Why Contractors Are Buying Pickup Trucks Like It Is 1985.

The article reports that contractors in the U.S. are acquiring pickup trucks in much greater numbers in 2013 than they have since the 1980s. It references a report from CNW Research which show that contractors purchased 51.2 percent of all new pickup trucks sold in the first half of the year. The recovery of the construction industry is cited as a key driver of the growing demand for pickup trucks.