With so many Australians hauling boats and caravans that when combined with loads stowed on the vehicle are grossly overloaded, the various state roads and traffic authorities are turning their attention to towing limit enforcement. Increasing the permitted towing weight of the existing utes in the market is not achieved by changing paperwork, nor is an upgrade to raise the individual towing limit a simple tick in a box on a spec sheet.
The increasing popularity of Japanese-style utes has seen specs increase and prices rise, closing the gap on the higher-rated American vehicles. American Special Vehicles is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ATECO Group, which subcontracts the remanufacturing of the RAM Trucks products to the Walkinshaw Automotive Group.
