Abstract: A protective liner for a truck bed, and a method for making the same. The liner includes a coated liner adhesively coupled to a truck bed, the coated liner having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface contacting the truck bed and having a transverse section and a bed section, the transverse section and the bed section forming a cavity; and a pre-formed liner disposed within the cavity and at least partially contacting the second surface.