Maybe you are out of touch. I bet even many people here think it's mainly virtue...

NoGravitas · 2026-01-15T15:01:41 1768489301

Here (southeast US), lawn services use pickups, often also with a trailer. Most other services (plumbing, electrical, HVAC) use vans. Less sure about contractors, I interact with them less.

queuebert · 2026-01-15T02:19:06 1768443546

Most commercial services near me use trucks with or without a trailer. Painters tend to use vans, and some electricians. Everyone else has a truck with a logo on it. You can't tow well with a van, so it has to be a company that never tows.

Granted probably most people on here are CA or SV adjacent, which has a fairly idiosyncratic relationship with its service industries and stricter emissions regs.

cheschire · 2026-01-14T23:38:56 1768433936

I see commercial lawn services driving in pickups a lot. It's a job that benefits from the open bed.

fc417fc802 · 2026-01-15T00:52:09 1768438329

I tend to see them with either flatbed, trailer, or both. Occasionally box van plus trailer. Not usually a pickup and certainly not a luxury one.

I don't understand why flatbeds aren't more popular here. (Well if we assume that pickups aren't actually for utility then I guess it makes sense.)

mlrtime · 2026-01-15T11:43:15 1768477395

You still need to tow.

You need body on frame, not the van unibody junk.