This forum exists to investigate one question, which we believe to be a good one: why do Americans buy enormous trucks, built to haul things, and then haul nothing with them? We do not claim to have the answer. We are simply keeping a record.

What belongs here

A rig qualifies if it meets at least three of these criteria:

1. The bed shows no evidence of ever having held cargo.
2. The bed liner still wears its original protective film.
3. It has been lifted higher than is required to get into it.
4. Its tires are rated for terrain it will never visit.
5. It occupies more than one parking space, in area or in spirit.
6. It has been washed more recently than it has been driven off pavement.

What does NOT belong here

• Trucks with mulch in them.
• Trucks with a dog up front and a job in the back.
• Trucks that have, even once, helped a friend move.
• Vans. (There is another forum for vans. Do not ask which.)

How to post responsibly

1. Photograph the truck, not the person. Faces, plates and house numbers get blurred. We document beds, not owners.
2. No confrontation. Observe from a respectful distance. This is a forum, not a feud.
3. Public spaces only. No private property without permission.
4. Be accurate. If you saw it haul something, that is not content for this forum. That is just a truck being used.

A note from the moderators

This is a Phase 1 prototype. The threads shown are illustrative, and posted sightings are not yet stored anywhere — the posting form is a mock-up of the real thing to come. The beds, however, remain genuinely empty.