Off-road vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes need a way to get to the trailhead. If you do not live near a park, you must transport your equipment. We measured popular off-road pickup trims in Canada to see which ones can haul this machinery. We are not looking at ramps or trailer hitches. We are evaluating these trucks only on their cargo beds and how they handle a standard-size ATV, which is 48 inches wide and 83 inches long, or a trail bike, which is about 80 inches long.
Small trucks face width challenges
The Ford Maverick Tremor comes with a 4.5-foot bed. This is about 30 inches short of the average ATV length. When the tailgate drops, the total length reaches almost 79 inches, which works for many dirt bikes. The bed width, however, is less than 43 inches. This is five inches too narrow for most off-road rigs. The wheel wells sit at the front of the bed, which pitches up the front of the ATV as the wheels sit on them. The tailgate has a 500-pound rating, and the short deck forces it to carry a significant amount of the load. The rear tie-downs are not ideal, requiring creative securing methods.
The 2026 Ford Ranger Tremor has a bed only half a foot longer than the Maverick. Its wider wheel wells make it a better option for tailgate-down hauling. Trail bikes fit easily, and about 81 inches of total length allows a modest ATV to fit between the 48-inch wheel wells. You might want to add tailgate supports on top of the factory cables if you decide to go that route.
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The midsize Chevrolet Colorado Trailboss and GMC Canyon AT4 have beds just over 5 feet long. Dropping the tailgate works for average-sized models, but wheel wells run to the front and are narrower than the Ranger’s. This means riding on top of them during loading.
Full-size options offer more length and width
Full-size trucks provide a more robust choice. The Ford F-Series offers bed lengths of 5.5, 6.5, and 8 feet for several Tremor models. The 5.5-foot bed handles most ATVs with the tailgate dropped or angled using risers. The F-150 Raptor and Ranger Raptor have 5.5-foot beds. Smaller ATVs and standard trail bikes fit with the tailgate down on the Ranger, while the F-150 may need creative ramp intervention for larger loads.
The Chevrolet Silverado Trailboss and GMC Sierra AT4 come with 5.75-foot and 6.5-foot beds. These are wide enough for a standard ATV and have the necessary length with the tailgate down. If you move up to an HD truck, you can also snag these trims with a much more generous 8-foot cargo bed, which will allow for tailgate-closed carrying of many ATVs.
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The Ram 1500 Rebel, RHO, and TRX SRT versions of the Ram 1500 are crew cab trucks that all feature the same box size of 5 feet, 7 inches. That translates into tailgate-down carrying for ATVs, as well as most trail bikes. Moving up to the Rebel or Power Wagon trims available on the heavy duty Ram 2500 reveals a similar story, with no option of a longer bed.
The Toyota Tundra provides TRD Off-Road buyers with a choice between 5.4-foot and 6.5-foot beds, each of which is nearly 49 inches wide between the wheel wells. That makes for easier loading without much rubbing for most ATVs, and bed-down hauling. TRD Pro models are, like the Tacoma, limited to the shorter of the two bed measures.
The Ridgeline’s TrailSport model might be more of a soft-roader, but we’re including it here to show how close it is to some of the other options on this list. With a 5 foot cargo bed, you’re going to have to drop the tailgate (tired of hearing that yet?) to haul an ATV or a trail bike, but you might be surprised to find out that the TrailSport has one of the widest between-the-wheel-wells measures at 50 inches.
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Midsize trucks offer limited bed lengths
The Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road comes with a 5-foot or 6-foot bed. Both configurations allow you to haul dirt bikes or standard ATVs with the tailgate down. The longer bed reduces the weight on the open gate. Some smaller ATVs fit completely inside the bed when using forward ramps. The TRD Pro trim is restricted to the shorter 5-foot option.
Owners of this trim should expect rubbing on the wheel wells during loading due to their width in the cargo area. The Trailhunter also features the shorter bed, but there’s the added wrinkle of the light bar/faux roll bar that sits on top of the bed rails just behind the cab. You’ll need to do a reality check to see if any part of the ATV sticks out enough to catch on this while loading.
