It depends on how much stuff you have to haul and how good the roads are. If the roads are bad, then something that can take a wider tire might be better than a pure road bike. A Surly Crosscheck would be fine in those conditions though too.

There are lots of ways to haul stuff on a bike, even if they don't have mounts for racks. I will say though that hauling a lot of stuff on a speedy road bike does take some of the fun out of riding them.