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EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US pick-up trucks flood into Europe (www.transportenvironment.org)
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[โ€“] Delphia@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, you are never going to convince lemmings that they have a place. They have a niche and in that niche they are excellent.

I know a guy who has a industrial flooring business (epoxy coatings, grinding, etc) and he has a big fuckoff american truck. Because he lives in it 9 hours a day and tows around a trailer with ALL his work supplies and still has to pick the kids up from school and take them to sports on the weekends. Its one vehicle, it does it all and most importantly because its signwritten and its his work vehicle its 100% tax deductable.

[โ€“] TBi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wouldnโ€™t a van work better? No need for a trailer then.

[โ€“] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've hired industrial flooring companies. Those floor grinders are huge and extremely heavy and there's a lot of other equipment needed as well. It would not fit in a van, and neither would his kids. He needs more seating and a huge trailer. You don't need special license to tow huge trailers in the US. Little trailers are more difficult to back up anyway.

Not nearly as many people "need" a big truck as own them, but some people do. The landscaping crew that comes to take care of the 7 acre property at my work (30,000 sq meters) brings 3-4 guys, two big zero turn mowers, a smaller mower, a bunch of trimmers and other small equipment. One truck, one trailer.

[โ€“] Delphia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Thankyou, that was exactly my point.

They are wildly oversold to people who have very little reason to own one, but for certain use cases they are absolutely brilliant.

[โ€“] Jozav@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know what country this is, but in my country he will have to pay 100% tax if he uses the company vehicle for private purposes. The driver will have to keep an auditable km registration.

[โ€“] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You arent wrong, but the govt doesnt look that closely at owner operators, they expect a measure of creative accounting/record keeping.