Work Trucks

Let's take some time to remember the original need for the pickup truck -
doing work. We like to think that most trucks get to enjoy doing at least a
little work during their lives. These next few trucks leave no questions
regarding their work ethic.

Best Carpet Hauler

Although we will delve into cab to bed ratios later, we must now recognize a
truck style that will forever be known to us as "carpet hauler." A carpet
hauler is a truck with a regular cab and a long (8') bed. Usually they are
white and made by one of three well-managed companies. Not always:

This is a Toyota Tundra carpet hauler with a rack. Unless I have been
failing to notice them in the midst of their carpet hauling duties, these
are quite rare. I don't know if Toyota still makes such a Tundra with the
new bloated body style, but I don't believe other Japanese truck producers
do either. So here is the Tundra carpet hauler in all its glory. It doesn't
even have hubcaps! Today we salute Toyota for its American-made, high work ethic
carpet-hauling Tundra.


Best (Truck) Rack

Racks are common on many vehicles today for their ability to haul bikes,
canoes, kayaks, boards, funny-looking cargo boxes, and more. Sometimes they
even get used. This carpet-hauling white work truck no doubt uses its rack,
and it has the biggest rack I've ever seen on a pickup:

We salute you, gigantic glass-rack-toting carpet-hauling white Chevy work
truck, for doing work.


Most Interesting Damage

To be honest, I don't know what kind of work this Ford Ranger does. If I had
to guess, I would say it probably hauls a lot of live jungle cats:

The scratches on this thing are many and deep! It also appears to have some
rear window damage, and hopefully the contraption in the back doesn't serve
as a car seat ("Well Junior, if we can't put the baby up front..."). We won't ask
any more questions of this man, but we assume he has been doing work, so we
thank him.