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Ford F-650/F-750 Again Named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year
Ford's F-650 and F-750 vocational trucks have been named the 2017 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year award for the second consecutive year, Work Truck magazine announced at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
by Staff
March 14, 2017
Photo of (l. to r.) Ruppert, Fletcher, and Scholtes by Chris Brown.
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Ford's F-650 and F-750 vocational trucks have been named the 2017 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year award for the second consecutive year, Work Truck magazine announced at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
The trucks were chosen from a field of nine trucks.
"Our customers demand the most capable, dependable vehicles to get the job done and we strive to meet and exceed those expectations," said John Ruppert, Ford general manager, commercial vehicle sales and marketing. "Winning the prestigious Work Truck magazine Medium-Duty Truck of the Year award for the second straight year is confirmation that we are doing our job to give customers what they need. Customers have embraced Ford medium-duty trucks as is evident by 2016 sales of F-650 and F-750 being at their highest level since 1997."
Ruppert accepted the award from Lauren Fletcher, executive editor of Work Truck magazine, during a March 14 ceremony.
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