The United Parcel Service has for decades followed Taylor's time-and-motion theories to make its internal operations highly efficient, to the point of measuring the paces between a double-parked truck and a customer's doorstep.

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Nissan also plans to upgrade the engine in its Titan full-size pickup truck and seek to double that vehicle's U.S. sales, he said.

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The trend helped double the full-size pickup truck market in the U.S. in the past decade to 2.2 million vehicles a year--and means pickup trucks come with four big doors and family-friendly options.

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