statistics to tell a story. Ford’s reputation is based in its Built Ford Tough promise to customers. Mario Sinacola and Sons, a successful excavation contractor, is using a fleet of F-Series to build the new Dallas Cowboys Headquarters in Frisco, Texas. The fleet ranges from the all-new Ford F-150 to the F-750. Ford F-150 at the new Cowboys Stadium Ford Pickups Made History During the 20th Century Ford Trucks at the Hoover Dam: When work began in 1931 on the greatest hydraulic construction project ever – the Hoover Dam – workers relied heavily on Ford trucks for their toughness and strength. Ford archives estimate that materials hauled to the project included 5.5 million barrels of cement, 5 million cubic yards concrete masonry, 15 million pounds of hydraulic equipment, 40 million pounds of electrical equipment, nearly 20 million pounds of gates and valves and 30 million pounds of reinforcing steel. Ford Trucks in the Arctic: The Alaska Road Commission used Ford trucks to help build and maintain more than 2,000 miles of road and 70,000 miles of trails. Ford trucks often took on soft, thawing ground, hauled rock, gravel timber or dirt, pushed graders and worked on scores of other necessary jobs. In 1939, a loaded, two-ton Ford V8 truck could easily make the 370-mile run from Valdez to Fairbanks – via gravel roads – with an average speed of over 20-mph. 1939 Ford Cab Over Dump Truck Ford Trucks at the Fort Peck Dam: In 1933, near Glasgow, Montana, construction began on Fort Peck Dam across the Missouri River. At the time, this was the world’s largest earthen dam (123 million cubic yards of earth). During construction, Ford V8 trucks hauled 14 million yards of earth to clear a path. 1940 Ford Big Rig Ford Trucks help power Los Angeles: Ford trucks were put to work in the late 1930s on the construction of the Hoover Dam Transmission Line that would power the city of Los Angeles for the next 100 years. Concrete mixing equipment mounted on Ford trucks made possible speedy pouring of concrete foundations for the towers. Trucks were driven from tower to tower, and winch gear units mounted on Ford V8s hoisted the towers. Even a portable service station rode a V8 and supplied fuel to other field equipment strung across the desert. Ford F-850 Concrete Mixer Happy Labor Day all.
