TRUCKS BODIES * USA - Improving Market for Work Truck Bodies

Slowly but surely, truck bodies are selling again. Today's buyers different from those who bought before recession

Arlington,VA,USA -Light & Medium Truck -March 2, 2011: ... Smaller, lighter-weight, versatile, longer-lasting are features selling truck bodies in early 2011... Improved materials making box trucks last longer, w/ fewer repairs... Buying boxes w/ rivetless sides to further reduce maintenance; shifting to smaller-size boxes... Interchangeable body systems generating significant interest in tight economy... Buyers going for new service bodies, but w/o all the trimmings...   One reason for change is falling price of stainless steel. Stainless steel weighs less than carbon steel; more resistant to corrosion... (Photo left: Aluminum truck body - Photo right: Stainless steel truck body)