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Lordco Auto Parts has undergone many changes over its 48 years, but nothing compared to the opening of its 328,194-square-foot distribution centre in 2022. Designed for today and future growth, the center supports semi-autonomous order pickers and autonomous robotic forks and has room to scale operations by up to fifty percent. More than a state-of-the-art distribution center, the new building symbolizes our commitment to modernize, expand and grow our business alongside yours.

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with a red centring band all serve to drive the point home that this ain’t your carpenter’s F-150.

Thing is, depending on how moneyed they are, your carpenter could probably use it as a work truck; it has Ford’s patented bed access system, the tailgate with rulers, c-clamp spots, cupholders and iPad holders as well as bed lights and power outlets. Wild as it is, you could see it as a built-for-use pickup.

Here’s the thing, though – and we’re not talking about the 20L/100 km of 91 octane it uses in the combined cycle. That thing…is called the Ram TRX. That starts at around the same price the non-R Raptor does (as tested, my truck rings in at about $150,000, 50 grand more or so than the Raptor or TRX), with a V8 that has more power than the R’s does. Even that’s not really the problem, though; both of these trucks are insanely powerful. The problem is that the TRX is just more…everything. It’s louder – especially in the supercharger whine department – it’s more aggressively styled (thank you hood scoop-mounted marker lights), it adds a “jump” setting to its drive modes and has a nicer interior. In this game, words like “louder”, and “wilder” matter and the TRX hits those targets that much harder.

If you’re looking for an extreme off-road pickup that’s more a jack of all trades, then the Raptor R is for you. If you’re looking for max crazy and to save a few bucks, however, the TRX has it.

On top of all that, you also get the interior goods that make the F-150 as popular as it is. Stuff like a 12-inch infotainment display with wireless Apple CarPlay and Bang & Olufsen sound, flat rear floor or the shift lever that folds away to make room for a two-foot long work surface. Not only is it powerful, but I’d argue that it’s almost as practical as any other truck in the line-up and to put a bow on all this, you can drive it around town at pedestrian speeds (with the exhaust note turned to “Quiet”; “Normal”, “Sport” and, of course, “Baja” are also available) perfectly comfortably.

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