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Ok, see to put thin in context a little bit, this truck is not for, nor is it even marketed towards regular people. This is a modular truck, so this is going to be converted into ambulances, tow trucks, bucket trucks, etc. This one does have a bed on it, but they had to get one from like an F-350 and modify it to get it to fit. And while you can buy this truck, it's not really a thing on roads here.
Just to add to this, and affirm that it's not intended to be a "go to McDonald's" truck, here is the actual product page for this model where it is marketed as a commercial vehicle.
https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/f650-f750/
No truck is intended to be a "go to McDonalds" truck. Yet, here we are.
This isn't true any more, look at any modern consumer pickup truck e.g. Ford F150. The bed is ludicrously small and high, it's got a fast, low torque petrol engine and transmission, the cabin is large and comfortable. It's designed to be a normal car and that's what it's used for.