Calgary Herald

Survey says Americans love their trucks

More than half of respondent­s say they consider pickups part of the family

- ALEX REID

Chevrolet owners think their truck will get them dates and make them more attractive, according to a new report dug up by Autoguide.

New York-based Harris Poll worked with Chevrolet preparing a report that asked 1,012 pickup drivers about their trucks, and the results are … interestin­g.

For example, 38 per cent of those surveyed thought driving a pickup truck makes them more attractive, and more popular. This may be because your buddy with a pickup truck is the person you go to when you have to move out of your apartment, or haul garbage to the dump.

Americans have also taken to calling their pickups “Big Red,” or “Little Red,” or “Old Red.” Seems red is a popular colour for pickups.

None of those names are as popular as “Betsy,” though. The report says a full 27 per cent of owners have given their truck a name.

More than half of those surveyed “consider their pickup truck a part of the family.”

The survey took place online between March 20 and April 3, and was open to people over 18 who drove a pickup truck.

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Old reliable “Betsy” might just make you more popular, truck owners say.

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