well, for really long stuff, pickup people with 6ft beds get ladder racks. with 8-10ft boards I just leave the tailgate up and put the boards in there at an ang

well, for really long stuff, pickup people with 6ft beds get ladder racks. with 8-10ft boards I just leave the tailgate up and put the boards in there at an angle. If I need to get on the highway, a single ratchet strap ensures they don't move around. personally, I had an 8 ft pickup, and I don't really think the day to day is that much different. With longer stuff - 14-16ft trim, or 20ft sticks of steel, you're basically stuck with ladder racks anyway, so no big deal. A ladder rack on a small truck vs having a real, functional rack on an SUV might be good either way.