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  • Heavy-duty pickup trucks will need to reduce emissions by 12%, and vocational trucks, such as delivery trucks, buses and garbage trucks, will need to achieve a 9% reduction.

    Truck Makers Face Fuel-Efficiency Rules Deborah Solomon 2011

  • Heavy-duty pickup trucks are big money-makers for Detroit auto makers Ford Motor Co.,

    Big Trucks Face Fuel-Efficiency Standards Josh Mitchell 2010

  • Heavy-duty trucks dominate the list's top spots, including the $62,375 Ford F-450 King Ranch, $55,145 GMC Sierra Denali 3500HD and $50,645 Ram 3500 Mega Cab Laramie.

    America's Most Expensive Trucks Hannah Elliott 2010

  • Heavy-duty trucks often test poorly in performance criteria because of their immense size, which means they handle and brake much worse than their light-duty counterparts.

    America's Most Expensive Trucks Hannah Elliott 2010

  • Heavy-duty construction and a lighter lithium-ion battery are two reasons why contractor-grade cordless drills usually cost hundreds of dollars.

    Builders' Show: These cordless tools are no lightweights 2011

  • Heavy-duty workouts and very-low-fat or strict vegetarian diets may impair fertility.

    A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

  • Heavy-duty file cabinets, a rickety table covered with cup-stained manifests, and a couch strewn with stacks of rather potent dirty clothes.

    Captured by Moonlight Nancy Gideon 2010

  • Heavy-duty cotton string used to tie the legs of a whole chicken, tie up a roast, hold a bunch of asparagus together, or package a cheesecloth square of herbs.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • Heavy-duty file cabinets, a rickety table covered with cup-stained manifests, and a couch strewn with stacks of rather potent dirty clothes.

    Captured by Moonlight Nancy Gideon 2010

  • Heavy-duty overhead luggage with a chest of drawers and a seat

    Boing Boing 2008

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