Howdy. We're Justin "Buck" McRath and Julian Atkins, two Dallas boys who got tired of buying mud flaps that either fell off, didn't fit right, or looked like they came off a toy truck.
That's pretty much the whole origin story right there.
How We Got Into This
Buck has been wrenching on trucks since he was 14 years old. His first ride was a beat-up 1998 Ford F-150 that his uncle sold him for $800 and a promise to mow the lawn all summer. He's owned six trucks since then. Ford, Chevy, Ram, he's had one of each and then some.
Julian came up differently. He spent a few years in the Marines, then drove long haul for a freight company out of Fort Worth before settling into a regular 9-to-5 that lets him actually see his wife on weekends.
We met at a buddy's barbecue back in 2019. Buck was complaining about his brand-new mud flaps cracking in the Texas heat after 12 months. Julian had the exact same problem with a different brand. One beer turned into four, four turned into a long argument about what actually holds up on a truck that gets used hard, and by the end of the night, we were swapping spreadsheets on our phones.
Yeah, spreadsheets. That's how nerdy we got about it.
Why We Started This Site
We started Mudflapsfortrucks.net because the stuff we were reading online was mostly useless. Either it was some forum post from 2011 that referenced products you can't even buy anymore, or it was a big-box site that clearly had never put the product on an actual truck. We wanted a place where regular truck owners could figure out which mud flaps are worth the money and which ones belong in the trash.
What We Actually Do Here
We test mud flaps on our own trucks and the trucks of friends and family. Between us, we have regular access to around a dozen different makes and models, from daily drivers to weekend off-road rigs. We've bolted flaps on, pulled them off, dragged them through mud, hit them with high-pressure car washes, and baked them in 105-degree Texas parking lots.
We write about what works, what doesn't, and what's a flat-out waste of money.
We also get questions from readers all the time about fitment, installation, and which flaps play nice with lifted trucks or running boards. We try to answer as many as we can through our guides and email replies. If you ever want to reach out, our contact page has our info, and we actually read it.
A Note on Affiliate Links
You should know that some of the links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, we make a small commission. It doesn't cost you anything extra. What it does is keep the lights on around here so we can keep testing products and writing reviews.
Here's our promise to you: we will never recommend a product we wouldn't put on our own trucks. If something is garbage, we say so, even if the company offered us a commission. There is no shortage of websites out there that will slap a five-star review on anything that pays them. That's not how we roll.
Why Dallas Matters
We test in Texas weather, which, honestly, is some of the harshest you'll find anywhere outside of the Arizona desert. Our summer heat can melt cheap rubber and plastic. If a set of flaps can survive a full year of Dallas County roads, dirt jobs, and highway miles, they'll probably survive wherever you live, too.
Where to Start
If you're new here, head over to our truck-specific pages. We've got guides for Ford, Chevy, Ram, Toyota, GMC, and a few others. Pick your make, find your model, and we'll tell you what's worth buying.
Thanks for stopping by. If you've got a question or a truck story to share, send it our way.
Buck and Julian
Dallas, Texas
Buck McRath
Julian Atkins
