• @Gestrid@lemmy.ca
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      28 months ago

      He’s parked at an IKEA. I’m willing to bet he’s a contractor that needs that long of a truck to fit everything he buys (including stuff from Home Depot or Lowe’s).

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          -28 months ago

          Contractors did exist. Innovation usually happens because enough people have a want or need for something for some reason. It’s entirely possible (or even likely) that long trucks came into existence because contractors had a need for them. Ford and other truck companies saw an opportunity to make money from that need and obliged.