Platform Truck Body Equipment

At Levan Machine & Truck Equipment, as well as service truck bodies and dump truck bodies, there is also a selection of platform bodies to choose from. These come from three different truck body equipment manufacturers: Knapheide, TruckCraft, and Eby. 

Knapheide Platform Truck Bodies

Knapheide Value-Master X Platform Body

Knapheide has a wide selection of platform truck bodies to choose from. These truck bodies can aid anyone from landscapers to contractors. 

The first in their list of platform bodies is the Value-Master X Platform Bodies. This design is exactly what its name leads you to believe - the best valued platform body. It is a versatile truck body ready that has done it all. This popular platform is available in length sizes from 7' to 26'.

Next, is the Heavy Hauler Junior Platform Bodies. This body is perfect for anyone who works on a rough jobsite because it can take a beating. It can act as a hoist or non-hoist platform and has external pockets and a tie down rail to secure cargo. 

Knapheide's Cargo-Hauler Platform Body is the big brother to the Value-Master X. It has 7 gauge formed steel front and side rails that can withstand any job site. To protect against cargo, it also has 4" structural steel cross sills.  

Knapheide Heavy-Hauler Platform Body

If you have a tough truck chassis and need a platform that will be its equal, then look no further than the Heavy-Hauler Platform Bodies. This truck body has superior structural rigidity to haul the heaviest of loads. 

The next platform body is the Landscaper Body. This truck body design was made to be able to handle all the jobs that other landscape bodies cannot. It has a metering gate to allow you to haul sand, dirt, or any other loose material without spilling half of it. The access door is also 50 feet wide and opens to 180 degrees  for the best ease of access. 

Landscapers were not the only ones Knapheide was thinking about. They also designed a Contractor Body specifically for contractors. This platform body is a tough piece of equipment ready to do any type of job thrown at it. 

The last platform body from Knapheide is the Westerner Platform Body. This is a versatile truck body that perform a number of jobs and has multiple options to make it the best platform for your vocation. 

TruckCraft Platform Bodies

TruckCraft TC 500 with 12" Racksides

TruckCraft also has a wide selection of platform bodies to choose from. However, unlike Knapheide, who has mostly gauge steel platform bodies, those from TruckCraft are made of aluminum. 

The first of these platform bodies include the TC-500 Heavy Duty Aluminum Flatbed. The floor of the platform is made up of aluminum alloy plank extrusions that provide reinforcement every five inches. All material on the truck body are 6061-T6 extrusions. 

Second, is the TruckCraft STAIRLIFTER Aluminum Dumping Flats. These are heavy-duty aluminum flats that are factory assembled on a pre-painted subframe. This platform fits trucks up to 120 inches. 

TruckCraft TC-508 Aluminum Dumping Flat

Third, is the TC-503 Storm Aluminum Landscaper Body. This platform body is available in either 9' 9" or 11' 5" with either 40" or 50" height sides. There is also the option of a passesnger-side front door, tailgate with coal-chute, various barn-door configurations and roll tarp. 

Next, is the TC-505 Lynx & Lynx Plus Aluminum Tow Body. This heavy duty tow body allow you to load up to 200 lbs/sq ft on the deck. It uses 6061 T6 alloy extrusion to keep it looking good and remaining a heavy duty platform for years to come.  

The TC-508 Aluminum Dumping Flat is next. This platform body weighs less than 800 lbs and is designed to turn your truck or chassis into a working dump truck. At a 7,000 dump load capacity, you will be hard pressed to get a job to heavy for this body. 

Finally, we come to the TC-501 Hercules Extra Heavy Duty Aluminum Flatbed. This is the big brother to the TC-500 and has a load rating of 350lb/ sq ft for a level load. 

Eby Platform Bodies

Eby Standard Flatbed Truck Body

Last but not least is Eby and their aluminum platform truck bodies that have been with the idea to last. Not only does Eby make their flatbed truck bodies to last for year to come, they also make them lightweight and eco-friendly. 

The platform bodies from Eby are very straightforward. They make a Standard Flatbed Truck Body and a Heavy-Duty & Medium-Duty Flatbed Truck Body, which have lengths up to 32' and 96" and 102" widths.