How A Pickup Truck Bed Mat Stops Damage To Sides

A pickup truck bed mat costs so little and yet stops major damage to pickups as well as or better than more expensive bed liners. Stopping dents prevents expensive repairs and that's the really strong advantage of a rubber bed liner. Here's the mat advantage.

Rubber mats often contain cords as well as new rubber. The cords make it very difficult to cut or tear the rubber. That makes for a material almost impossible to damage. The rubber excels at shock protection as well as spreading impacts to a larger area. Who cares?

Absorbing shocks and spreading impacts all but completely eliminates dents to the area under the truck bed mats. But remember, most mats only cover the bottom of the bed and also maybe the tailgate.

Rubber, as well as carpet, liners stop cargo from sliding. Now plastic liners also protect well from dents. But plastic drop in liners do nothing to stop loads from shifting.

Since bed mats offer non-skid properties, cargo is much less likely to slide into the front and sides of the pickup bed. That lessens the chance for damage even though the mat is only at the bottom of the bed.

For a pickup truck bed mat that includes sides as well as tailgate protection you now have two alternatives worth a look. DualLiner makes a system that marries a rubber bed mat with plastic custom fit sides. The BedTred Truck Bed Liner by BedRug also combines bed mat protection with plastic composite sides for protection. The BedRug model looks just almost like a spray on bed liner too since the exposed surfaces are made of a tough foam. It's new and worth a look.