2011 Chevy 2500 HD Pickup Truck - Durashell 230

Durashell 230 being demonstrated on a Chevy 2500 HD pickup truck.  The Durashell can be installed or removed from the pickup truck in a matter of minutes without unloading and has huge storage of 230 cubic feet. Comparable to most vans! This is a versatile solution for secure storage of tools and or supplies while offering the flexibility of moving from one truck to another in minutes.  This unit can be moved from all standard Ford, Chevy, Dodge long bed pickup trucks, as I said before without unloading!  Nice feature that reduces most work truck fleet downtime -- one of the biggest expenses associated with maintenance of vehicles.  See more at www.fleetwest.net.

Light & Medium Truck | Tricks of the Trade

What are city, county, and federal fleet managers doing as they feel the effects of the recession?
This is a good article that shows some examples of the predicament fleet managers find themselves in today.  Click on the link below for the full article.

Light & Medium Truck | Tricks of the Trade

You can also go to Downtime for a white paper showing 17.5% reduction of life cycle maintenance vehicle costs.

Ladder Rack and Sliding Deck featured on Fleetwest Load'N'Go

On this video you see the benefits of a hydraulic assisted drop down ladder rack on the Load'N'Go Security Top model from Fleetwest.  Saving time, energy, and money is what the Load'N'Go is about.  You will also see a 1000 pound sliding deck with 100 % extension.  Meaning back breaking climbing into a van or the back of a topped pickup truck is a thing of the past.  This sliding deck allows all of your service tools and supplies will be handy at waist level.  No more workmens compensation claims because of strained backs from climbing in and out of the service truck or van.  You can see more of these fully transferable work trucks (without unloading) at Fleetwest Transferable Truck Bodies. http://www.fleetwest.net/

Ford announces recall of F-150 Pickup Trucks

Ford anounced that they were recalling Ford F-150 2005-2006 pickup trucks because of concerns regarding the unexpected deployment of the airbags.  The Ford F-150 pickup truck series is the best selling truck in the United States.  Ford Motor Company is listed on the NYSE under the symbol: F and their web site is http://www.ford.com/  Please let us know your experience if you own a Ford F-150.

Upfit Rebates - extra $500 to $1,000 Cash for your Work Truck Purchase

Most guys purchasing a new truck are not aware of the extra cash rebates they may qualify to receive with their new truck purchase.  Actually, in our experience, most new car and truck salesmen are not aware of these programs either.  Fleetwest has created a summary of those benefits with links to the commercial truck manufacturers pages - click here. The following links to the manufacturer's commercial truck web pages:

• Ford
• GMC
• Chevy 

The following do not have upfit rebate programs that we are aware of, but here are links to their commercial offerings.

• Dodge Ram
• Toyota - Doesn't have one that we know of, but here is a link to Toyota Tundra
• Nissan - these appear to be mostly commercial vans... but you can find the Nissan Titan from this page.

Speaking of commercial vans and vans in general, you might consider comparing some alternatives to your van purchase.  If you are considering a van for your work use, you might consider using a work truck and a Durashell transferable truck body as an alternative.

Work Truck - GMC Kodiak Truck with Load'N'Go tool box with drawer

This is a nice looking work truck!  A 2007 GMC Kodiak truck with a Load'N'Go security top tool box and 1000 pound slide out drawer.

2011 Chevy Pickup Truck with Used 2007 Load'N'Go TSS

Fleetwest demostrates a used 2007 Load'N'Go TSS on a 2011 Chevy 2500 HD pckup truck.  This Load'N'Go is Huge with a full length 1000 pound sliding drawer in the bottom.  The :Load'N'Go TSS was originally designed by an HVAC technician as an alternative to the bolt-on utility body he was using.  We're told the technician was tired of having to move his tools every time his truck went into the shop, so he suggested the TSS model specifications to suit his needs.  Plumbers, Electricians, General Contractors, and other trades find the large capacity of the Load'N'Go TSS a useful benefit.  You can see the specs and price at http://www.fleetwest.net/.