Ford has allowed four truck customers to get behind the wheel of the all-new F-150 pickup truck and offer feedback about its durability.

The four truck customers were selected from more than 15,000 submissions, with each entrant describing how he or she would test the toughness of the new F-150. Each of the four selected truck customers has tested a 2015 F-150 Lariat 3.5-liter EcoBoost 4×4 in different regions of North America. The truck has been tested on military-intensive off-road trails in the desert, has hauled rocks, towed hay bales and transported supplies on a distance of more than 900 miles (1,448 km).

The first video features Brian Schober, a systems engineer for military vehicle testing, in Yuma, Arizona. He put the F-150 through a series of off-road tests in the Arizona desert – some of which are used for the military vehicles he tests. The prove the F-150’s durability, the truck was driven for 36 straight hours on a rugged 10-mile loop, which included rock crawls, sand washes and suspension challenges in triple-digit temperatures.

“I work at the U.S. Army proving grounds where I drive approximately 350 miles a day on gravel and dirt roads, hauling parts and people. I’ve gone through my fair share of vehicles. We currently rent a 2013 F-150 and consider it a workhorse. With a new F-150 on my radar for my next vehicle, the 2015 looks like it will do the trick,” said Schober.

Scroll down to see how the 2015 F-150 handled the first customer’s durability test – just don’t expect to hear anything bad about the new truck as this is a Ford-endorsed video.

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