3 Essential Requirements for the Ideal Commercial Work Truck

Many different commercial industries require a practical, reliable work truck to fulfill a job or bid. Whatever your industry specialty, certain key design features must be present. Here are three essential requirements for the ideal commercial work truck.

The foundation of a truly functional work truck rests on your choice of truck body that meets your work needs. The right truck body must accommodate whatever equipment, supplies, and materials you require for work.

For example, a utility service must have a crane body to allow access to power lines and power poles. HVAC businesses need a truck body with space for varying load sizes like large air conditioner units, ductwork, and other parts. A dump truck body is necessary when you deliver road material for a road construction site.

Your truck body should also be flexible enough to adjust to your changing tasks. For example, landscapers demand a platform truck body with removable sides that performs several roles. The platform may need to accommodate an over-sized tree, and then be altered with the addition of solid or staked sides.

Finally, certain truck specifications may be necessary, like four wheel drive for a businessthat must access muddy or rocky terrain frequently. You might also need towing capability to retrieve objects or tow a trailer.

Your work truck needs secure and safe storage capabilities so you can transport and store important components like equipment and tools. Storage at this level allows you to safely contain potentially dangerous chemicals, like those an extermination business needs, or sharp landscape tools that can shift during transit and cause damage.

Smart storage also allows you to protect your valuable equipment, tools, and other inventory from damage if they get wet in inclement weather. You should also be able to securely lock your storage areas to prevent theft.

Plumbers and electricians rely on large numbers of tools and small repair parts, like fasteners or bathroom and kitchen fixtures, to make their living. Safe, organized storage options, like tool drawers, let them transport a mobile repair shop more efficiently.

You can make your work truck even more effective and useful when you add industry-specific accessories. These add-ons can be placed on the exterior of the truck body or installed in the interior.

For example, roofers benefit when they equip their truck with a rooftop rack to hold ladders of different lengths. Rooftop racks are also handy for HVAC contractors that need to haul long sections of piping. The rooftop structure is a big help when a truck is not long enough for certain supply specs plus it also frees up the body of the truck to carry more supplies.

Exterior mounted lights give additional illumination to make a workplace safer at night or in areas with poor lighting like a rural utility site or incomplete construction project. You can place lights at the rear, top, or sides of the truck to increase lighting capability without the need to reposition your truck.

Automatic lift gates make it easier to load or unload a truck. A property management company may need to transport heavy household appliances and other weighty or bulky equipment for a tenant or landlord. And cleaning contractors work with heavy, clumsy equipment that can be difficult to maneuver when it's time to load or unload.

At Diamond Truck Body MFG, we would like to be part of your work truck equation. Our custom trucks can give your business the ability to take on new clients and projects. Give us and call to find out how we can help you design a more effective, useful work truck body.