Service Trucks For Sale

Electrical contractors, public utility vehicles, dot trucks, and many contractor trade vehicles are called service trucks. They offer a service to the public and can be dispatched at a moment’s notice. These service trucks generate revenue and reduce labor costs for retailers, hospitals, manufacturing plants, supermarkets and our country’s recycling centers. They are built to withstand a lot of abuse and many miles.

Service trucks for sale are being sold. The list of service trucks is long, some say they are not selling like they should. Many large service companies are selling off their trucks and are not replacing them. The cheaper service trucks for sale are selling while the fancier, expensive trucks are not. When looking for service trucks for sale keep a few things in mind.

Vehicles that are made to do a service come in all sizes, and shapes. Picking the one that will fit your needs must be considered. What is the purpose of the service truck? You want to start your own tree service, so you will need a truck that at least has an eighteen foot chip box, and a toolbox. Some prefer diesel over gasoline, if wanting to save a little bit of petro, get a five speed manual transmission. Some service trucks for sale will come with a two speed rear axel, hydraulic breaks, hydraulic parking breaks, and power steering. Some used service trucks for sale might have air conditioning and they might not.

Welders are looking for service trucks for sale. Some want to take their business out on the road, go to the people sort to speak. Welding equipment can be built into any type of service truck, from recovery trucks, emergency vehicles and tow trucks. These can be self contained mobile welders. These are nice because they still have the high performances that might exceed heavy and expensive transportable industrial welders. And these are less expensive to operate.

Other service trucks for sale are the UPS trucks. Specifically, the package car. These are built on a general motors or ford chassis; they have manual steering and a manual transmission. Most of these do not come with air conditioning due to the side doors are usually open most of the time. The older service trucks for sale will have the round headlights and turn signals. These are set on a fiberglass hood. The logo is always removed and most of the time they are painted any color than brown.

One of the newest service trucks for sale is the IMT Site Star lube truck, with the polyethylene tanks. These tanks have the same warranty as the steel tanks. These tanks will hold waste, grease, antifreeze, oil and diesel fuel.

Crane operated trucks are another service truck for sale. They are designed from the ground up, thus using less battery power and require less maintenance. These have solid state controls, wireless remote control to hoist the crane up high, and can lift two thousand to six thousand pounds.