[MagicRat]

I have owned several of these kinds of vehicles. When you get into this field, you can custom tailor many features to suit your needs, including (depending on the manufacturer) box design, wheel base, rear axle location, tires, wheels, overall loading height, final drive ratio, power liftgate, etc.

Often, finding a really knowledgeable dealership who knows how to equip their trucks and can help you analyze your needs is often more important than the actual brand.

Hinos are excellent trucks. They are a bit slow, but are economical and last a long, long time. I had a Hino FB with about 400k miles that drove like new.

IMO for inner city and limited highway use, a Hino or flat nose Isuzu or Mack is great. If you have more highway use, go for a small International or Freightliner, with a 'conventional' cab.

IMO the Chevy and Ford cutaway chassis end up with the excellent Duramax or Power stroke diesels. These units have lots of power and are nice to drive, but are a bit expensive to buy and operate for a commercial basis.

They are great for people's personal pick-up trucks, but when you are running a business and every dollar counts, a long lasting 4 cyl turbodiesel will save much money over the years.