• stray@pawb.social
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    9 hours ago

    I only ever see smaller trucks here; it doesn’t seem to be a problem to only seat two people. Don’t the American trucks have more seating because they’re doubling as family cars?

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      9 hours ago

      The weight capacity of the truck on the right is much higher than the light-duty truck on the left. Jobs that require trucks of that capacity tend to require more workers, so it makes sense to seat more passengers.

      The truck on the left might be more comparable to something like the Ford Ranger (the older generations). Many of those were single-cab (i.e. no back seats) models, but some of them would have two tiny, uncomfortable “jump seats” as back seats.

      You’re not completely wrong though. I have known some workers who would also use their trucks as family cars if it was their only vehicle.