According to the automotive research firm Strategic Vision, 35 percent of truck owners have never put anything in the bed of the truck.
I’m not sure why I think this is hilarious, but I do.
There’s nothing wrong with owning a truck, of course. Some of my closest friends own trucks. I like having friends who own trucks for those times when I need something moved that requires a truck.
I can also confirm that every one of my friends who owns a truck puts things in the bed of their trucks.
Firewood. Power tools. Golf clubs. Bicycles. Camping gear. Christmas trees. Fishing poles. Lawn mowers.
They all use their trucks as trucks.
But as you drive around town today, just think:
More than one-third of the trucks you pass have never actually been used as a truck.
This means that one third of truck owners bought their truck either thinking they might need to haul something someday (but never did) or they just wanted to be someone who owned a truck.
I think both of these scenarios are hilarious.
