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11:39 July 2nd, 2008

Some Americans can’t do without big pick-up trucks

Posted by: Ed Stoddard
Tags: Environment

Some Americans just cannot do with big trucks and will drive them come hell or high gas prices. See my colleague Andrea Hopkins’ story on the issue here.

Below is a video of Dallas-area tile-layer Bennie Smith explaining why a big truck is such a vital tool of his trade.

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