With high fuel prices continuing to batter bottom lines, many contractors that depend on a van—or a fleet of vans—are beginning to question the conventional work-truck wisdom that says bigger is better.
This industry-wide reexamination comes just as the commercial van segment is about to get a number of new options. One model is the 2013 Nissan NV200, a compact van designed to be less expensive to buy and more fuel-efficient to operate than the full-size models that have dominated the category for decades.