Commercial vehicles
Commercial Truck Body And Paint Repair
Commercial work is measured in downtime rather than in dollars, and that changes how a job is planned. A box truck out of service is not an inconvenience, it is a route that somebody else has to cover. So the sequence gets built around parts availability from the start, and the schedule is quoted against when the parts land rather than when the vehicle arrives.
The body work itself is more varied than on a passenger vehicle. A cab panel is conventional collision repair. A cargo box is a bonded aluminum or composite panel system that behaves much more like an RV sidewall than like a truck cab, which is precisely why this shop takes them. Reefer boxes add an insulated core and a liner, and a repair that ignores the insulation produces a box that sweats and fails again.
Equipment installation is the third category and it is frequently what a fleet actually needs. Lift gates, service and utility bodies, toolboxes, headache racks, hitches and fifth wheel plates all involve mounting substantial loads to a frame, and doing that without compromising the frame is engineering rather than bolting.
Types we take in
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Box Trucks
Chassis cab trucks with a separate cargo body, where corner posts, roof bows, roll up doors and lift gate mounting take the damage.
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Semi Trucks
Heavy duty tractors where fiberglass hoods, aerodynamic fairings, sleeper structures and frame geometry define collision repair.
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Flatbed Trucks
Open deck trucks where deck structure, headboard integrity, stake pocket damage and subframe mounting carry the repair load.
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Refrigerated Reefer Trucks
Insulated body trucks where panel damage always means insulation, liner and vapor barrier repair rather than skin repair alone.
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Delivery and Parcel Trucks
Walk-in step vans and route trucks where door cycle counts, low speed contact damage and floor wear drive constant repair demand.
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Dump Trucks
Hydraulic tipping bodies where hoist mounting, body floor wear, hinge geometry and cab protection carry all the structural risk.
The work involved
Impact damage repair on motorhomes, trailers and vans, from documented teardown through structural rebuild, panel replacement and refinish.
Repair and replacement of exterior panels, compartment doors, skirts, moldings and trim on RVs, trailers and commercial bodies.
Complete exterior refinish of a coach or commercial body, from substrate preparation through primer, color and clear in a single continuous pass.
Full and partial vinyl wraps, fleet graphics, redrawn replacement decals, and removal of sun baked film over a verified sound surface.
Measured correction of bent or twisted chassis rails, crossmembers, A-frames and pin boxes using anchored pulls against factory datum.
One-off brackets, mounts, racks, reinforcements and replacements for discontinued parts, fabricated to measured dimensions in steel or aluminum.
Entry, screen and compartment door alignment and repair, electric step service, latch, hinge, lock and keyless entry work.
Windshield and window replacement, reseal and hardware repair, with opening preparation, correct setting method and controlled cure.
Air bag and spring suspension, ride height setting, shocks, bearings, hubs, electric and hydraulic brakes, and leveling system service.
What this work usually runs
| Work | Range | Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial collision repair and paint refinish | $1,500 to $50,000 and up | 10 to 250 hours |
| Cab body repair | $750 to $12,000 | 5 to 60 hours |
| Box and cargo body repair | $750 to $15,000 | 5 to 80 hours |
| Lift gate install and repair | $1,500 to $8,500 | 8 to 35 hours |
| Fleet graphics and vinyl wrap | $1,500 to $9,500 | 10 to 45 hours |
Planning ranges. All posted rates.
Questions owners ask
Do you do engine or transmission work on trucks?
Can you repair a damaged cargo box?
How fast can you turn a fleet vehicle?
Do you handle fleet graphics and rebranding?
Bring it to the shop from Lake Forest
Collision, paint, fiberglass, roof, slide and systems work, all performed at the Yorba Linda facility. Tell us the vehicle and what happened and we will schedule intake.