The half-ton craft, known as Kosmos-482, was designed to land on Venus but instead has spent the past 53 years languishing in Earth’s orbit because of a rocket malfunction. Now the spacecraft is ...

At the top of the scale are one-ton pickup trucks, such as the Ford Super Duty F-350, Ram 3500, Chevrolet Silverado 3500 and GMC Sierra 3500. Neither Toyota nor Nissan offer one-ton trucks.

For truly commercial-grade capability, heavy duty ¾-ton trucks are the next step up. Most HD trucks are more than capable of moving a half-dozen tons.

Half-ton trucks like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 typically recommend a weight-distribution hitch for any trailer over 5,000 pounds and/or any tongue weight over 500 pounds, which might seem low ...