Breadcrumb Trail Links Home Reviews Road Tests Vehicle types Pickup trucks The Ram Power Wagon has a 10,500 lb towing capacity. Photo by Clayton Seams The Power Wagon was introduced in 1945 as the civilian adaptation of the tough-as-nails WC military truck which Dodge had developed through WW2. The Power Wagon, as the name implied, was a tool for the toughest of jobs. It was rugged and robust, and about as comfortable as 80-grit sandpaper bed sheets.