etrailer | Detailed Breakdown of the TruXedo TruXport Soft, Roll-Up Tonneau Cover

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Hello neighbors. It's Brad here at etrailer. And today we're taking a look at the Truxedo truck sport line of soft roll-up tonneau covers. Now this line is available for a variety of different trucks all the way from a five and a half foot bed up to an eight foot. So it's important to use our fit guide to put your vehicle information in. That way you get the proper tonneau cover for your truck.

Tonneau covers are a great addition to any truck for a few different reasons. And one of 'em is just normal driving. It's gonna cut down on the amount of drag that's in the bed because normally the air will go down and kind of circulate causing drag. And it's gonna reduce your gas mileage which probably isn't that great anyway so you might as well get a fighting chance. This will actually reduce that drag and has been shown to have a 10% increase in gas mileage.

So that's pretty cool. Now the great part about it though and another awesome feature of tonneau covers is the fact that we have this loaded up and not only does that keep these things and items out of the eyes of anyone passing by. And, you know, if they can't see what's in there they may not be tempted to go in there but also the rain and snow and any other debris or road grime or whatever comes your way is not gonna get on your items that you have in the back of the truck either. Now there's many different types of tonneau covers out there on the market. And this is the soft tonneau So what does that mean Well, this is actually a soft vinyl and this is gonna hold up to weather.

No problem. In fact, the Truxedo brand has been around for a long time and they've had soft covers for pretty much the whole span of being in business. And they've held up over time. People I've talked to that have had 'them love them and there's a lot of benefits to the soft ones. First off, you're probably going well, it might sag.

That's not the case. There's those that kind of go across here to give that support and then also uses hook and loop along the rails. And it tensions really well when you snap it in place. And the great part about this is the fact that you can roll this up and still have full access to your bed. That's where some of the other ones maybe fall short You do have your folding hard style which you'll have segments that kind of roll back. But the unfortunate part is once it's rolled up to store it up, it blocks your rear view vision. So that's kind of something that you have to give up with that style and they are pretty nice because they're pretty secure. And I'll admit this one it's for security purposes maybe not the best option because, yes, someone could cut through this if they wanted to gain access to your bed but really just deterring them from being able to see what's in there is half the battle. And the main thing is it's gonna protect it from the weather. So, you know, don't really have a trunk on your truck but sometimes you have your family loaded up and you need to keep your contents nice and safe while it starts raining. And that's where this comes into play. Now I did mention it rolls up and it's very easy to do. You have latches on each side and we're just gonna pull this one down and you'll see the tension that really keeps this nice and taught is because of this mechanism. So you're gonna wanna hold on to this edge as you pop this open and then rolling it up is a one person easy job. You just simply go back. And that hook and loop kind of keeps it in place. You also have these bows that keep it nice and secure. And that way you can kind of use that to make sure that you are rolling it up even and it doesn't have to be perfect because once you get back here, you're gonna be able to strap it in. In fact, you can see they have a strap included here that just kind of rolls over here and on the backside there's gonna be just a loop that we can hook that in. And that way you've gained access to almost all of your bed. Really, you're only losing maybe a couple inches but you have the entire bed to still work with and you still have all of your rear view visibility. This way, your truck can still be a truck. And while I'm here, I'm gonna point out these brackets which makes the entire installation no drill. They just simply clamp down on the inside of your bed rail there and goes on to these teeth, giving it nice tension. So as you tighten, it's gonna make sure that it's cinched up and it's really hard not to get this perfectly aligned because it's got little grooves right here that it slides in the channel. This goes underneath and gives it a firm feel. And that way you just tighten this down and you're good