Pickup truck is a light motor vehicle, which is equipped with open top rear cargo area that is almost separated from the cabin for allowing for chassis flexibility while pulling or carrying heavy loads. Various North American vehicles such as Chevrolet El Camino, Subaru Raja, Ford Ranchero, Honda Ridgeline and Dodge Rampage come with beds and are not regarded as pickup trucks by some people. These trucks are usually equipped with tubular or channel rail chassis with separate cargo area and fully floating cabin for allowing chassis flexibility and prevent warping of sheetmetal.

Pickup trucks like FPV Pursuit and Holden Ute are known as utility in New Zealand and Australia, as Slipper in Romania, as half truck in Egypt and as tender in Israel. These trucks are classified in three different categories which include compact, midsize and large. Small pickup trucks marketed in European market include Ford Ranger, Isuzu Rodeo, Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara and Toyota Hilux. Some of the full size pickup truck models are Chevrolet Suburban, Dodge Ram, Ford F Series, Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra, while few midsize pickup trucks include Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Hummer H3T, Nissan Frontier, Suzuki Equator and Toyota Tacoma.