You must not be using a standard 8' bed pickup truck.

The ability to handle 20' stock is going to require a
MUCH longer truck.

"Fork Lift loading" in a pickup truck is going to
present several more problems.


I think you need a tandem axle 24' flatbed trailer with
a reasonable amount of truck to handle said trailer.


Fred wrote:

truck. Has to be a full rack to take 20' long lumber. Has lots of tie downs,
the new trucks went cheap with tie downs - four on mine new truck instead of
eight on my old one. Provision for folk lift loading, and removable top bar
above the tailgate to get it out of the way for loading something like a
tall bookcase.