Chonnawonga@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTell me again why you need a pickup truck.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1560arrow-down128
arrow-up1532arrow-down1imageTell me again why you need a pickup truck.sh.itjust.worksChonnawonga@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-28 days agoI see your point. If you need to regularly haul stuff, a van is usually a better choice for the average person but I’m skeptical that construction workers, farmers and small moving companies in Europe don’t use trucks.
minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoConstruction workers, farmers etc will use a van or a flatbed version of a van over here: Or if they need heavier loads, actual flatbed trucks:
minus-squareSanguineBrah@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoHere in the UK, builders & farmers use flatbeds and movers use box trucks - exclusively working vehicles. Pickups are not practical for most jobs.
minus-squarestevedice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoTotally missed the “pick-up” part of your comment.
I see your point. If you need to regularly haul stuff, a van is usually a better choice for the average person but I’m skeptical that construction workers, farmers and small moving companies in Europe don’t use trucks.
Construction workers, farmers etc will use a van or a flatbed version of a van over here:
Or if they need heavier loads, actual flatbed trucks:
Here in the UK, builders & farmers use flatbeds and movers use box trucks - exclusively working vehicles. Pickups are not practical for most jobs.
Totally missed the “pick-up” part of your comment.