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Truck body guides from the workshop
These guides share practical advice from the VN Truck Bodies workshop on choosing, maintaining and repairing truck bodies in Melbourne.
How to Choose the Right Truck Body for Your Fleet in Melbourne A practical guide to choosing between curtainsider, refrigerated, tray, tipper and pantech bodies for your fleet, based on your freight, payload and loading. Read the guide Top 5 Signs Your Truck Body Needs Repairs (And How to Address Them) Rust, misaligned doors, cracked panels, worn hydraulics and loose fittings are five signs your truck body needs repairs, and here is what to do about each. Read the guide How to Choose the Right Truck Body Builder in Melbourne: 7 Key Questions to Ask These are the seven questions worth asking before you choose a truck body builder in Melbourne, covering experience, materials, compliance and repairs. Read the guide How to Get Your Refrigerated Truck Bodies Ready for Winter How to get a refrigerated truck body ready for winter, with the seals, panels, floors, drains and frame to check, and how to plan repairs around your season. Read the guide Custom Truck Body Specifications: What to Discuss With Your Builder Before You Order Before you order a custom truck body, talk through its use, the chassis, the internal size, materials, doors and any compliance needs with your builder. Read the guide Aluminium vs Steel Truck Bodies: Which Should You Choose? Deciding between aluminium and steel for your next truck body? This guide from our Keysborough workshop compares weight, payload, durability and cost. Read the guide Pantech Van Bodies vs Curtainsider Bodies: Which Is Right for Your Fleet? This guide compares pantech and curtainsider bodies on loading access, security, weight and cost, so you can pick the right truck body for your freight. Read the guide Refrigerated Truck Body Maintenance: 6 Checks to Do Every Month Six checks to do every month to keep a refrigerated truck body holding temperature, covering the door seals, floors, hinges, mounts, linings and drains. Read the guide Flat, Dropside or Tilt Tray: Which Tray Body Suits Your Work? This guide explains how flat trays, dropside trays and tilt trays work, what each one suits and what to think about before you order a tray body for your truck. Read the guide Truck Body Compliance in Victoria: What Operators Need to Know in 2026 What Victorian operators should know about truck body compliance, from width, height and mass limits to load restraint, lighting and modification approvals. Read the guide 5 Truck Body Maintenance Tips That Keep Your Fleet on the Road These practical truck body maintenance tips for fleets cover floors, corrosion, hinges, locks, curtains, lights and markings, and when it is time to call us. Read the guide Truck Body Repair vs. Replacement: How to Make the Right Call How to decide whether to repair or replace your truck body, with the signs a repair is worth doing, when replacement makes sense and what downtime costs. Read the guide
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