Reading Truck Body recently unveiled its newly redesigned Aluminum Classic II service body and a brand new Master Mechanic crane body. “We understand our customers’ work extends far beyond paved roads ...

(HWT note: This is the first in a series of articles examining materials used in service body construction.) Steel, aluminum, fiberglass, polypropylene… Service bodies provide that critical workshop ...

Stellar Industries introduced the Stellar TMAX Low Cab Forward (LCF) Aluminum Service Body. The TMAX LCF Aluminum is the latest addition to the successfully long-standing TMAX series, providing ...

Highway Products’ aluminum service bodies are now 45% lighter than steel and 15% lighter than competitive fiberglass models, the company said. “We learned very quickly what products weathered the ...

Pride Bodies aluminum service bodies can carry a full complement of accessories such as service cranes, air compressors and welders along with a full payload of products. 200-lb. weight reduction by ...

The TMAX 30K Aluminum service body combines the crane-carrying Stellar Torq­Isolator torsion box with an aluminum service body. The new body is designed for users needing a service crane that lifts ...

Alcoa said a team from its Alcoa Auto and Truck Structures business in Hungary delivered custom lightweight aluminum truck bodies in three months to a company in Belgium. These new truck bodies, made ...

One of the key attributes that determines the success of a commercial vehicle platform is the number of upfit options for vocational duty. If you’ve been considering a Ram ProMaster cab-chassis, you ...

It's long been known that aluminum is an effective way of reducing the weight of vehicles, but Ford's adoption of the metal for its 2015 F-150 truck has finally spurred others into action in the ...

Over 100 years ago, the very first all steel body for an automobile was built, and from there, that was the standard material you were going to use to build your vehicles. It didn't matter if it was a ...