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The Best Trucks in Town

The Japanese Mini Trucks are the savviest things on the block!

These little vehicles are widely used in the Japan, and now are catching popularity in the United States where they are quickly becoming a common sight on mid-western farms and townships.

There is nothing more attention grabbing than hooning down the road in your bright white Mini Truck while the gas guzzling American muscle cars drive by with their drivers staring at you with a mixture of amusement and envy.

Mini Trucks are some of the most versatile utility work vehicles in the world. These miniature sized wonders are commonly used in the farming or building industries as a convenient work vehicles, though at the same time, these vehicles are also being used on hunting excursions or even as transportation on golf courses.

The small size makes the vehicle a fantastic addition to be used at any airport, park, zoo, ranch, orchard, theme park, campground or even cemetery.

The great thing is that automotive dealership specializing in Japanese Mini Trucks for Sale are popping up all throughout the country… making the humble truck a lot more attainable for the general population. In fact it has been estimated that 3000 to 4000 Mini Trucks are being imported into the United States on a monthly basis.

The Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles

When compared to your Ford Ranger or even the diesel work truck parked in your driveway, the fuel efficiency of the little Mini Truck is mind boggling. These vehicles can drive for up to 40 miles on 1 gallon of gasoline.

When the typical All-Terrain Vehicle can reach anywhere up to $15000 in the United States, a used Japanese Mini Truck become a bargain at less than half that price. At the same time, these trucks can cut a farm operations fuel bill down by several hundred dollars per month… therefore it simply makes the use of the Mini Truck a no-brainer.

History of the Mini Truck

The Mini Truck, Japanese Mini Truck or Kei Truck as they are known came from humble beginning in Japan where they are widely used and known as a Keitora. Originally after the Second World War, the “keijidosha” or light vehicle standard was developed by the Japanese Government in order to provide the country with an alternative to the unaffordable, regular-sized automobiles at those times.

The light vehicle standard included the Kei Trucks as well as miniature passenger cars and miniature vans which were all designed to be fuel efficient. These cars were to also enjoy various tax and insurance regulatory benefits. All this led to the overnight success of the keijidosha in Japan to where there are now literally millions being driven throughout the country today.

Since then, as a versatile working vehicle, the Japanese Mini Trucks grew in popularity throughout the whole of Asia and have recently over the last few years started to penetrate in Western automobile markets including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

In recent years, there has been an influx of used Japanese Mini Trucks into Western countries which can be attributed to the high taxes and fees the Japanese government is imposing on older Mini Trucks. Due to little or no market for these used Mini Trucks in Japan, these vehicles are finding their way into the farms and workplaces of the United States.

Available Accessories & Modifications

The Mini Trucks has been built simple but tough. One of the exciting aspects of the Mini Trucks is the availability of a multitude of accessories and modifications that makes the Mini Truck ever more versatile and advantageous.

Get a Mini Truck with a hydraulic lift and voila! You have a convenient little dump truck. Add on some ATV tracks and suddenly you have a pickup-truck snow mobile. Other possible modifications include adding a tow bar, adding a cage on the back, or even adding a snowplough at the front of the vehicle… the possibilities are endless.

In fact, these days there are even dealerships specialising in custom made Japanese Mini Trucks using parts made overseas but put together here in the United States.

Legislation regarding Mini Trucks

While Mini Trucks are legally driven throughout Japan, it is not the same story in the United States. But thanks to changing legislation throughout the States, it is becoming more and more feasible to owning and using a Mini Tuck for both work and play.

So far, 17 various States of America have enacted legislation to allowed the use of Mini Trucks for different degrees of on-road use. At this stage, the use of these trucks are limited to public roads and excludes use on interstate, federal or state highways

In fact the enactment of legislation has resulted in the rising use of Mini Trucks in States such as Oklahoma, North Dakota, Wyoming and most recently Nebraska.

But for most States of America, the Mini Trucks remain categorised as purely off road vehicles and therefore do not leave the farm yard, university campus or worksite.

Different Variations of the Mini Truck

The Japanese Mini Truck come available as either 4WD or RWD and come with a maximum engine size of 660cc outputting approximately 45 horsepower and a tow capacity of 1500lbs. The typical weight comes to 1500lbs with the maximum dimensions of 11ft long by 58in wide, and cruise to a top speed of 75 mph.

The typical variation of the Mini Truck comes as a flatbed pick-up truck, while others include a fully enclosed cab at the back, or even with a back refrigeration unit.

Currently Daihatsu stands as the largest manufacturer of the Mini Trucks in the world. The most popular make and model of the Japanese Mini Truck includes the Subaru Sambar, Suzuki Carry, Mitsubishi Minicab, Mazda  Scrum, Daihatsu Hijet and Honda Acty. Other variations of the Mini Truck have now sprung from car manufacturers in other countries including Korea, China and India. These include the Korean developments Daewoo Labo and Kia Towner, Tata Ace in India, as well as the Tiger Truck, developed in China.