I have a landscape business, and have had to own a lot of trucks over th eyears.I tried them all, and have to say, hands down, that the Chevys have been far superior, in every way. Fords start to need everything replaced, except the engine after 75-80k miles. Fords have transmission problems, especially in the Powerstroke diesels. I tried to go around that one by getting a 5 speed, and have had to put in a new clutch about every 30k miles--at a very hefty price! Dodges--just not in the same class as either--especially the Dakota. GMC or Chevy and especially the Silverado is definitely the only choice.