I have a brand new place where you can share your stories, in a format called Show and Tell. I'd appreciate it if you would stop by and test drive the feature. If you've owned at least a couple of pickup trucks, I'll bet one of them was an all-time favorite. Take a minute and tell us all about your favorite truck, and upload a photo if you have one.

PS-If you shared your truck earlier today, and didn't see a way to upload photos, send me an email. That area is fixed now.

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Just under half of the 677K vehicles sold during our Cash for Clunkers program were Japanese-made -- the stats no doubt include cars and trucks built in America by Japanese companies. US automakers won't see the same surge in sales from Japan's clunkers program, because their vehicles are excluded.

Robert Longley, About.com's Guide to US Government Information, has the details, including differing opinions about the issue.

Japan's Cash for Clunkers Program

Chevy focused on refinements to this year's Silverado trucks lineup, including important updates to the truck's safety equipment --  side curtain and seat-mounted side air bags are now standard equipment on all Silverado 1500s. Take a look at more 2010 Silverado updates, including several specs for this year's trucks.

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I'm from the snowy Midwestern United States, so driving on wintry roads isn't something that bothers me, but the snow-and-ice-mindset is completely different where I live now, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

It's a given that it's easier to stop on snow-packed roads when you're driving through the plains of Illinois than it is on steep and curvy topography, but that sure doesn't mean any of us should enter the winter without a thorough inspection of our trucks, especially our tires and brakes, the two systems we depend on to push us through the the snow and to slow us down when we need to stop. Winter adjustments vary depending on where you live and what type of truck you're driving, but it's a good idea for everyone who encounters snow or ice to take a few steps to stay safe on the highways.