Editing Pickup truck (section)

==Design and features==
[[File:2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat Powerstroke turbo diesel 6.7L V8 rear, Hagerty 6.1.19.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt|A Ford F-350 with four rear wheels {{Nowrap|(a "dually")}} and an extended cab with rear-hinged doors]]

In the United States and Canada, nearly all new pickups are sold with [[automatic transmission]]s. Only the [[Jeep Gladiator (JT)|Jeep Gladiator]] and the [[Toyota Tacoma]] are available with manual transmissions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mays |first1=Kelsey |title=Which New Cars Have Manual Transmissions? |url= https://www.cars.com/articles/which-new-cars-have-manual-transmissions-437905/ |website=Cars.com |access-date=8 October 2021 |date=16 July 2021}}</ref>

A regular cab, single cab or standard cab, has a single row of seats and a single set of doors, one on each side.

Extended cab or extra cab pickups add an extra space behind the main seat, sometimes including smaller [[jump seat]]s which can fold out of the way to create more storage space. The first extended-cab truck in the United States was called the ''Club Cab'' and was introduced by Chrysler in 1973 on its Dodge D-series pickup trucks. Extended-cab trucks either have just a single set of doors with no direct access to the extended portion of the cab, very small (half-sized) rear doors that are rear-hinged which can only be opened after the front doors are open, or small (three-quarter-sized) front-hinged doors.

A crew cab, or double cab, seats five or six and has four full-sized, front-hinged doors. The first crew-cab truck in the United States was made by International Harvester in 1957 and was later followed by Dodge in 1963, Ford in 1965, and Chevrolet in 1973. However, they were originally available only with three-quarter-ton or one-ton models (such as Ford F-250/F-350), while half-ton trucks like Ford F-150 would not become available in four-door configuration until 2001, by which time crew cabs also started overtaking regular/extended cabs in popularity.<ref name=":0" />

[[Cab-over]] or [[cab forward]] designs have the [[Cabin (truck)|cab]] sitting above the front [[axle]]. This arrangement allows a longer cargo area for the same overall length. An early cab-forward, drop-sided pickup was the [[Volkswagen Type 2|Volkswagen Transporter]], introduced in 1952. This configuration is more common among European and Japanese manufacturers than in North America. The design was more popular in North America in the 1950s and 1960s, with examples including the [[Chevrolet Corvair]] Rampside and Loadside, [[Dodge A100|Dodge A-100 and A-108]], [[Ford E-Series|Ford Econoline]], and [[Jeep Forward Control|Jeep FC-150 and FC-170]].

A "dually" is a North American colloquial term for a pickup with four rear wheels instead of two, able to carry more weight over the rear axle. Vehicles similar to the pickup include the [[coupé utility]], a car-based pickup, and the larger sport utility truck (SUT), based on a [[sport utility vehicle]] (SUV).

The terms half-ton, three-quarter-ton, and one-ton are remnants from a time when the number referred to the maximum cargo capacity by weight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pickup truck buying guide |url= http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/pickup-trucks/buying-guide.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150527042813/http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/pickup-trucks/buying-guide.htm |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=deviated |work=Consumer Reports |access-date=28 August 2022 }}</ref>

In North America, some pickup trucks may be marketed as heavy duty (eg [[Ram Heavy Duty (fifth generation)|Ram Heavy Duty]]), super duty (eg [[Ford Super Duty]]) or simply "HD". This is typically a pickup truck with higher payload and/or towing capabilities than is standard for their size. While synonymous with "dually" or [[Pickup_truck#Full-size_pickup_truck|full-size pickup truck]]s in North American, none of those are requirements. Dually is not available on Ram 2500 or Ford F-250 and is optional on Ram 3500 or Ford F-350, but those pickup trucks are all heavy duty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Ford Super Duty® Truck {{!}} Pricing, Photos, Specs & More |url=https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Trucks Australia - 2500/3500 Laramie Crew Cab |url=http://www.ramtrucks.com.au/vehicles/2500-3500-laramie-crew-cab/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Ram Trucks Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> Mahindra Bolero MaXX Pik-Up HD is a heavy duty [[Pickup_truck#Mid-size_pickup_truck|mid-size pickup truck]] with a two tonne payload.<ref>{{Cite web |title=maxx-hd |url=https://auto.mahindra.com/pick-up-trucks/maxx-hd |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=auto.mahindra.com |location=India |language=en }}</ref>

Some pickup trucks have an opening at the rear of the cab to increase cargo capacity lengthwise without increasing overall vehicle length or wheelbase, which reduces break over, approach, departure angles and increases turning radius. This feature is referred to as a mid-gate due to it being located in the middle of a pickup truck, as opposed to the tail-gate, which is located as the rear/tail of the vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Moments in Midgate History |work=Car and Driver |date=5 January 2022 |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g38666490/midgate-truck-history/}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Stepside|Fleetside|Flareside|Styleside|Sweptline}} Bed styles===
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The cargo bed can vary in size according to whether the vehicle is optimized for cargo utility or passenger comfort. Most have fixed side walls and a hinged tailgate. Cargo beds are normally found in two styles: stepside or fleetside. A stepside bed has fenders that extend on the outside of the cargo area; originally these were just fenders attached to a cargo box. This style used to be the standard design, as it was cheaper to manufacture. A fleetside bed has wheel wells inside of a double-walled bed, and most are usually designed to match the cab's styling. The two types of bed have been given a variety of names by different manufacturers; "Stepside" and "Fleetside" originate with Chevrolet but are also frequently used by Dodge as well as GMC. GMC has also used "Wideside" instead of Fleetside, while Dodge has also used "Utiline" and "Sweptline" for the two types. Ford uses "Flareside" and "Styleside", respectively. Jeep has used "Sportside" and "Thriftside" for the separate fender style, and "Townside" for flush designs.<ref name=MTbeds>{{cite web | url = https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/what-is-a-stepside-truck/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210613110649/https://www.hotrod.com/articles/what-is-a-stepside-truck/ | archive-date = 2021-06-13 | work = [[Hot Rod (magazine)|Hot Rod]] | title = Stepside vs Fleetside Truck Beds and What's the Difference? | first = Steven | last = Rupp | date = 2021-02-19 | publisher = Motor Trend Group, LLC }}</ref> International Harvester called the two types "Standard" and "Bonus-Load".

The first fleet-sided pickup truck was the [[Crosley]] in the 1940s,{{cn|date=November 2023|reason=Was it the first or was there something before it?}} followed by the 1955 [[Chevrolet Cameo Carrier]]. Early pickups had wood-plank beds, which were largely replaced by steel by the 1960s. In many parts of the world, pickups frequently use a dropside bed – with a flat tray with hinged panels that can be raised separately on the sides and the rear. The fleetside has gradually fully replaced the earlier, separate-fender look: The last time Chevrolet and GMC used the Stepside style was on the 2005 Silverado and Sierra 1500 models; Ford last used the Flareside style on the 2009 F-150.