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Maybe you heard someone talk about a cab protector and wondered what that is. Well, a cab protector is a vital safety accessory for trucks. Also known as a headache rack or back rack, cab protectors, as their name suggests, protect you, your passengers, and your cargo while on the road. Whether you're looking for a way to carry more cargo in your truck or hoping for a little added protection, a cab protector is a worthy investment that will allow you to get more out of your truck. Here are some more facts to peak your interest.

Protection from Cargo

Cab protectors, or headache racks for trucks, are typically installed to separate you and your passengers from heavy equipment or materials loaded into the truck bed. Cargo in the truck bed can come loose when you come to a hard stop or during a collision with another vehicle, and break through the rear window. If this happens, you and your passengers can be hit by the cargo. Your head and neck are especially vulnerable. Legend has it that this is where the alternate term ‘headache rack’ comes from. Headache racks for trucks also protect the cab and rear window from being scratched, scraped, or broken while you or others are loading or using equipment inside the truck bed.

Additional Brake Lights

You can get a custom-built headache rack with brake/turn signals and other auxiliary lighting. Fifth wheel or gooseneck trailers can partially obscure the brake lights. The extra lights make your truck easier to see and avoid during low visibility conditions at night or during stormy weather. You can get headache racks built for your specific brand of truck, such as the Ford headache rack for trucks, which comes in several designs and additional options.

Protection from Break-Ins

Even if you aren’t the type of person who hauls heavy equipment or materials, you can still use a headache rack to help ward off thieves. While a headache rack won’t prevent break-ins, the best headache racks are made from rugged steel that’ll block access to your cab through the back window. At the very least it’ll discourage vandalism to very expensive rear glass.

Increased Cargo Space

Headache racks give you the ability to stack more items on top of each other. Properly used, the rack will hold the items securely in place so they won’t fall out. You can also transport items, that would otherwise be too long to fit in the truck bed, above the cab of the truck. When coupled with a rear hoop, the headache rack’s unique design can double, or even triple, the amount of cargo space your truck can handle. For more information regarding headache racks, aka: cab protectors, contact Spyder Industries today.