A truck is a big investment for your business, so choosing the right one is crucial. The majority of truck bodies can handle a wide range of applications — however, each body has a specific function.
Learn more about truck bodies by exploring the basic information below.
Flat Beds
Flatbed trucks consist of a chassis mounted on a platform body. The length and material of the floor of flatbed trucks vary.
A flatbed truck can handle heavy cargo that would otherwise be too heavy for a trailer or another vehicle. In addition, it can accommodate a lot of cargo, resulting in fewer trips back and forth between your supplier and the job site. Because the truck's back is open, it is ideal for moving various materials, even oddly shaped ones.
A flatbed can also be a viable option for add-ons. Flatbeds are an excellent place to start if you want to build your custom body over time.
Box Bodies
A box truck has a box-shaped cargo area attached to the frame. Cabins and cargo areas are usually separate on box trucks. Box trucks occasionally have a door separating the cabin from the cargo area.
The size, weight capacity, and features of box trucks can vary. Dimensions, flooring, wall material, and doors are some of the key varying features of a box truck.
Box trucks are widely used across many industries as the most frequent freight transportation. The trucks are ideal because they can transport large shipments.
Temperature-controlled Bodies
Temperature-controlled vehicles are sometimes referred to as reefer trucks, cold trucks, freezer trucks, and fridge trucks. The trucks have insulated box bodies attached to refrigerator units. The refrigerator is either powered by the main engine or a different engine.
A climate-controlled environment is ideal when transporting temperature-sensitive loads. Typical loads include chilled or frozen items.
Crane Bodies
A crane-equipped truck has a crane attached to it. The crane can attach to a truck with or without a service body.
Like the standard body, the service bed has storage on each side. The body has no space in the middle because it contains the crane whenever it's not extended.
Cranes come in a variety of sizes, types, and capacities. Your industry usually dictates the type of crane you'll need.
Dump Bodies
Dump trucks also dump trailers, dumping trucks, or dumpers for short. Trucks with dump bodies have a front-end bed that rises by hydraulic rams so materials can empty from the back.
In addition to being extremely sturdy, they can carry materials that could damage other truck bodies. The materials may include large rocks or a lot of sand.
Dump trucks have several features to consider, such as side type and hoist, which depend on the typical load length, height, and weight.
Curtain-sider Bodies
Curtain sider trucks have roof structures supported by headboards and tailboards with roof rails and supports. This skeletal structure has canvas curtains on either side, which can be tightly secured by buckles that hook under a rail.
A curtain sider body can transport both palletized and unpalletized freight that does not require specific temperature control.
You can pull away the curtain and adjust the frames to allow c quick and efficient loading of cargo. The flexibility of this container is ideal for shipping products with large dimensions but still needs cover.
Tankers
Tanker bodies are containers designed to transport bulk liquids, powders, semi-liquids, and gases. The sizes of these vehicles vary, from small fuel trucks to large b-trains and semitrailers.
To decrease the sloshing of liquids, tankers are not made to be perfect cylindrical shapes. Instead, they are oval-shaped cylinders. Depending on its purpose, the tank can be with or without insulation, flammable or non-flammable, pressurized, or not pressurized.
Know how you'll use your new truck from day to day and what you need from the vehicle before committing to one.
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