Box Truck Body Repair in Austin, TX

The box and the truck, in the same visit

A box truck is two things bolted together: a chassis that has to run, and a cargo body that has to hold, seal, and lift. They wear out on different schedules, and in this market they usually get repaired in different places — which means a fleet with a torn roll-up door and a derate warning is sending one truck to two shops and losing it for twice as long.

We work on both. The same visit that fixes a fault code or services the DPF can hang a new door, replace a corner, or get a dead liftgate working again. That is not a side service bolted onto a diesel shop — it is the reason a box truck fleet can use one shop instead of two.

What we repair on the box

Three kinds of body work get their own pages because they are what breaks most often:

• Liftgates — hydraulic, electrical, platform, and hinge repair. The failure that stops a box truck delivering.
• Doors — roll-up, swing, and side doors: springs, tracks, cables, hinges, locks, and seals.
• Corners and rails — corner caps, corner radius, corner posts, rub rails, and angles. The parts loading docks take out.

And the rest of the box:

Panels

Side and front panels take dents, punctures, and tears from forklifts, loads that shift, and tight alleys. We repair and replace them, matching the construction the body already has, and make sure the seams seal so water stays out of the cargo area.

We do not paint in-house. If a repaired panel needs refinishing, we arrange it through a paint shop and coordinate the work — so you are not managing two shops, and the truck still comes back from one place. Many box bodies are bare aluminum or pre-finished panels and need no paint at all. Paint work is quoted with the rest of the job.

Floors and interior

Floors carry the load and the forklift, and rot or delaminate from water that gets past a failed seal. We replace floor sections, and repair or replace E-track and logistic posts so cargo can be secured properly again.

Rear frame

Rear bumpers, sills, and underride guards take the impact of every dock and every misjudged reverse. The underride guard is not decoration — it is a safety part that gets inspected — so it gets repaired properly rather than bent back into roughly the right shape.

Parts, supplied and fitted

We supply replacement body parts and fit them in the same visit: corners, rails, panels, door components, floor sections, E-track, and liftgate parts, for bodies from every major truck body maker. A fleet that buys a door from us has it hung by us, and the next time that truck is in for a service, someone who knows what was replaced is looking at it.

The trucks underneath

Box truck bodies ride on chassis we already work on every week — Isuzu, Hino, Freightliner, International, and Ford. Step vans too; see step van repair. Box trucks and step vans for body work — we do not take on buses, limousines, or livery vans. (A privately owned van is another matter: we service those, just not as body work.)

For fleets

Two or more vehicles is a fleet. Body and chassis work can be booked together on a fleet account, so a truck in for its service interval can have its door springs or liftgate looked at while it is already off the road — and with pickup and delivery, your drivers never make the trip. Call fleet sales at 512-273-7351, or the shop at 512-717-2777.

Common questions

Do you work on the box, or just the truck under it?

Both — and that is the point. Most shops that repair truck bodies do not touch the chassis, and most diesel shops do not touch the body. We do the box and the truck in the same visit, so a fleet with a torn door and a derate warning is not sending one truck to two shops.

Can you replace a damaged panel?

Yes. We repair and replace box panels, and fit replacement panels to match what the body already has. We do not paint in-house — if a panel needs refinishing we arrange it through a paint shop and coordinate the work, so you are not managing two shops and the truck still comes back from one place. Many box bodies are bare aluminum or pre-finished panels and need no paint at all. Paint work is quoted with the rest of the job.

Do you sell replacement parts, or only install them?

Both. We supply replacement body parts — corners, rails, door components, floor sections, E-track, liftgate parts — and fit them. If you would rather have your own crew install something, ask; we would rather do the work so we know how it went on, but we are not going to refuse to sell you a part.

Which truck bodies do you work on?

Dry freight and van bodies on the chassis box trucks are built on — Isuzu, Hino, Freightliner, International, Ford, and the rest — from every major truck body maker. Step vans too. We do not work on buses, limousines, or livery vans — that is the passenger-transport trade rather than a body style, and a privately owned van is a different matter.

Can you handle a fleet of box trucks?

Yes, and it is where this is most useful. Two or more vehicles is a fleet as far as we are concerned. Body and chassis work can be scheduled together, and with pickup and delivery your drivers never make the trip.