If your days consist of hauling cement bags or tractors across job sites, driving over unpaved surfaces, and towing trailers of every variety, then you know you need an impressive truck that can thrive in the toughest of environments. And that’s why you should consider a Ram 3500 for sale. Ram makes its trucks with the hardworking people who keep this country moving forward in mind, like the builders, the farmers, the contractors, and the electricians. Truck drivers need specific features that help them go about their tasks more efficiently, more safely, and with greater ease. The 2024 Ram 3500 is that truck, and below, we’ll show you why.
Trailer Reverse Steering Control
When you work on a construction site or agricultural setting, you’re constantly moving trailers and large equipment around. Getting your towed vessel settled in the right position is critical to countless parts of your job. But it’s hard to control a towed vessel—at least it is in other trucks. The Ram 3500 has Trailer Reverse Steering Control. It includes a trailer steering knob in your truck cab. You’ll turn the steering knob in the direction you want your vessel to head while controlling the brake and gas pedals. The system will take over your vehicle steering for you so you can focus on lining that trailer up perfectly with that barn, boat ramp, or other destination.
You’ve probably done this the old-fashioned way for years. By that, we mean a coworker had to stand behind you, shouting directions at the top of their lungs and frantically waving around like a traffic controller. Even when you heard them over the whirring of machinery or other vehicles, it was a lot of guesswork (how many people actually know what 75 degrees looks like, let alone how to communicate that with hand gestures?) The result probably looked like this: backing up, getting it wrong, pulling forward, and trying again several times. Reversing a vessel into its location could easily take 20 minutes like this. With the Trailer Reverse Steering Control, you’ll save tons of time, and that means you can get more done (and your traffic control friend can get back to their work, too).
RamBox Cargo Management System
So your cab is at capacity with passengers or other materials, but you have some valuables you don’t want clanging around in the bed. That’s where the RamBox Cargo Management System comes into play. It has two lockable bins, giving you a place to stash important items like pricey tools or gear out of sight. These bins happen to also be drainable, so if you want, you can load them up with ice, drinks, and snacks for your crew. And when you’re done enjoying your grub, you can simply drain the bins for an easy, mess-free meal break. Why take up precious bed real estate with stand-alone coolers when you can just turn the RamBox into your cooler?
Other great features of this system include LED lighting to help you see your gear in low-light settings. Whether your work day starts before the sun rises or goes until after it sets, you can easily find the tools you need without having to use your phone flashlight. You’ll also get a front driver-side 115-volt power outlet, which you can use to charge your smartphone or laptop. You can even plug a slow cooker into this outlet, so you can make a hot, fresh meal for your crew at a job site.
A Dampened Tailgate (With Available Power Release)
Ah, the truck tailgate. For some, it’s a source of frustration because, for years, they’ve listened to tailgates with poor hydraulics slam open again and again. Now, the very sight of someone reaching for that tailgate handle can cause a person to wince. But it doesn’t have to be like that because the 2024 Ram 3500 has a dampened tailgate. That means it lowers slowly and softly—no big slam or worries about damage. That not only leads to a more peaceful job site, but it can also prolong the life of your tailgate because all of that slamming is hard on the hinges.
There’s also an available power release function that lets you open and close your tailgate with your keyfob. So if you’re across the job site and a coworker needs to get into the tailgate, just press a button on your keyfob to let them in. Or if you’re approaching it with hands full of items, you don’t need to put them down to open the tailgate—just find a way to press that fob button and it will open for you.
Retractable Steps Where You Need Them
Your coworkers probably have some muddy boots at the end of a long day. You don’t want them hopping directly into your truck with that mess. So you might like the power side running boards available for the Ram 3500. They give your buddies a slip-resistant surface to hop onto and wipe off their boots before getting in your truck. Then, they slide in when you have to get the vehicle into narrow parking spots.
Getting in and out of the bed is a little easier, too, with the available Mopar deployable bed step. It extends outward to give you an extra surface for accessing your truck bed. The high ground clearance of the Ram 3500 is great for most settings, but it also means you need an extra step in strategic places to get in and out with ease. So, just use those steps when you need them and tuck them away when you don’t with these two retractable features.
A Heavy-Duty Air Filtration System
Between dust, chemicals, and dirt, there’s a lot of stuff circulating in the air at job sites. Hopefully, you wear a mask to protect your lungs and goggles to protect your eyes, but you don’t want to have to keep those on inside of your truck. That’s why it’s great that the 2024 Ram 3500 has a heavy-duty air filtration system. It will take debris and other irritating particles out of the air, giving you a clean and fresh cabin for your ride to and from job sites. Just because you work somewhere with poor air quality doesn’t mean that your truck’s cab (or your health) has to pay the price.
Enjoy Easier, More Productive Work Days With the Ram 3500
You know that if you work in an industry that involves tons of heavy lifting and serious machinery, that a regular old truck just won’t do. You need a serious truck that was made with professionals like you in mind. You need features that make your daily tasks easier and safer, and even some that look out for your well-being (like that air filtration system).
The 2024 Ram 3500 is an excellent truck for hard workers of various kinds. It, of course, has impressive towing and payload capacities for transporting all the stuff you need to get the job done. But it also has features that streamline the little nuisances workers face every day. That can’t be said of every heavy-duty truck out there, but Ram doesn’t overlook the details. If your days involve work boots and hard hats, consider the 2024 Ram 3500.
