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Best Answer: The short bed is by far the most popular type of pickup truck bed. Compact truck short beds are generally 6 ft (1.8 m) long and full-size beds are generally 6.5 ft (2.0 m) long. These beds offer significant load-hauling versatility, but are not long enough to be difficult to drive or park.
Short-bed Pickup Truck. The bed of a standard short-bed pickup has dimensions of: 6' long X 4.5' wide X 1.5' high. When loaded level full, a truck of this size will hold 1.5 cubic yards of material. The following chart outlines some additional common capacities of the short-bed pickup truck.