Truckonomics

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo, Walter Arbuckle of Braintree, Vt., looks over Ford F-150s at the Formula Ford dealership in Montpelier, Vt. Pickups are an economic indicator because contractors buy these flatbed trucks to haul everything from tools to landscaping equipment to lumber to build homes, the stuff that's the lifeblood of a healthy economy. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, file)