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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 27, 2019

Work Trucks Vulnerable to Delivery Delays: How to Minimize Upfit Lead Time

For the past several model years, order-to-delivery times for high-volume work trucks and vans have increased due to strong demand. Vocational trucks are vulnerable to OTD delays because fleet orders are usually concentrated among a handful of models.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2019

Spartan Acquires Royal Truck Body

Spartan Motor Inc. acquired Royal Truck Body, which will continue to go to market under the Royal Truck Body name.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2019

Ford Transit Vans with Supreme Service Body Recalled

Supreme Corp. is recalling an estimated 99 2014 to 2018 service bodies that were added onto a Ford Transit van chassis because they may lack the required padded trim that protects occupants from a head impact.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2019

Vans Dominate Buying Interest for Commercial Dealers

Service bodies and vans accounted for the most searches in 2018 on Work Truck Solutions' platform, which also saw a huge increase in interest around commercial vehicles, the online portal has announced.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

Isuzu Offers New Cabover Bodies

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. will begin offering several new utility and service bodies from Knapheide and Supreme Corp. for its N-Series cabover trucks, the company has announced.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 26, 2018

End-User Input Is the Key Factor to a Successful Upfit

The key objective of end-user discussions is to match the truck with the fleet application. Once you have completed your discussions, make sure the completed upfit specs have been reviewed and approved by all parties prior to order placement. It is critical to have a documented sign-off to avoid misunderstandings that result in after-the-fact upfitting modifications.

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NewsMarch 26, 2018

Supreme Recalling Trucks for Kidde Fire Extinguishers

Supreme Corporation is recalling an estimated 33,321 2003-2018 Supreme Signature Van, Iner-City, Kold King and Service Body trucks equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button ‘Pindicator’ fire extinguishers because they may malfunction.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 25, 2017

Learning to Operate a Crane

Bobit Business Media editors learned how to operate a truck-mounted crane with help from equipment manufacturer Stellar Industries and custom truck builder Phenix Enterprises.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherSeptember 9, 2016

Upfitting Options for Light-Duty Trucks

Light-duty trucks are often used by vocational fleets, and the needs of these fleets vary. Upfitting options range from storage solutions and inserts to full service bodies and everything in between.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMay 31, 2016

Removing Murphy’s Law from the Upfit Process

The multitude of upfitting options and potential configurations makes it easy to fulfill Murphy’s Law, which states, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Unfortunately, in many cases, who triggers Murphy’s Law is the fleet manager who does not carefully review the upfit specs, or has not consulted thoroughly with the actual users of the equipment, or attempts to over-engineer the upfit. These are all avoidable mistakes.

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