I wondered about that. My brother and I own a roofing company. We have all Ford trucks. Only have 1 aluminum one so far but its the one my brother drives giving price quotes. So it doesn't get more than 1 ladder on the rack. The rest of our trucks have hundreds of pounds of scaffolding on the racks and tools in the boxes. Next truck will be a Ford but I'm leaning towards a steel service body with ladder rack. Not sure how the aluminum bed will hold up to our bed mounted racks and boxes. Plus the new trucks sit 4" higher to the bed top as the last body style did.
I will say though, the steel they were using at the end wasn't cutting it either. The 2014 F250 I drive starting crushing and tearing at the front tops of the bed sides. The ladder racks we use have angle iron that runs the length of the bed. We had to add feet down to the bed floor for support. The ladder rack on the 1980 f150 Dad started with rested on the bed top at 4 spots with 4 inch pads. Bed held up fine to just as much weight. I assume it was thicker steel back then, or a different formulation. Having said that, I'd much rather have my '14!
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