If you just purchased a vehicle from your local GMC truck dealer, there’s no better way to finish off the look than to get a tonneau cover. These accessories serve three purposes.
1. Tonneau covers are stylish
You can get a simple tonneau cover that matches your truck or get on with a design that expresses your personality. My uncle had a canvas tonneau cover years ago and I painted a scene with the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote on it. It was a great conversation piece and it showcased a piece of his personality as well.
2. Tonneau covers protect your cargo.
You can get a tonneau cover that locks. As such, you can store some of your tools in the bed of your truck without worrying about them getting stolen. Or you can even carry your groceries and other goods in the back of your truck without them blowing out when you’re on the expressway.
3. Tonneau covers save gas.
In recent studies, tonneau covers have increased a truck’s fuel economy by as much as two percent. That might not seem like much at first, but it adds up over a period of weeks or months. The new research actually placed trucks inside wind tunnels and experimented with their efficiency with and without tonneau covers at different speeds. The results showed that trucks without covers incurred more drag and, as a result, decreased gas mileage.
