Crane Body Lineup
Crane Bodies
Built to Meet the Most Rigorous Demands of Any Industry
Douglass Truck Bodies manufactures a crane body for all applications. From service trucks with light cranes, to extreme-duty mechanic’s beds, our crane bodies are built-to-last. Our Maximizer crane bodies are used everywhere from construction, to agriculture, to municipal/civil work, to utility companies. Choose from one of our standard Maximizer packages below, or browse our custom builds gallery for ideas on how to design your next crane truck from scratch. To finish off your work truck, we offer equipment from the top names in cranes, air, onboard power, specialty lighting, and lubrication packages so that when your truck leaves our shop, it’s ready to go to work.
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Mechanic Drawers
Upgrade any of your compartments with roll-out Mechanic's Drawers, built onto ball-bearing roller slides. Our drawers can be built to your height specifications.
Equipto Trays
For your small-parts storage needs, our Fastener Trays by Equipto can be added to any compartment, and are notched for dividers along their length to aid in organization.
Work Platforms
Our most popular bumper configuration on mechanic’s trucks, our Rear Work Platform features two underbody boxes and a ¼” plate top for your toughest jobs. Platform are available in Flat and V-Notch configurations, and can be upgraded with pass-through storage below.
Extra-Deep Flip-Top Toolboxes
Our Flip-Top Toolboxes are built 6” deep, to give you more storage space than our competitors. Our Flip-Top toolboxes come standard with removable dividers to keep your parts organized.
Welding Compartments
Storage compartments for secure storage of oxygen and acetylene gas bottles. These can be customized with additional lay down bottle holders for extra storage, hose holder brackets, compartment partitions, and welding gas reels.
Front Work Platforms
Mounting platforms for your welder, generator, or specialty equipment that is easy to access from either side of your bed, and includes underbody storage.
Side-Mount Welders
Drop a compartment to floor level and create an easy-to access mounting platform for your welder
Welding Control Access
Custom knockouts to create easy access of your welding controls, with weather-trimmed edges to keep your toolbox water resistant.
Douglass Truck Bodies Quality
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Innovative Gear & Equipment
We offer a wide range of gear and equipment meant to enhance your truck body’s usefullness.
Innovative Gear and Equipment
OVER 60 YEARS OF CUSTOM CRANE BODIES
Work Truck News
Mobile Mechanic’s Bed
When crews show up on job sites, time down for unexpected situations can be a costly oversight. Over the years, Douglass Truck Bodies, has worked with clients to produce truck bodies that can handle almost any situation. This truck is the combination of customer preparedness and Douglass ingenuity to produce a time saving service set-up, while at the same time, maintaining all the advantages of a standard service body.
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DNA of a DTB
The name “Douglass Truck Bodies” has for decades been synonymous with exceptional beds. We’ve taken extreme pride in every bed we manufacture for our clients. Never ones to kick back on our name alone, however, we’ve always pushed forward to make sure our beds are constantly evolving and staying in front of the pack in terms of durability and reliability.
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