US Truck Body - Freight Plate Van Body Features

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Freight Plate Van Body - Features

Front-Aerodynamic design with “Zephyr” front nose, 12" radius with heavy duty aluminum corner castings (not fiberglass), 5" front corner radius utilizing 1/8" rugged aluminum extrusion.

Front & Side Walls- Front wall and sidewalls consist of DuraPlate panels – efficient, light-weight, and incredibly strong design that provides exceptional resistance to damage, leaks, and corrosion. Panels are composed of 80,000 psi yield steel skins with a polyethylene core. The bond between the skins and core form an added barrier that won’t deteriorate and is impervious to water.

Doors - Quality DuraPlate construction - 13 mm thick, 80,000 psi yield skins, custom built side or rear swing doors to ensure a precise fit and positive closing.

Hinges - Premium appearance heavy-duty extruded aluminum hinges for long term use with stainless steel replaceable pins.

Bar Locks - All stainless steel hardware on rear swing doors.

Roof - One-piece aluminum (.032 in.), tension-fitted and bonded to roof bows, perimeter
riveted. Roof assembly bolted to top rail structure for easy removal and repair.

Roof Bows - Roll-formed 18 gauge galvanized steel, anti-snag configuration, located on
24" centers.

Rear Frame - 11 gauge (1/8" nominal thickness) galvaneal steel with reinforcement at all stress points. Tapered rear threshold.

Longitudinals - Structural steel C channel (height dependent on chassis mounting requirements).

Floor - 1 1/8" laminated hardwood, each board installed with two 5/16" countersunk screws at
each crossmember and securely joined to adjacent boards by shiplap joints and an added crusher bead to ensure a tight seal.

Interior Light - Roof-mounted dome light, with switch on wall inside rear door opening.

Exterior Lights - Marker lights recessed in roof cove with exterior wiring in protective groove. All connectors shielded from moisture by heat-shrink insulators.

Reflectors - Installed as required to comply with FMVSS.

Undercoating - Petrol base (not paint) on full understructure.

Mounting - Body mounted on customer-supplied chassis. Hardwood filler strips are steel-
banded to top of chassis frame rails. Zinc plated U-bolts are placed through crush pipes (between frame rails) to hold body in place more securely and to prevent over-tightening and bending of frame rails. Structural steel side-standards are welded to longitudinals to prevent shifting side-to-side.

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U.S. Truck Body offers many additional options and customization upon request.
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Roof Structure

Heavy-duty one-piece translucent or aluminum sheeting is tension fitted and bonded to 18 gauge galvanized steel anti-snag roof bows. Each roof bow is double-riveted to extruded high-strength aluminum alloy roof coves. Our unique two-piece roof-rail design not only increases structural integrity, it also means the roof can be easily replaced (if damaged) without disturbing the sidewall structure. For uncompromising strength, we feature a Zephyr front nose and heavy-duty cast aluminum (not plastic) corners. The 12" radius aerodynamic design reduces air resistance and helps deflect overhanging tree branches.

Crossmembers - Hi-tensile steel 3" steel I-beams on 12" centers, double bolted to the high strength aluminum extruded rub rail using stainless steel bolts. Alternating crossmembers are gusseted to the longitudinal with steel wheel pan supports over the wheels.

DuraPlate Panels - DuraPlate is an efficient, lightweight, and incredibly strong panel that provides exceptional resistance to damage, leaks, and corrosion. The exterior steel skins are made of 80,000 psi steel, and the polyethylene core and the bond between the skins and core form an added barrier that won’t deteriorate and is impervious to water. With no plywood construction, there is nothing to rot.

DuraPlate side panels are 48” wide, designed with ship lap seams, and secured together with industrial strength adhesive to create an incredibly strong panel. This post-less design creates an ideal surface for custom graphics. Each panel is bolted at the bottom to the heavy-duty extruded aluminum rubrail.

Hardwood Floor - We use quality 1 1/8” thick laminated hardwood, installed with two 5/16 " countersunk screws per board at each crossmember. Each board is joined using ship-lap joints, and an added crusher bead is used to ensure a tight fit.

We custom build all side and rear swing doors to ensure a precise fit and positive closing and use only DuraPlate® panels for toughness and durability. Our DuraPlate door panels are composed of 13mm, 80,000 psi yield steel skins. Heavy-duty extruded aluminum hinges with stainless steel replaceable pins are standard, along with stainless steel bar lock hardware.

We use heavy-duty, 11 gauge galvaneal steel and reinforce all internal and external stress points with steel plates (shown in yellow). Each frame is assembled in a spinner jig for ease of welding to ensure the best possible weld penetration. A tapered sill provides proper water run-off. The result is a rugged frame that will withstand your tough loading conditions.