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We really enjoyed it. Ran well and was quite comfortable. It just didn't have enough to pull our trailer the way we wanted (trailer was just a bit more than the Explorer could handle properly). I'm missing some things on the new F150 but I'm become used to the change.

So, my boredom has gotten the better of me (I'm currently recovering from some surgery), so I leveraged the AEMServices API, a bit of PowerShell and a scheduled task to send myself emails on how my truck is moving down the line... Here's the script I used (I used Outlook.com as the sening email because it's simple. If you don't use Outlook.com, you can either create a throwaway email in there, or change things to fit what you want): $To = "RecipientEmail@SomeDomain.com" #change this to the email address that you want the email to go to $From = "SenderEmail@outlook.com" #change this to the email address of the email account you are using to send the email $SMTPServer = "smtp.live.com" #this is the Outlook.com SMTP server. Change this if using another provider $Credential = Import-CliXml -Path "${env:\userprofile}\user.Cred" #this pulls in the stored credentials for the sending account (this may be why you want to use a throwaway account). Create the credential by running the following commands - $Credential = Get-Credential and then $Credential | Export-CliXml -Path "${env:\userprofile}\user.Cred" $request = "https://shop.ford.com/aemservices/shop/vot/api/customerorder/?partAttributes=BP2_.*&vin=XXXXXXXXXX" #put your VIN here $jsonresult = Invoke-WebRequest $request $data = $jsonresult | ConvertFrom-json $emailbody = "<h2>Here's the latest status of the truck!</h2><br><br>" $emailbody += "Truck Info: $($data.year) $($data.Make) $($data.Model) $($data.Trim)<br>" $emailbody += "Vin is $($data.VIN)<br><br>" $emailbody += "Order Date: $($data.receiptDate)<br>" $emailbody += "Build Date: $($data.productiondate) - Happy Birthday<br>" $emailbody += "Ship Date: $($data.shipmentDate)<br><br>" $emailbody += "Estimated days in transit: $($data.transitDate)<br>" $emailbody += "ETA Date: $($data.etaEndDate)<br><br><br>" $emailbody += "Delivered to Dealer Date: $($data.finalDeliveredDate)<br><br>" $emailbody += "Current Phase:<b> $($data.primaryStatus)</b><br>" $emailbody += "Current Status: <b>$($data.Status)</b>" Send-MailMessage -To $To -From $From -Subject "Truck Status is currently $($data.PrimaryStatus) - $($data.Status) as of $(Get-Date)" -BodyAsHTML -Body ($emailbody | Out-String) -SmtpServer $SMTPServer -Port "587" -UseSSL -Credential $credential I then set up a scheduled task to query every 12 hours (which is probably less often than I was refreshing my browser, and I get the email in my inbox. This is what it looks like (and the latest I received - woohoo): Not sure if this is of interest to anyone. Thanks to everyone who was patient and answered my questions.

I can't disagree with that, there's a lot of people not wearing their mask properly. That being said, even wearing it may have some level of effectiveness which is better than nothing. I think the bigger issue with masks is that people keep adjusting them and/or touching their faces which is what you don't want to do.

Awesome, thanks so much. Patience is soooo hard...

Did anyone pick up this from Ford (or the retail Retrax version)? Of so, is it working well? Any issues or regrets besides the loss in bed space and not being able to remove it easily of I needed to (the two issues I see with it)? Since I'm not using the truck to really haul stuff around (it will be my daily driver although we don't drive that much - my 2014 fusion has less than 70,000km and the 2017 Explorer had just turned over 40,000km when we sold it), getting it mostly for zipping around town and pulling the trailer, I was looking to have something with rails that I could attach a rack to. All the ones that worked with the tonneau covers that day between the rails looked like they may impact the integrity of the cover seal, potentially allowing dust and water to enter. The Embark seemed to be a good fit.

I think it's the tale of two countries and more likely a result of the divide, that from the outside, continues to be growing deeper and deeper. Leadership always comes from the top, especially in times of crisis. I think if Trump had worn a mask, as his advisors supposedly said to do, things might look different. It's really hard to say though. I'm just going by the statements of some good friends of mine (Republicans) who live in the US, and are dead set against being told what to do. I think in Canada, it's like being told to wear seatbelts in the car, stop at red lights and stop signs, don't drink and drive, etc. It's another thing that is being managed for the greater good. Masks aren't going to beat this thing, again they are just trying to slow it down so that the hospitals and the health care system isn't overwhelmed as people start to go back to work and day-to-day activities (including figuring out how to safely get kids back to school). Anyway, just my thoughts on it.

Tried to find out what the Passing Arrival status is with no luck. Does anyone know?

I thought this was a little funny as I opened up the forum today...

Thanks, I wasn’t sure if cross posting that was allowed or not.

Getting closer, status just updated to Shipped Rail and primaryStatus is In Transit. I’m thinking there will be a lag as it comes across the border...

It could be a political tactic to try and change the topic from Covid-19. With Canada responding, this could lead to other tariffs being implemented at a time where borders are closed to non-essential travel and cross border personal shopping has pretty much come to a halt.

There’s a pricing guide up on the 14gen forum. Not sure how close it will be, but Based on my May Lariat order, some items are up and some are down. It’ll be interesting to see how it shapes up.

Awesome, thanks so much for confirming.

New guy on the forum, I've visited a couple of times in the past and thought I should sign up. I'm from Ottawa, and recently (well in May) ordered a 2020 F-150. We tried to find one with the options I wanted, but no such luck. I've been a Ford owner for quite a few years and still have a 2014 Fusion and have just sold my 2017 Explorer to make room for the F-150. Thanks to everyone for establishing and maintaining this resource, it takes effort and patience to support a very passionate group of people. Cheers

New to the forum, hello everyone. I've ordered a 2020 F-150 and I've dug around the Internet and found the link to the API. I've got my VIN, pulled down the JSON file and I've been watching that because I don't want to my poor sales guy crazy. However, I've hit a status that he didn't know, and more searching led me here. The status is "Released to Body Company". Now, all the searches on this forum tend to be in the Vehicle Tracking section, and from what I have read, that infers that the truck has been sent somewhere (an upfitter, but I can't find an explanation for that term if it is an internal group or an external firm) for some additional work, or something like that. The only custom thing that I think is getting done is the spray-in bedliner, other than that it's a pretty standard order I thought. Is it as straightforward as that? Cheers