Which Truck Are You?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Which Truck Are You?
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About This Quiz

All vehicles have distinct personalities, but we develop few relationships with vehicles quite like we do with trucks. Trucks are our closest work colleagues, our road trip companions, our spare storage, sometimes even our workshops (depending on the size of your truck's bed). Trucks fill more roles today than ever before, with interiors that are not just comfortable but sometimes downright luxurious,  While we may have been kidding ourselves about how nice trucks were in the 1970s or 1980s, today's trucks are about as nice as most executive sedans, and drive better, too. Still, the truck brands manage to differentiate themselves so we don't get bored.

Some truck brands are known for specific technologies that allow their trucks to behave certain ways on- or off-road. Some trucks are designed for specific kinds of situations, like when hill-starts are common. or for hauling specific loads, which implies specific kinds of drivers doing specific jobs. Beyond the major brands and their models come trim levels where trucks can be further personalized, and then there's the after-market for parts and upgrades the major builders never intended or imagined. Into this maelstrom we will go, and with a few questions about you, we will distill your qualities into a single truck. Take this quiz and find out what truck you are!

How do you deal with difficulty when driving a screw?
Change the setting on my electric screwdriver
Use my hammer drill with a screw bit
Use a hammer
Remove the screw, inspect the hole with a mini camera, and mend it with the right tools

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How do you make a job bid more competitive?
Streamline and focus the quote on the important areas, but don't scrimp
Cut the price
Be the most expensive
Apply a totally new idea to the problem

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What's the least valuable thing you'd always leave in your truck?
My hat
My toolbox
My grip strengthener
Pens

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What's the thing you most often forget to bring with you when you leave home?
My phone
My wallet
My keys
My glasses

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What feeling does the word "retirement" inspire?
Disappointment
Fear
Rage
Excitement

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What activity wears you out the most?
Busywork
Logistics
Training
Organizing mess

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How do you typically find work?
Word of mouth
I post an ad.
I'm staff.
Online boards

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To which of the following people are you closest?
My parents
My first boss
My mentor
My best friend

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Where did you learn the most important skills you have?
College
My first job
My second job
Studies while unemployed

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How do you make major purchase decisions?
I focus on the key basics.
I focus on the tools for the one job I'm up for.
I focus on power, and only power.
I look to future-proofing things.

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How would you remove a tree stump from your front yard?
Dig a ring of small holes around it, and yank it out with a chain
Dig it out with a backhoe
Blow it up with an M80
Don't. Dig out the middle and turn it into a planter.

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What would you do to prepare one of your children for the college entrance exams?
Find their areas of weakness, and help them study those.
Find the priorities of the test and help them study for those.
Double down on their strengths and ignore their weaknesses.
Research what dream schools they are looking for and prepare for those desires.

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Which of these sports would you most enjoy playing?
Lacrosse
British Bulldogs
Caber Toss
Decathlon

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What's the first step of planning a vacation abroad?
Decide how long you're going
Decide what to do
Decide where you are going within the destination country
Decide how you want to feel while you're away

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Other than the basics, which of these tools can't you leave home without?
Swiss Army knife
Notepad
Tablet
Leatherman Tool

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What do you need to fix a broken cabinet?
WD-40
New screws
A hammer
Duct tape

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What do you do to relax?
Listen to music
Read books
Work out
Watch movies

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What one word would you use to describe yourself if you had to write a one-word resume?
Flexible
Specialized
Ripped
Genius

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What do you do to improve your performance at work?
Figure out what areas I can ignore so I can focus on the important stuff
Create a more specialized niche for myself, so I can define the parameters
Get better tools than the next guy and then work on getting better skills
Anticipate the needs of the business, not just my job

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How would you spend an unexpected windfall?
I'd put most of it in savings.
Hire a branding expert
Hire a subordinate who makes me more effective
I'd put it in the stock market.

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How would you deal with a beloved jacket that busted a seam?
See if it can be fixed with thread. If not, donate it.
Fix it, even if you need to use tape
Throw it out and get exactly the same one again
Figure out why it broke and find a similar one that is stronger in the same area

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What kind of movie do you like the least?
Kids movies
Rom coms
Documentaries
Sword and sandal flicks

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What's your card game?
5 Card Stud
Texas Hold'em
War
Blackjack

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How do you freshen up at the end of the day?
Wash my face
Long bath
Hot shower
Go for a swim

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Which of these is the best driving song?
Free Fallin' by Tom Petty
Riders on The Storm by The Doors
Battle Born by Five Finger Death Punch
Master of Puppets by Metallica

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Which is your favorite season?
Deer season
Tax season
Football season
The spring

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How do you prefer to take notes?
I write things in a memo pad, with a ballpoint pen.
I take voice memos in my phone.
I don't take notes!
Using a fountain pen, in a nice notebook

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In which expense is it worth really investing?
It's better to spend a little on several things that work in concert than one thing you hope will be a silver bullet.
Advice on how to bear down on the single most important thing
Anything that multiplies your power
The things that matter tomorrow

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How would you dress for a promotion interview?
Wearing one new thing that's a bit fancier than my usual clothes
Just like I always do
I'd wear something to show off my muscles.
I'd dress like the person interviewing me.

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What's the first part of the paper you read in the morning?
Opinion columns
Business section
Sports pages
Tech section

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