Tire and Loading Information Placard: Find Your Real Payload
Open your driver’s door right now. The yellow Tire and Loading placard has your truck’s real payload number. Here’s exactly how to read it.
Why Your Truck Squats When Towing (and What It Means)
Your truck sags when the trailer is hooked up. Here is what squat is actually telling you, and why leveling it does not raise any rating.
Towing Capacity by Vehicle: Real Worked Examples
Why two sites give your truck two different tow ratings, and the lookup that ends at a first-party answer for your own VIN. Worked examples inside.
Ford F-150 Towing Capacity: What 13,500 lb Requires
The 13,500 lb F-150 figure belongs to one configuration, not the nameplate. Ford’s own numbers, and the VIN calculator that answers for your truck.
Silverado 1500 Towing Capacity: 8,700 to 13,300 lb
Chevrolet publishes a minimum and a maximum for the Silverado 1500. That 4,600 lb spread across one nameplate is the whole story. Here is why.
GMC Sierra 1500 Towing Capacity: 13,300 lb Explained
GMC publishes payload by cab, a 7,000 lb hitch threshold, and points owners to the doorframe sticker. All of it, quoted and explained.