Truck Bed Length Chart: Short, Standard and Long Beds by Model

Each row is one bed on one generation. The columns answer different questions.

• Bed name is what the truck maker or the site's data calls the bed: 5.5 ft, Short, 5'7". It is a nominal size, good for conversation and for a dealer's order sheet.

• Site fit data is the whole-inch figure the site's configurator stores for that bed. On most trucks it is close to the measured length, rounded to a whole inch. On the F-150 and the Tundra's 5.5 ft bed it is the nominal size in inches, so 5.5 ft is stored as 66.

• Length in the tonneau guide is the figure the site's fit-checked guide for that truck lists, with a note on where it was taken: inside at the rail, at the floor, or as printed on cover listings. Those are three different measuring points, which is why two trucks with the same bed name can differ by an inch.

• In feet is the guide's inch figure divided by 12. It shows how far the name sits from the real length.

• Retail labels are the names cover makers and retailers print for the same bed. They often disagree with the truck maker and with each other.

• Cabs lists the cabs the guide found that bed on.

Use the inch figure to confirm which bed you have. Then buy by the part number the maker lists for that bed and your model years. An inch of difference between two sources is normal. A difference of six inches or a foot means you are looking at a different bed.

It takes one tape measure and two minutes, and it is worth doing even if you think you know the answer. Used trucks get mislabeled, and cab names mislead.

1. Close the tailgate. Bed length is measured to the inside of the closed gate. 2. Measure inside the bed. RealTruck's guide says to put the tape's tang flush against the bulkhead, the front wall of the bed behind the cab, and run it to the inside edge of the top of the tailgate. J.D. Power describes the same thing: from the inside of the front bulkhead to the inside of the tailgate. 3. Measure at the rail for a cover. RealTruck is specific that a tonneau measurement is taken at the top of the bed rails, not the floor. The site's guides for the F-150, Ram, Tacoma and Ranger quote rail lengths for that reason. 4. Write it down in inches. If you want feet, J.D. Power's method is to divide by 12. Don't round the result to shop. 5. Measure width if you plan to haul sheet goods or fit a rack. J.D. Power says to measure between the insides of the wheel wells on beds that have them. On the Ranger, that figure went from 44.8 in on the 2019–2023 truck to 48.2 in on the 2024 and later truck. 6. Look at the bed while you are there. Note any rails or tracks along the bed walls, storage bins in the bed sides, and what kind of tailgate you have. Those decide the part number as much as the length does.

A bed liner can change what the tape reads. An over-rail liner covers the rail where clamps go, and Tyger says over-rail liners need small holes cut for its clamps. Measure to the bed itself where you can.

Truck makers name beds in round numbers. RealTruck's measuring guide puts it plainly: manufacturers typically round bed sizes to the nearest half-foot for marketing purposes, and most round to the nearest foot or the nearest six inches. So the name is close to the length but rarely equal to it.

The F-150 shows the pattern. Ford's names are 5.5, 6.5 and 8 ft. The beds measure 67.1, 78.9 and 97.6 in at the rail. They run 1.1, 0.9 and 1.6 in longer than their names. Retailers respond by printing 5'7", 6'7" and 8'2", which are closer to the tape.

Rounding goes the other way too. The 2024–2026 Ranger's 5 ft bed is 59.6 in, a little under 5 ft. The Tundra's 8.1 ft bed appears as 8' (96 in) on cover listings, and the site's Tundra guide notes that the listing figures don't match Toyota's brochure exactly.

The bigger problem is that cover makers don't agree with each other. They measure at different points, and they round differently. The table shows one bed carrying several labels. None of the labels is wrong. They just can't be compared across brands, which is why the model-year range and the part number matter more than the foot-and-inch name.

Short bed, standard bed and long bed are relative names. They describe a bed compared with the other beds on the same truck, not a length.

GM dealers use the words as bed names. On the 2019–2026 Silverado and Sierra, short is 69.9 in, standard is 79.4 in and long is 98.2 in. Ford and Toyota use feet for full-size trucks: 5.5, 6.5 and 8 ft on the F-150, and 5.5, 6.5 and 8.1 ft on the Tundra. Ram names its two beds by feet and inches, 5'7" and 6'4".

Put those side by side and the names stop lining up. The Silverado's short bed (69.9 in) is longer than the F-150's 5.5 ft bed (67.1 in) and the Ram's 5'7" bed (67.4 in). The Ram's longer bed, at 76.3 in, is shorter than the 6.5 ft beds on the F-150 (78.9 in) and Silverado (79.4 in). The Ram 1500 in the site's data has no 8 ft bed at all.

Midsize trucks shift everything down. Their short bed is about 5 ft, from about 59.5 in on the Frontier to 61.7 in on the Colorado, and their long bed is about 6 ft, from roughly 72 to 74 in. The Maverick's 54.4 in FLEXBED is shorter than any of them.

So a short-bed cover is not a size. A listing has to name the truck, the years and the inches.

The cab narrows the choice of bed, and on some trucks it decides it outright. On others it tells you nothing.

One bed, any cab. The Maverick (54.4 in), Gladiator (5 ft), 2023–2026 Colorado (61.7 in) and 2024–2026 Ranger (59.6 in) each come with a single bed in the US. Any listing that names the truck and years is the right length.

The cab decides. On the 2019–2023 Ranger, the SuperCrew has the 5 ft bed and the SuperCab has the 6 ft. The Tacoma's Access Cab and the newer XtraCab come only with the 6 ft bed. The Frontier King Cab has the 6 ft bed. The Silverado's long bed comes only on the Regular Cab and its short bed only on the Crew Cab.

The cab doesn't decide. These are the trucks to measure:

• F-150 SuperCrew: 5.5 or 6.5 ft. SuperCab: 6.5 ft, or 8 ft through 2023. Regular Cab: 6.5 or 8 ft.

• Silverado and Sierra Crew Cab: short or standard. Double Cab: standard.

• Ram 1500 Crew Cab: 5'7" or 6'4". Quad Cab: 6'4".

• Tundra CrewMax: 5.5 or 6.5 ft. Double Cab: 6.5 or 8.1 ft.

• Tacoma Double Cab: usually 5 ft, with the 6 ft as an option.

• Frontier Crew Cab: 5 ft, or the 6 ft long bed.

Performance trims add exceptions. Every 2017–2020 F-150 Raptor has the 5.5 ft bed, SuperCab included, and the 6.5 ft bed was not offered on it. The Ram TRX shares the Crew Cab's 5'7" bed. The 5.5 ft bed is the only one on the F-150 Lightning.

A seller's fitment tool that asks only for year and cab can't tell these apart. Pick the bed yourself.

A tonneau cover is built for one bed, and the maker gives each bed its own part number. BAK's MX4 for the 2019–2026 Silverado is 448130 for the short bed, 448131 for the standard and 448132 for the long. The nominal size in the title, 5'10" or 6'7", is shorthand to get you to the right part. It is not a measurement of the cover.

That is why a nominal size works within one maker's catalog and fails across makers. BAK and Tyger call the Silverado short bed 5'10" and RealTruck calls it 5'8". Both sell a cover that fits a 69.9 in bed. If you compare a 5'8" listing with a 5'10" listing and conclude one is two inches longer, you will return a cover that would have fit.

The tolerance is small where it counts. The site's guides say a cover even an inch short won't close up to the tailgate seal, and water gets in at the back corners. No aftermarket kit fixes a cover sized for the wrong bed.

Bed racks follow the same logic. Racks are sized to the bed, and many mount to stake pockets or factory rails, so a short-bed rack won't reach the mounting points on a long bed. Putco lists separate versions of its Venture TEC rack for the Silverado's 5'8" and 6'6" beds. With a rack, the bed walls matter as much as the length: stake pockets, deck rails, RamBox bins and the Gladiator's Trail Rail each change what a rack can mount to.

The working rule: use inches to identify your bed, use the nominal size to find the listing, and use the part number and model years to confirm it.

A redesign usually brings a new bed, even when the name on the brochure doesn't change. Cover makers split their part numbers at the generation, and that split is the most reliable sign that the fit changed.

Sometimes the length barely moves. The Tacoma's 5 ft bed is listed at 60.3 in for 2005–2015, 60.5 in for 2016–2023 and 60 in for 2024 and later, and each has its own MX4 part number. Sometimes the length doesn't move at all: the F-150's three beds measure the same from 2015 to 2026, and BAK and Retrax still list separate parts either side of 2021.

Sometimes a bed disappears. The 2023 Colorado dropped the long box, the 2024 Ranger is SuperCrew-only in the US, and Ford dropped the F-150 SuperCab 8 ft for 2024.

Two trucks sold under one name are the worst trap. GM sold the old-body Silverado LD and Sierra Limited as 2019 models next to the new truck, with a bed of about 69 in against 69.9 in. Ram sold the older 1500 Classic alongside the new truck from 2019 to 2024. The Classic has the same 67.4 and 76.3 in bed lengths with different bed rails, and covers for the new body don't fit it.

Changes can even land inside a generation. A Ranger6G owner found the 2026 Ranger's bed rail caps thinner than the 2025's, and BAK now lists a separate MX4 part, 448352, for the 2026 truck.

Factory bed options don't change the length in the chart. They change which part number fits that length, and the tape measure won't show them. After you measure, look at the bed walls and the tailgate.

Storage in the bed sides. RamBox bins sit over the wheel wells on the Ram 1500. A RamBox truck needs RamBox-specific covers and racks, and owners describe a second gap between the bins and the tailgate that needs sealing. GM's in-bed side storage boxes and the Tacoma and Tundra Trail Edition boxes go further: the makers in the site's guides say most of their covers won't work with them.

Composite beds. The Sierra's CarbonPro bed is a carbon-fiber composite box offered on the Crew Cab short bed only, so it is always the 69.9 in bed. Its rails and bulkhead differ from the steel bed's, and BAK, Retrax, TruXedo and Tyger sell separate CarbonPro parts. Check for RPO code E3Z rather than judging by eye. The Tacoma and Tundra also have composite beds, but those are the only beds on those trucks, so every listing already accounts for them.

Rail systems. Deck rails on the Tacoma and Tundra, Utili-track on the Frontier, Trail Rail on the Gladiator and the Ranger's cargo management rails all sit on the bed walls, close to where clamps go. Listings handle them as with, without, or with or without. On the 2024–2026 Tacoma, every cover in the site's guide requires the deck rail system.

Multi-function tailgates. GMC's MultiPro, Chevy's Multi-Flex, Ram's 60/40 multifunction tailgate and Ford's Pro Access all change how the gate opens. A cover seals on top of the tailgate and doesn't attach to it, so the main gate still drops. The inner gate or swing-out door is where to check. Ram's split gate is the exception: many standard covers are listed as not compatible with it, and makers sell split-gate parts.