Why aren't Tundras more common as work trucks?

It's all Rams and Fords F series trucks.

What do the Tundras lack?

 

My buddy picked up 2020 tundra with the 8' bed. Things got room for activities. He loves it for work

 

Cost, and Toyota doesn't really do fleet models.

Fleet versions of models drags down the value of the model as a whole. It's all calculated I'm sure.

 

Probably power, a diesel option and a real long bed. Also the whole “Merica!” thing.

Edit: I take back the long bed comment, didn’t realize they made an 8 foot’er!

 

My company has contracts with Ford and Chevy, pretty stupid they spent $53,000 for my Silverado I would be much happier with a Tundra and it would have saved them some coin for a SR5.

 

Because "'Merica", because purchasing a fleet of <2yrs old models are cheaper than Nissans and Toyotas, because maintenance and repairs are more affordable compared to other brands, because they "look manly" and increase length and girth...

 

Fuel Mileage. When my friends 2018 Tundra gets 14 to 17 and my 2013 F-150 EcoBoost is getting between 25 to 35. He is wanting out of the Tundra and wants an EcoBoost. He cant fit in Parking Lot's without getting door dings and he hates the Fuel Mileage he isn't getting.

 

25-35 mpg in an eco boost?

 

Yep, Just stay out of it and you get good mileage.

 

In addition to all of the above, payload is a big factor. A lot of contractors need a 3/4 or 1 ton truck.

 

The 3.5 EcoBoost?
Or the 2.7?

Dang that’s good mileage.
None of my buddies with either get out of the 20’s.

 

That's the 3.5 with the 6 speed. I didn't get that kind of mileage at first. It was hard not to have a heavy foot with the twin turbos. But the Fuel Mileage sucked when you were having fun. So now I the dash readout set so I can watch my real time fuel mileage and I get Much Better Mileage but not as much fun LOL.

 

Strictly for fleet pricing and haul capacity, as mentioned above.

Company I work for uses F150s and 350s in large volume to the point where we use a leasing house to manage our fleet. Because of the variety of applications, from medium duty mine trucks to sales commuters, it's easier and cheaper to stick with one brand.

 

Lack of options. Look at the various ways you can option a Ram or F-150. No 3/4 or 1 ton or dual rear wheel Tundras. Toyota probably sells the Tundra the same way they sell the Tacoma. You will buy what Toyota builds and like it.

 

I have worked at an automotive recycling facility(salvage yard)for almost 7 years now; when I first started here we maintained an entire fleet of the OLDER(late 90's, mid-'00's)Tundra trucks. They were awesome! Insanely reliable, very little maintenance required overall to keep them going, and they could accept a flatbed and a full load of used auto parts without any necessary modification to the rear suspension. A few years back, they started phasing out a lot of the older models, in favor of newer(meaning 2010-up)model Tundras. Sadly, it wasn't more than a year before they were removing those same, newer trucks; and replacing them with cheaper F150's and Silverados. It seems the suspension on the newer Tundra's would begin to sag after a couple months, and all of them were plagued with transmission issues, among other, more trivial concerns. For as expensive as they are to purchase(even at auction), it just makes more sense to spend less at the outset and get a truck more suited to the task at hand. These trucks(Ford, GM)seem to be much happier hauling a load, cost less at the time of initial purchase, and the replacement parts tend to be a lot less costly. We've been running the domestic trucks now for a couple years, with minimal issues.

This particular yard used to be all about keeping an all-Toyota delivery fleet; now, with all that requires, it's become next to impossible unfortunately. Of course, the Tundra's could absolutely be modified to suit this task a whole lot better, but it really doesn't make sense when we can get a perfectly capable truck from a domestic manufacturer, at a fraction of the cost, comparatively.

 

Tundra's would KILL too many bugs

 

I see quite a few Tundras and Tacoma’s/Hi Lux’s used as work trucks.
But F150’s and Rams, and increasingly Chevy’s (God help us) are more numerous.

 

I see a lot of smaller businesses use Tundras around here. It is typically one guy operations where the driver is the owner. Case in point, my plumber has a new 22 Tundra for his work vehicle. I guess once it is just for an employee, you don't care about them?

 

Cherry-picking momentary dash readouts does not make a 25-35mpg truck.

Not knocking the ford 3.5… that is a very capable 1/2 ton.

 

My tundra was a work truck most of its life, for a glass company you can still see the sticker shape on the door.. It is a fleet model so no cc or back up camera ,cloth interior.
So they did have a fleet model for a while. With the larger motor and 4wd.