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Tips when Looking for Your Next Flatbed Truck

International Truck has revamped and redesigned the Severe Duty line with the HV Series & HX Series trucks. Perfect for Heavy Construction, Towing, & other hard-working vocations.

Designed to meet the needs of professional welders on the go, welder body trucks feature an extra work deck that is lower than a traditional truck. Welder trucks often have extensive built-in storage, including specialized storage for gas cylinders, welding tools, and supplies.

Utility vans carry parts, tools and equipment to a job site for a contractor like an electrician or plumber, all while keeping everything out of the elements. The enclosed body of a utility van may even offer enough headroom to stand while working.

A truck with a service body is a mobile workshop. The truck can carry equipment, tools, and parts needed for jobs, like: electrical, plumbing, and general construction. Service bodies have storage for tools and parts and come in various body lengths.

Move a crowd from place to place in a passenger wagon. Often used as shuttle vans, passenger vans can transport many people without its driver needing a commercial driver's license. Many seating configurations are available to accommodate different numbers of passengers.

Landscape dump trucks are used by landscapers who need to move large quantities of soil or mulch from a garden center to a residential or commercial job site. Once the landscaper has arrived, they can tip the contents out the back of the truck using the built-in hydraulic lift. Dovetail landscape trucks are ideal for landscapers who work in many different locations and need to move mowers, trimmers and tools to each job site. The rear hatch folds down to create a ramp for loading and unloading equipment with ease.

A flatbed body truck is used when a construction crew or general contractor needs to move heavy equipment or large quantities of building materials. Because the back of the truck is completely open as a platform, it is ideal for moving items that are an odd shape or size.

A hooklift body truck features a dumpster that can be removed and left at a job site so workers can fill it without tying up the entire truck. The body on a hooklift truck can be swapped out, allowing the truck to perform multiple functions for a contractor.

A truck with a contractor body is perfect on a job site. Tools are stored securely and easily accessible. An overhead material rack holds long materials like pipes and lumber. The extended cargo area can store large equipment and materials.