Truck Bed Racks

A bed rack lifts cargo above the box of a pickup and adds mounting points the bed floor cannot give you. The racks on this page come in three shapes. Full-height platforms, such as the overland racks from Rock Slide Engineering, frame the whole bed and give a flat deck for a rooftop tent, recovery boards or long gear. Chase racks from Fishbone Offroad stand just behind the cab like a roll bar and give lights, a spare tire or a jack a place to live. Cross bar systems, such as the Putco Tec Rack, sit on the bed rails and stay low for bikes, cargo boxes and the odd ladder.

Choose by the heaviest and tallest thing you plan to carry. A tent or a canoe calls for a full-height rack; lights and a spare ride well on a chase rack; a bike or a ladder now and then is a job for cross bars. Next, look at what already uses your bed rails. A cover, a tool box or a set of side rails can compete for the same space, so read the mounting notes on each listing before you pair a rack with one of our tonneau covers.

Many listings are hardware for a rack rather than the rack itself. Westcan lists the hold-down and install kits its racks use, and some of its rear racks name a separate install kit as required, so order the two together. ARB sells an accessory mount kit and a heavy-duty support bracket for its bed rack, and Raptor Series makes brackets that add a floor jack, a power tank or a tool and storage box to its chase and tire racks.

Vehicle-specific racks here fit the Ford F-150, Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, Jeep Gladiator, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Each product page lists the years, makes and models it fits, and the vehicle selector narrows this page to parts for your truck. If you want a guard for the rear window rather than a load platform, see headache racks. Ships across Canada, priced in Canadian dollars.