Why do majority of trucks in the US haul or tow nothing?

Same reason they wear boots that ain't never touched sh!t. They all wanna be a cowboy but don't wanna tend to the cow. They are fake af.

It's the economics! The mix of cars, light trucks and SUVs produced in the US is driven by the CAFE standards. Because light trucks and SUVs are allowed to be less fuel efficient than cars, car manufacturers can meet the the fleet standards by producing more light trucks and SUVs.

If you want the details, Google is your friend.

You are threatened by him even though he has done nothing to you. Only you can change that.

AR-15 ...

The same reason you drop $260 on VaporFly’s when you can’t break 3:40 for the marathon.

Well I’ll answer for myself.

i got a really good deal on a used truck in my price range. At 6’6” I don’t fit in most vehicles and I didn’t have more than about 10000 to spend so I was limited in my options.

I had just gotten in a nasty accident (stopped at a red light and hit by a guy going 40) which totaled my previous truck so I wanted a big vehicle to be safe.

while I don’t need the truck feature most of the time.it super useful when desired. I liked being the guy who helped people move furniture or rocks and stuff. Now I move dirt and other house project things a couple of times a year so the truck feature is handy without needing 30 minute commute to the airport to rent one for the day:

my commute was half a mile so the gas wasn’t a big issue at the time.

if I had a significant commute I would probably be swapping for something more gas efficient.

Because trucks are cool man.

Half a mile commute? Your fat ass should be walking.

A little bit of hyperbole on my part. I biked it most of the time. Again the gas for commute wasn’t an issue which was the point.

It's just how we roll, bro.

Google is NEVER your friend.

I would suggest using DuckDuckGo rather than that ad server masquerading as a search engine.

Startpage.Com is also a good option.

Get real search results without the manipulation and privacy invasion.

What a dumb question...People aren't moving refridgerators everyday but it's nice to be able to when needed, or to help a friend move or take trash to the dump or pull a u-haul or a million other things...Trucks are immensley versatile....

For everyday use (driving to work, grocery store) a truck is one of the worst vehicles. Poor fuel economy, expensive compared to small cars, hard to park, more dangerous to everyone else on the road. There's cases a truck is the ideal vehicle, working construction, hauling supplies.

But 99% of the trucks on the road are the because the driver thinks it makes them look cool. There are worse ways to spend money, but a lot of better ways too.

So it makes more sense to spend tens of thousands of extra dollars on a vehicle in which you'll only use what it was made to do once in a blue moon vs just renting a pickup truck for a afternoon to do that task? Because that makes economical sense.

1) Trucks ARE versatile.

2) Not sure when this changed, but you USED to be able to get a brand new pickup truck for less than most cars.

3) The fact of the matter is though that there are areas of this country (mostly in the South, but also some western states), where if you are a young male and want your knob slobbed, you'd better own a pickup truck.

Guess what I never saw in South Korea? A truck that wasn't a work truck. You see these little mini-trucks everywhere:

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Kei truck

A kei truck, kei-class truck, or Japanese mini truck is a mini truck, a tiny but practical pickup truck available in rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive versions, built to satisfy the Japanese keijidōsha (軽自動車, "light ve...

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In the Army you see a lot of 'hellcats' or 'scat packs'.....yes that is what a fast car like a Dodge Charger is called...yes I had a befuddled look on my face when a Soldier told me this.

Also Trucks. Everyone has a truck. I have a Camry and I get weird looks. I have a coworker who buys a new truck every few months and another with a lifted truck so high it might as well be a monster truck.

It's all about culture and status. I have 2004 Camry and a 2013 Venza. I dont care.

Alan

The last sentence reveals yourself....You are a mind reader and think people get trucks to look cool...You are clueless....

Same reason you have a passenger seat but no gf to drive around.

some of us can’t afford multiple vehicles.