I found hauling lumber was better in a 4runner than a Tacoma. I put the passenger seat all the way forward and had a hitch mount cargo carrier and could haul 10-foot lumber without it extending past the end of the carrier. Not sure you could do that in a Tacoma. Also, an older used 4runner is a lot cheaper than a comparable Tacoma. The Tacoma could haul bulk goods such as gravel however.
My wife’s Sienna is better at hauling 8 foot lumber than my Frontier was.