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There is no way the manufacturers are putting a 20% or 1000 lb safety margin in the GVWR of these trucks. I am more familiar with the aircraft industry, where airframes must be able to withstand certain stresses before they are blessed by the FAA. I've got to believe these trucks meet similar criteria...but certainly no 'buffer.' Chevy, Dodge and Ford are going to put the absolutely highest GVWR they can on these trucks...the higher the GVWR the more weight the customer can haul and the more units they can sell.
Granted the heaviest GVWR of the F250 is 800 higher than the C2500HD (10000 to 9200), and that the frame is bigger. However, as customers, we are primarily concerned with cargo capacity. The F250 can only carry about 100 lbs more cargo than the C2500HD...and both meet the same criteria for 3/4 ton trucks. That tells me the F250 needs that big frame to carry all the extra weight (the extra 800 lbs). The 2500HD does not have that extra 800 to lug around, therefore does not need a bigger frame. Kind of a Catch 22.
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