5 Great Used Trucks With Long Beds

One of the great things about pickup trucks is that they can be customized to suit your needs. Pickups are usually offered with different engine options, bed styles, and box sizes, making it easy to find one that’s a good fit for the jobs that you need to get done, the camping trips you want to take, or the tailgate parties you want to kick back at. If you need to fit a lot of cargo in the back—especially if that includes long pieces of lumber, bulky equipment, or kayaks—then a long bed is probably the way to go. Many trucks offer a long bed, but they aren’t all created equal.

If you’re looking for affordable used trucks for sale near Colonie, then we’ve got you covered here at DePaula Chevrolet. At our Albany dealership, we offer used trucks from a variety of automakers, with models that are tough enough to work through our frigid New York winters and comfortable enough to keep you feeling nice and cool through the hot summer days. For this list, we’ve assembled five great models that you can buy used with a long bed in the back for hauling firewood in the fall, bringing a canoe to Rensselaer Lake in the summer, and getting hard work done all year long. The larger bed makes your truck more versatile and able to handle just about anything life throws at you.

We want to be able to give you some solid numbers to compare since we know that you might have specific equipment that you need to fit in the bed. But specs change from year to year as automakers are always re-engineering their trucks for modern buyers. So, for this article, we’ll be looking at the 2019 model year for each of the trucks listed. You can find both older and newer trucks in our used inventory, but this will give you a good idea of what you can expect from a model with a long bed.

1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The Chevy Silverado is a hardworking truck that’s up to just about any task. It delivers a smooth ride whether you’re cruising up the Adirondack Northway or roughing it on rural backroads. Trim levels range from affordable and versatile to downright lush, with heated seats and plenty of convenience tech. Chevrolet’s well-crafted engines, including both gas- and diesel-powered options, give you the power you need to tow and haul heavy loads so you can tackle jobs of any size.

The Silverado’s long bed is 98.18 inches long, or just over eight feet and two inches, so you can fit eight-foot-long objects inside with room to spare. The bed is also plenty deep, with a height of 22.4 inches, so you can secure everything down and drive with confidence. The width of the bed is a little over four feet long between the wheel housings and up to a little under six feet on the floor. Overall, that gives you 89.1 cubic feet of cargo volume to play with, and with 12 cargo tie-downs that make it easy to configure your stuff however works best for you.

2. GMC Sierra 1500

Built on the same platform as the Silverado, the Sierra 1500 has basically the same specs for its long bed as its Chevy counterpart. The bed is .02 inches longer and has a width between the wheel housings that’s 0.1 inches shorter, all coming out in the wash to give it the same 89.1 cubic feet of cargo space. The Sierra also has plenty of capable powertrain options that let you tackle big jobs.

One big thing that sets the Sierra apart from the Silverado is style. The Sierra has a unique chiseled exterior that’s sure to impress folks up and down the Hudson river and beyond. It also has useful features that can improve your ride, come in handy on a worksite, and give you a comfortable cabin to return to after a rough day on the job. Because of that, the Sierra tends to be a bit pricer than the Silverado, though you can bring that price down a fair amount depending on the model year you buy. Both the Silverado and Sierra are built to last, so even older models have plenty of life left in them.

3. Ford F-150

The F-150 is another American-made option that has a lot to offer Colonie drivers. Its lightweight aluminum body makes for solid driving dynamics and improved fuel economy over older versions, and you can get even better MPG by choosing the diesel option offered on 2019-2023 models or the hybrid powertrain that was introduced for the 2021 model year. If you put in a lot of miles on the NY State Thruway, that can make a big difference in your monthly budget.

The 2019 F-150 features a long box that’s 96 inches long, aka exactly eight feet. It’s 50.6 inches wide between the wheel housings and gets up to 65.2 inches wide along the floor. The bed is also 21.4 inches tall, or about 1.78 feet. You might have noticed that each of these measurements is slightly smaller than its Silverado counterpart. While it’s only an inch or two for any one measurement, it all adds up when it comes to total cargo volume, which is only 77.4 cubic feet for the F-150 compared to 89.1 cubic feet for the Silverado.

4. Toyota Tundra

While domestic automakers do very well in the American truck market, there are also some fine options from foreign brands. For instance, Toyota has a reputation for making reliable vehicles that are built to last for the long haul, even with heavy daily use. The Tundra also has a spacious and comfortable cab, so when you’re not hard at work, you can use it to take the kids down to The Crossings Park of Colonie to catch a model boat race.

The Tundra’s long bed is 97.6 inches long, or 8.13 feet. It’s only 50 inches wide between the wheel housings but gets up to 66.4 inches at its widest and has a height of 22.2 inches. Overall, it’s pretty competitive with the long bed offerings of other full-size trucks and can fit plenty of construction materials or make packing for your next camping trip a piece of cake.

5. Nissan Titan

Instead of providing drivers with a wide range of engine options, the Titan stands out from competitors by putting a V8 under the hood as standard equipment across the lineup. While this gives it a punchy feel behind the wheel, it doesn’t have enough juice to take the lead for towing and hauling capability in the segment. But if you’re dealing with cargo that’s long but not terribly dense, then a long-bed Titan should suit your needs just fine.

With a length of 97.7 inches, the Titan’s long bed is longer than its F-150 and Tundra equivalents, though not quite as long as the long bed on the Sierra or Silverado. Like the Tundra, it’s 50 inches wide between the wheel housings, but at 63.8 inches its width at the floor comes up a bit short. Its height is the shortest of any of the other trucks mentioned here, at only 20.8 inches. While it may not lead the pack, the Titan is still a solid choice that can handle a variety of jobs in a wide range of weather conditions.

Whichever truck ends up meeting your needs best, we hope that you will visit us at DePaula Chevrolet for the best sales team and variety of vehicles.