2015 RAM Heavy Duty Trucks: Best in Class or in a Class all by Itself?

Fiat Chrysler’s Ram Truck division has raised the bar yet again. This time, the bar itself weighs 30,000 pounds and can easily be towed by the Ram Heavy Duty 3500 – a feat which it’s closest competitor falls about a ton and a half short. Towing capacity, however, is only one of the Ram Heavy Duty’s strongest suits. With best in class power and payload capacity, the Heavy Duty line throws down a gauntlet and dares other brands to pick it up.

While not everyone needs to tow 15 tons, the 3500 Heavy Duty towing capacity sets the standard high to keep the competitors at bay while still keeping to the SAE J2807 towing test criteria. This makes Ram Heavy Duty to go-to truck for those that need to haul big loads, but still maintain the comfort level of a pickup truck.

Slugging around 30,000 pounds is a daunting task for most engines. To address this, the Cummins torque monster has been unleashed, brandishing yet another 15 lb.-ft. bringing it up to a Best in Class 865 lb.-ft. Putting this amount of power to the ground is a 6-speed Allison automatic transmission which provides low gears for towing applications coupled with a relatively high second overdrive gear of .63 to keep RPMs down at highways speeds.

Since not all loads are hauled on a trailer, the Ram Heavy Duty 3500 offers the largest payload capacity in its class as well. Coming in at a whopping 7390 pounds, the Heavy Duty 3500 has unparalleled payload capacity.

The Ram line of trucks is no stranger to Best in Class accolades such as these, though. The Heavy Duty Ram 2500 also holds a Best in Class 17,970 towing capacity, the 6.4 liter Hemi power plant offers Best in Class horsepower and torque in gasoline powered trucks and the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel holds the title for Best in Class fuel efficiency.

With so many kudos for Best in Class, it’s no wonder that Ram Heavy Duty trucks can be seen at jobsites and in driveways across the country. Whether you are hauling heavy equipment for construction or pulling a travel trailer to the next vacation spot, you can count on your Ram Heavy Duty to get it there. So the next time the Ram Heavy Duty truck line feels the need to raise the bar, you can rest assured the bar will be hauled in by a Ram Truck.