Not in Europe.
Here, businesses and craftsmen use either vans like the VW T4, Renault Master or Ford Transit, or smaller “cargo station wagons”/small vans like VW Caddy, Renault Kangoo etc.
These offer way more practical room on much less traffic space.
The article was about regulations in Paris, if you switch context or continents, you need to say so.
This is a European van, too. Where does the US truck best it in terms of practicality?