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Sterling Heights, Michigan -- It's not difficult to understand why General Motors makes heavy-duty trucks. The HD pickup truck is absolutely required for hard work. It's a necessity for building homes, cutting down forests, harvesting crops, pulling out stumps, and plowing snow. In fact, 77 percent of HD buyers use their truck for towing or trailering at least once a week, compared with 32 percent of light-duty owners. The heavy-duty pickup isn't a relic of the past but instead a reminder of what a truck is really about. It goes to work, sweats it out, and gets the job done.

The 2013 Texas State Fair isn't just an opportunity to sample deep-fried beer or ogle a newly reconstructed Big Tex: it's also the venue Ford chose to introduce its updated 2015 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup line. As Ford updated its heavy-duty pickup range for the 2014 model year, the latest Super Duty is hardly a complete re-invention, but it does incorporate a few key updates to help the 2015 F-250, 2015 F-350, and 2015 F-450 pickups fend off competitors from Chevrolet, GMC, and Ram Trucks.