Sorry, but you're never going to see a load of topsoil or manure in the back of my truck.
But, it does get used a fair bit for hauling. And I finally got our trailer on a scale and was somewhat surprised at its actual loaded weight. IIRC, we were around 7,000lbs, which is only 500lbs under the trailer gross.
As for the truck, we still had a nice margin (can't remember exactly, don't have the numbers in front of me). But thinking back to when we had the 1500 Suburban, I know we were right on the limit. I'm happy we went with the 2500 this time.