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Custom Truck Flatbed Bodies

Aluminum Truck Flatbed Bodies, Platform Bodies, and Stake Bodies.

Need a Truck Flatbed or Stake Body that doesn't outweigh your Truck?

Thought about aluminum? Prices Start at $4695.00

 

The toughest truck flatbed on the road!

As seen at SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) at the Las Vegas convention center, Trailer Body Builder, Light Truck & SUV, Restyling, Equipment Today, Trucking Times, & Rodeo magazine.

Aluminum truck flatbeds and stake bodies carry more cargo, look great, and add fuel efficiency.

A better choice.

Need a Dump Truck Body? Highway Products flatbeds will save you time and money!

Need to haul dirt, gravel, lumber, or other materials at times? Consider your savings in time and money if (1) you could go get it yourself instead of waiting for their truck. (2) offload it in a few seconds?

For those of us who've had dump beds, it's a no-brainer. We can't live without them. Just say the word when you call and we'll come up with a quote just for your application.

Our "Strongback" aluminum flatbeds are built to handle the load of a dump bed to start with. All we need to do is add the hydraulics.

This 2011 Dodge pickup was custom built for Erickson Air Crane's helicopter support team that travels the world constructing towers, sky scrappers, lifting logs, and equipment. It's outfitted with a Highway Products 9 foot aluminum Strongback™ flatbed, 18x18x24 tool boxes, a hidden goose-neck ball hitch, and dual spare tire racks. Erickson Aircrane has four trucks outfitted with Highway Products flatbeds.

A huge cross-box to carry valuable cargo needing lock and key security which can be divided, drawers added, shelves.....

Don't need a box? Want a bigger Box? Tell us what you want, we'll build it.

Bonus baskets are handy for throwing shovels and tools you don't want to clutter up the storage box with. This space can be covered with a locking lid, a larger box, or ...

Plenty of room to haul four 42" pallets of cargo with room to spare.

Whether you're hauling heavy steel or bales of hay, the Strongback™ aluminum truck flatbed/ stake body will shoulder your load.

This medium duty truck looks good and is ready to rumble. It was ordered with air ride, tool boxes, a goose neck, and a receiver style hitch.

Custom features like this cross-bed tool box add-on opens the door to a secure location for specialty tools that need a special place to stay on this Ford F-350.

Check out the standard features of our truck flatbeds & stake bodies:
Marine grade aluminum - all welded construction (no rivets that rattle and squeak after time); structural T6 extruded "C" channel side rails, 1/8" diamond plate decking); 4" long sills and cross members on 12" centers, 4" aluminum channel head board and rear tail apron with all required lighting placed in rear apron; Plus rope hooks about every 24 inches.

Lots of options available if you need them for your flatbed/ stake body:
Styled headboard; tapered rear corners; directional light boxes on headboard; load lights; 30k fifth wheel hitch; goose-neck hitch; concealed hinged cover for hitch area; Class 5 receiver hitch; 7-pin trailer plug; electric brake controller; full-length lighted running boards; removable side rails; removable back rails; 2x4 stake pockets; mud flaps; Air-Ride suspension systems; lumber racks; fuel tanks; winches; LED lights; on-deck and underbody tool boxes; and brush fire truck units. Have something else in mind? Let us know. We have done some pretty wild things to these beds.

We've made them for farmers, ranchers, bee keepers, contractors, electricians, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Government, fire fighters, rodeo cowboys, loggers, long haul truckers, 5th wheelers, tire carriers, portable welders, Hollywood movie makers, steel erectors, to name a few.

Above aluminum truck flatbed/ stake body sitting on a one-ton F-350 Ford single wheel rear axle w/ 22" custom wheels.

Who says you need dually's to look good.

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The rubber hits the road right here!

Take a look at the underside of the Strongback™ aluminum truck flatbed/ stake body.

T6 aluminum SAE structural cross members every 12 inches.

Our truck flatbeds also come standard with long sills. These are the lengthwise aluminum channels (seen left) used for spacing the flatbed above and for bolting or clamping the flatbed to the truck frame. These can be different heights for tire clearance. Most other brands do not include this expensive item that you will have to come up with yourself.

Highway Products also DOES NOT count the head board as part of the bed length as most manufacturers do. You could loose 2-6 inches by counting the headboard as part of the length. We call the length as the usable space. No cheating here.

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The solid construction of our "Strongback" flatbeds make sense for the foundation of your quick response bush truck because you know you will be going off-road to fight fires.

Then simply add boxes configured the way you want - where you want. You have a fire fighting unit designed the way you need it.

Our "Bush Fire" firefighter model aluminum truck flatbeds are light weight to allow your trucks to be legal (weight wise) and maybe carry more of the most valuable cargo you have, water.

We have boxes, baskets, drawers, hitches, and more accessories like you see below. Plus, we build to your specifications. We also work with several fire-fighter equipment manufacturers to build these units to fit your needs. Ask our sales staff for details about our aluminum truck flatbeds. Got an upfitter you already use? We'll work with them if you like. Install your own? We'll give you free tech support from start to finish if you need it.

This aluminum truck flatbed was custom built for a bee-keeper. He wanted lots of tie downs.

At Highway Products we don't just supply you with a truck flatbed body. We can equip your flatbed so it's ready to go when you get it.

Rather have a cab protector with horizontal bars instead of the vertical style? It's a free option.

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As you can see we are big on accessories. We want your all aluminum Strongback™ truck flatbed to perform for you which means it must be durable, user friendly, and organized. With your help we can design and build your truck flatbed that does just that. Call 1 800 TOOLBOX (1 800 866 5269)

The "Contractor" aluminum truck flatbed on Ford F-350

Fuel filler located above bed in headboard for easy, fast, fill - Standard equipment. If you've owned flatbeds in the past, you've experienced slow filling tanks that are aggravating to say the least. We take every truck we install our Stronback™ flat bed bodies on to the gas station to test the fill speed before we let you have it.

Urea System (Blue Cap)

We raised the new Urea System filler neck (Ford is using for emissions) to the cab guard where it's protected and out of the way, yet easy to fill when it's time.

Hide-away 2- 5/16" Goose neck hitch - mounted on 1/2" steel plate w/ super strong safety chain D-rings.
You'll be wasting your time trying to find any manufacture that uses 1/2" steel plate to mount your gooseneck ball or 5th wheel hitch. This plate spans your truck frame and is grade 8 bolted. Clearly the strongest part of your truck.

Air Compressor Toolbox - (Door taken off for picture)
Our customer does light service work on his farm machinery and needed a good air supply to run larger air tools, plus pump up an occasional tractor tire. We incorporated a couple Viair electric air compressors with an eight gallon tank which also supplies his air ride system on the truck. There's room for air hose and even a couple air tools - under lock and key.

LED Lights - trailer plugs

2 x 4 Stake Pockets

Our stake pockets are sized to accept 2x4's. Build your own sides if you want to, or need too. You may want to haul something unusual so you can take some 2x4's and build what you need just for that load. Or some guys just like wood sides. Highway Products flatbeds give you a choice.

Polished stainless steel side rails - for the man that

wants extra.

Air- ride hitches - smooth ride- easier on your trailer.

Receiver hitches - We build our own. They are mean!

Air-ride suspensions - front and rear 2x2  &  4x4

A nice feature about air- ride, aside from the smooth ride, it automatically adjusts your truck suspension to the load you are carrying. So your truck doesn't sag in the rear. Might save you a ticket.

Rope eye-hooks every 24"- standard equipment

Aluminum diamond plate side rails look nice, are light weight, and easy to handle.

Load control is always a problem with truck flatbeds. With our eye-hooks as standard equipment you can use rope or add a clevis and use the hook style winch-straps for easy, medium duty tie down duty.

Running boards come with or without lights and can be made of shinny, mirror finish stainless steel, diamond plate aluminum, painted steel, or any combination. Shown are stainless steel w/ aluminum diamond plate overlays for better grip. Nice.

Need extra range?

Add 50 gallons and more than double your driving range. Hooks up to your factory system.

Note: The old style "gravity fill" auxiliary tanks cause havoc with the computerized tanks in newer trucks. The gravity feed systems keep the tank full for so long the computer thinks something is wrong and error messages start flying, disabling your fuel gauge. So beware.

Transfer Tanks - Made to order to fit your truck and your needs. We use 3/16 thick aluminum on our transfer tanks. No reason to skimp here. This tank also has a 1/8 diamond plate cover. You tell us how you want it.

Notice extra heavy headboard.

Steps - We build steps too.

Stainless steel tool box doors - easy to keep clean and look sharp!

Grab handles

Baskets for PVC fittings, shovels, picks, and other longer tools. Baskets can also be ordered with deeper sides, top or side open doors, with or without locks.

Emergency & Caution light brackets built to your specs.

With so many types of lights to choose from. Highway Products decided not to have these brackets as standard items. We just build them to fit the light package you decide on.

Custom flatbeds - we make them daily.

Need drawers? Just tell us how many and what size. Drawers available with 200- 400lb capacity slides. Need even more capacity?

This tail-board has a steel insert with a lowered deck for easier access. Add your pipe vise or use it for a welding table. It's replaceable if you wear it out.

Reno Rosser, of Flying "U" Rodeo, uses different trailers every day to haul bulls and horses to rodeo events around the country. Cranking his trailer landing gear up and down was a pain and costing him time. With his suggestion, we took some of the work out by designing a vee in the bed. We call it our "Vee Deck." We also have a cover for the vee area to make the bed flat.

Reno says he likes it.

Lumber stops come in real handy when hauling longer items. They give you a place to tie to and keep you load secure from shifting.

Many of our flatbeds can be shipped via common carrier truck. This 9 foot bed easily ships in one package. The tail board comes pre welded with head board and under bed tool boxes predrilled and ready to bolt on the flatbed.

We can ship this package to your door or to your favorite up fitter, body shop, or weld shop.

Need Installation?

What's better than having your flatbed installed at the factory?

Highway Products, Inc. is registered with the (USDOT) U.S. Department of Transportation "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" as a final stage manufacturer.

A few things to know...

When you ask us for a quote on your Highway Products aluminum truck flatbed, we do not include the thickness of the headboard as part of the length of your flatbed.

That's right, if you order a 9 foot flatbed, you can carry something 9 foot long and not hang over the back. Our headboard will add another 5 inches to the total length. Beware, other manufactures skimp here and quote their flatbed length including the headboard to save themselves money. No surprises here.

Since 1980 Highway Products, Inc. has been a family owned business. Our family and valuable employees depend on your business to make an honest living. You need to know what you're getting and get what you want, when you want it.

Repeat customers are our biggest asset. We know getting an order from you the second time depends on how well we performed the first time. Our goal, give you that good of product and service to where you will not only buy from us again, but brag about us to your friends.

We highly recommend you call and get a quote immediately. Why? This gives you an edge when it's time to order, you've thought about it some and we'll have all the petty, time consuming stuff out of the way and in our system. Quotes are free and most times given the same day. When you're ready, you call us, your job goes to the floor to be manufactured.

So please pick up the phone and call us for a quote on your next truck flatbed, even if you may want it a year from now. We'll be ready when you are and promise to build the best flatbed you've ever had and, Made in U.S.A.