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.
Contractors didn’t exist before trucks became stupid huge? I didn’t know that…
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.