I've been giving serious thought to changing the way I operate - and gas prices are only another reason.
Currently, I have a 1-ton truck, with a utility body. Large as it is, you still can't carry anything even close to a full inventory. Plus, that truck is not the most maneuverable vehicle.
I'm brainstorming a couple ideas. One is to have the truck for the actual job - but to use a (much smaller, more nimble) vehicle for scouting jobs, going to meetings, and quick runs to the parts store. Naturally, this plan runs into two problems: lack of parking at many sites, and the inability to drive two vehicles at once.
Another idea is to find a "mule." That is, a small vehicle with a huge towing capacity, and haul a trailer around for work. When the trailer isn't needed, the 'mule' would suffice to run me around town.
