Choosing Better Auto Accessories

Posted on: 5 November 2021

If you drive a pickup truck daily, you may not always use the bed or cargo area of the truck, but the truck's design allows air to get caught up in the bed and reduces the efficiency of it passing over the vehicle. Installing a tonneau cover on the bed of your truck can help, and it can add an aesthetic look to the truck that makes it look sleek when the bed is empty. 

Fuel Efficiency

Pickup trucks are wonderful for anyone that often needs to haul cargo around, but the body design can be a little less aerodynamic than most cars on the market. As the air flows over the truck, it drops off the rear of the cab and into the bed, where it collides with the tailgate. 

This turbulent air can produce drag on the body, and while it may be very slight, it can be enough to lower your truck's fuel economy. Adding a tonneau cover on the bed of the truck closes off the bed, so the air coming over the dab flows off the back of the truck smoothly, reducing the drag on the truck and, in time, increasing the fuel mileage enough to notice a reduced operation cost over time. 

Sounds Reduction

Tonneau covers installed correctly on your truck's bed can help reduce the sound produced by turbulent air in the bed of the truck because the air never gets into the bed. In many cases, small items can be placed in the bed of trucks with tonneau covers by opening the tailgate and sliding the things under the cover. 

The items in the pickup bed may still move around as you drive, but the noise coming from the bed is often reduced, but the cover so it is quieter in the cab. Adding a rubber truck bed mat under the cover may make the noise reduction insider the truck is significant. 

Protecting Cargo

Loading cargo in the bed of your pickup truck often means putting it in danger of getting wet or sitting in the sun for long periods. Tonneau covers can help protect the cargo from either risk, keep it out of sight, and if you install a hard tonneau on the truck bed, you can lock it to prevent anyone from accessing the bed of the truck while you are out of it. 

Tools, equipment, or items you purchase at the store can all be put in the truck under one of many different tonneau covers available, and they will remain out of view and safe if you have to leave the items unattended. 

For more information, contact a local auto accessories dealer, like Custom Truck.