Abstract: Various embodiments of a foldable truck mounted ladder rack are disclosed that provide a user with increased leverage so as to reduce the effort required to access a ladder stowed on the ladder rack. The ladder rack folds between a stowed position on top of the utility vehicle to a deployed position over the side of the vehicle. The foldable truck mounted ladder rack includes four movable link arms and five pivot points, making it easier to load and unload a ladder. When the ladder rack module reaches the tipping point between the stowed position and the deployed position gravity takes over and the user is no longer required to exert effort to continue opening the ladder rack module. Upon reaching the tipping point the ladder rack module will simply drop into the deployed position. A damping cylinder is provided to control the speed at which the ladder rack module drops from the tipping point into the deployed position.