New Chevrolet Medium Duty Trucks Easy To Service

Easy to Service: the Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty 4500, 500 and 6500 features a lightweight, front-hinged “clamshell” hood, combined with a 50-degree wheel cut, allows easy “walk up” access to under-hood components.

Work Truck Wednesday, 5-15-19: Supreme SRW Plumber Style Body

Ramiro Perez gives us a walkaround with general and specific information on the enclosed service body that we call a plumber body, although it is popular with so many more contractors and other service providers besides plumbers. This body is available on numerous different types of truck chassis and is very popular on the cutaway chassis as Ramiro is giving a tour on. The unit shown here is a single rear wheel model and so is very easy to maneuver in traffic and tighter places. This unit is made and designed by Supreme Corp. We carry quite a number of plumber style bodies in stock from Knapheide, Harbor, Supreme and others.

An example of this unit can be found here.

See more than 45 of our in-stock plumber body inventory here.

See more at of our current inventory at https://paradisefleet.com/

Welder and Crane Bodies Explained

Crane Bodies is any type of body that also has a crane attached to it. Most commonly, these are service bodies, but they can also be flatbeds. Sometimes they are called Mechanics Trucks, and sometimes they are also called Welder Bodies.

A Welder Body is much more difficult to pin down since welders are creative people and like to create their own unique truck bodies that serve their needs. Many of these designs have been copied by body companies and called welder bodies. Typically a welder body is a service body with one or two raised compartments to house their gas bottles. Sometimes they have a cutaway compartment area to house an electric welding machine. Sometimes the welder will also have a crane to make easier repairs out in the field, so the crane body and the welder body are put together here.

We will show some examples of these bodies below, but keep in mind that we can customize them to suit most needs. When it comes to crane bodies, capacity is everything, so they have a wide range of capacities. The 3,000-3,500 lb. crane is probably the most popular size and that will typically go on a 3500HD.

The other thing to keep in mind about cranes is that they are most like your own arm relative to your body. So the first two questions are:

1. How much is the maximum weight you will want to lift?

2. How far away from the body did you need to go? 

So, just like your arm, you can pick up heavy things close to you, but if your arm is extended, you can only pick up a fraction of that amount. The crane is exactly the same way. So, for example, with a 3,000 lb. crane, it will pick up 3,000 lbs. right next to the body, but at the maximum extension of the boom, it can only pick up about 500 lbs. Just think of your arm and it will make the most sense.

Knapheide Customer Story: Bret the Diesel Mechanic

From working in the field to on-location service calls, the PGND Gooseneck Body offers the versatility of secure storage, hauling and towing capabilities to make sure you have everything you need when you need it.

Knapheide E-Coat Process

An overview of Knapheide's automotive-quality, electrodeposition prime paint and finishing system.

Work Truck Wednesday, 5-8-19: Chevrolet Express Van with Adrian Steel Bin Package

Ramiro Perez with Paradise Fleet gives a thorough walk-around on the Chevrolet Express Cargo Van. He goes through the available engines and transmission options and shows off one of the interior work packages that can help store tools and equipment securely and help keep all those many things that are needed for work in the field easy to find and neatly stored. Paradise Fleet carries a huge number of Chevy Cargo Vans ready to go to work immediately.

Give Ramiro or another team member a call at 951-252-2980. You can also check out our other commercial inventory at https://paradisefleet.com/

Spotlight | Chevrolet

When it comes to choice and capability, the All-New Silverado has you covered. Eight different trim levels and the most functional bed in its class with available features like built-in LED cargo area lighting and a 120-volt outlet.