In the motorhome world, people refer to tire manufacturer's pressure-weight charts to determine a good PSI for their motorhome tires.
What they do is get axle weights for the vehicle at a CAT scale or other scale. Drive on, drive off, the scale spits out a ticket with the weight over each axle. Then, you know the approximate weight per tire on that axle. Then, you refer to the pressure/weight chart published by the manufacturer and set the tire PSI accordingly.
Of course, you will want to adjust (and know how much to adjust) when you decide to carry more weight. For everyday unloaded ride, bringing down the PSI within a safe range that still adequately supports the vehicle's weight relative to the construction of the tire can really help with ride quality and under/over-inflated wear issues.
I don't see why it would be any different for a pickup. The key is the tire needs to be rated to support the load safely at the PSI you've selected.
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