re: Buying a new truck

First thing I would do if I were gonna finance it is contact my credit union and prearrange financing, then search online for dealers within a couple hundred miles.
Find the best price on the truck you want and contact the dealer that has it, verify they have what the ad shows and get the VIN and description. Tell them you’ll be coming to look at the vehicle and set an approximate date and time.
Now, go the local dealer and find the truck that matches the one you already found, tell the local dealer you have an offer on a truck just like theirs and see if they will match the price, they’ll probably try to give you a little run around but let them know you have no problem walking out and going to the other dealer, show them a screen shot of the truck you talked to the other dealer about so they know you’re not playing them. Tell them either they can sell it to you for the price or the other dealer can but one way or the other you’re buying a truck within the next 2 days.
I’d suggest checking Capitol Chevrolet in Austin, they’ve had the low price on the last 3 that I’ve bought, two I ended up buying from them and one the local dealer swallowed the lie they told me when I first called and they matched the Capitol price, cut about $10,000 off a 2022 Chevy Silverado during Covid when nobody was cutting deals.
Most dealers that have internet sales will deliver to you so if you’re several hours away it lets them compete with the locals and keep them a little more honest.