What are truck bed caps called???

I recently saw that this was a FAQ on Google, so I thought it might help to offer some explanation.

The primarily adopted term within the industry is TRUCK CAP. Popular manufacturers like SnugTop, LEER, Century, Jason Truck Caps, A.R.E., and others use this as the primary descriptor of their products. As such, we also identify the product primarily as a truck cap and that is why we use S-Cargo Truck Caps rather than S-Cargo Toppers or S-Cargo Camper Shells.

Now, to get into the weeds. Although we and the industry at large are primarily using the term truck cap to describe a cab height or taller covering for the bed of a pickup truck, there are a wide variety of interchangeable terms that are used across the country. Here are a few -

Topper - In Colorado, where we are located, and throughout much of the mid-west, you will most commonly hear people refer to their cap as a topper or truck topper.

Camper Shell - The OG term. As the truck caps that we now know are an evolution of a slide-in truck camper without an interior, or in other words, the shell of a camper. Commonly used with customers who remember the transition. Also popular in the mid-west.

Canopy - The dominant term for customers in the Pacific North West. If you are truck camping in Washington state, you are probably using the canopy on your Tacoma.

Cap - Just like truck cap, but shorter, because who has time?

Bed Cap - This one can add some confusion, because the protective plastic coverings on the bed rails of your truck are also called bed caps, but some people do use this term.

Box Cap - I’ve never heard anyone say this, but Wikipedia says it’s one of the terms, so somebody must have said it once.

The bottom line is that there is no wrong answer. Call it what you like. If it gives you a place to camp, keeps your tools secured, or covers up your golf clubs, then that’s what it is, but when you try to explain it to someone else, this glossary of terms might come in handy.