One Ton · Work Truck Spec
Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD for Work & Fleet in Maine
The 3500HD is the one-ton Silverado: the same cab as the 2500HD with more axle, more spring and more rating underneath it. It is bought to carry — a service body, a dump insert, a plow and a bed full of material — rather than to tow something spectacular once a year.
We keep them at Quirk Chevrolet in Bangor and Rockland, mostly in Work Truck spec, and two of the ones on the ground already wear a Reading service body.
Every unit counted here is on the ground today. We don’t list in-transit or factory-ordered vehicles on this website. Ask the fleet team what’s inbound.
What it means for your business
The 36,000 lb headline is a dually, and probably not your truck
Chevrolet’s maximum towing figure for the Silverado HD is 36,000 lbs, and their own page is explicit that it belongs to a dually with the Duramax. Configure a single-rear-wheel 3500HD — 2026 Regular Cab, long bed, 2WD, Duramax — and the numbers that come back are 14,500 lbs of conventional trailering, an 11,500 lb GVWR and 5,289 lbs of payload, on a 30,000 lb GCWR. Both sets are true. Only one of them describes a truck you are likely to buy from us, so plan against that one.
Payload is the reason to step up from the 2500HD
The cab, the bed and most of the interior are shared, so the money buys rating rather than truck. That matters the moment a service body, a dump insert or a plow goes on, because all of it comes out of payload before your material does. If you have ever weighed a 2500HD at the end of a loading morning and not liked the answer, this is the truck that fixes it — and it fixes nothing else, which is why the 2500HD is still the right call for most trades.
Gas or Duramax is arithmetic, not preference
The 6.6L gas V8 makes 401 hp and 464 lb-ft and tows up to 19,080 lbs. The Duramax 6.6L turbo-diesel makes 470 hp and 975 lb-ft and is the engine behind the big trailering numbers. Both run a 10-speed Allison. The diesel is also the heavier engine, and that weight comes straight off what you can carry, so a truck that spends its life loaded rather than hitched is often better served by the gas V8 — which is cheaper to buy and to maintain. Three of our five are gas, so the choice is a real one here rather than whatever happens to be on the lot.
Two of ours arrive already bodied
A 3500HD is a service-body chassis at least as often as it is a pickup, and two of the ones we have now carry Reading service bodies already fitted. That is weeks of upfit lead time and a separate invoice you do not pay, and the truck works the day you take it. If your layout needs building to a specific list we can start from a bare one instead — we have those too.
The details that decide whether it is a good work truck
The Duramax build we configured carries a 220-amp alternator, which is the charging headroom a plow, beacons or an inverter actually need. The DuraBed holds 83.5 cubic feet with twelve standard tie-downs rated 500 lbs each, a 120-volt bed outlet is available, and the Multi-Flex tailgate’s inner gate folds into a step rated to 375 lbs. None of it is glamorous and all of it gets used daily.
Powertrain & capability
Manufacturer figures for a properly equipped truck. Your specific build will rate differently — confirm the ratings on the unit before you buy a trailer or a body to match it.
Engines
- 6.6L V8 gas
- 401 hp · 464 lb-ft
- Up to 19,080 lbs trailering. Lighter than the diesel, so more of the rating is left for payload. Three of our five.
- Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8
- 470 hp · 975 lb-ft
- The engine behind the headline tow figures, and the heavier of the two. Buy it to pull, not to carry.
- Transmission
- 10-speed Allison automatic
- With both engines.
- Alternator
- 220 amps
- On the Duramax build we configured — the charging capacity a plow, beacons or an inverter want.
Hauling & towing
- Towing, configured SRW build
- 14,500 lbs
- 2026 Regular Cab, long bed, 2WD, Duramax, single rear wheel. A real build rather than a range maximum.
- Payload, configured SRW build
- 5,289 lbs
- Same build. A body, a plow or an insert comes out of this before your load does.
- GVWR, configured SRW build
- 11,500 lbs
- Front axle rated 4,800 lbs, rear axle 7,250 lbs.
- GCWR, configured SRW build
- 30,000 lbs
- Truck and trailer together.
- Max towing (range maxima)
- 36,000 lbs diesel · 19,080 lbs gas
- Chevrolet’s published maxima. The 36,000 lb figure is a dually with the Duramax, not a single-rear-wheel truck.
- Cargo box volume
- 83.5 cu ft
- DuraBed, with twelve standard tie-downs rated 500 lbs each.
Which trim for the work
Trim on a work truck is a budget decision, not a luxury one. What we actually have on the ground is marked.
The fleet spec and almost everything we stock. Vinyl, rubber and the equipment that earns its place — the right truck when a body is going on it anyway.
A small step up in cabin and appearance without leaving work-truck pricing. Sensible when the truck is customer-facing but still works for a living.
The usual middle ground — better seats and more technology. Worth it when one person is assigned to the truck rather than a crew sharing it.
Leather and the comfort and camera features. Defensible for an owner-operator spending the day in the cab; hard to justify on a pooled plow truck.
The top of the range, with the full rating still underneath. We have one, and trucks like it tend to be bought by people who tow heavy and want the cab to be pleasant while they do it.
Bodies that go on this chassis
The bed comes off and a service body, flatbed or dump goes on — that is how a large share of 3500HDs are sold, and two of ours arrived that way with Reading bodies already fitted. Decide on the body before the truck, because cab and bed choice constrains what will mount, and the body weight comes out of payload. Tell the fleet team what is going on the back, or whether a plow is, and they will quote the chassis and the equipment as one job.
In stock now
1 of the 6 on the ground is marked down, shown first. Pricing changes as units sell.
New · Stock BC50211
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
Work Truck
Reading Service Body
$63,486
Quirk Chevrolet Bangor
New · Stock BC50205
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
Work Truck
Reading Body
$70,477
Quirk Chevrolet Bangor
Used · Stock RG10886A
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
High Country
$66,990
Save $5,585 off MSRP
Quirk Chevrolet Rockland
New · Stock BC50353
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
Work Truck
$57,478
Quirk Chevrolet Bangor
New · Stock BC50368
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
Work Truck
$69,925
Quirk Chevrolet Bangor
New · Stock C226884
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
Work Truck
$53,805
Quirk Chevrolet Portland
Where they are
Questions businesses actually ask
Why does Chevrolet advertise 36,000 lbs when this truck is rated 14,500?
Because those describe different trucks. The 36,000 lb figure is the range maximum, reached on a dual-rear-wheel 3500HD with the Duramax. A single-rear-wheel 3500HD Regular Cab with the long bed, 2WD and the Duramax configures to 14,500 lbs of conventional trailering, an 11,500 lb GVWR and 5,289 lbs of payload. Ask for the ratings on the specific truck you are buying — the doorjamb label is the one that counts.
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Should I buy the 2500HD or the 3500HD?
Payload decides it. The cab, the bed and the engines are shared, so stepping up buys rating rather than a different truck. If a service body, a dump insert or a plow is going on, and material goes in on top of that, the 3500HD gives you the headroom. If the bed is mostly carrying tools and the occasional load, the 2500HD does the same job for less money — and we keep far more of them.
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Gas or the Duramax?
If the truck carries, the 6.6L gas V8 is usually the better business case: 401 hp and 464 lb-ft, cheaper to buy and to service, and lighter, so more of the rating is left for your load. If the truck tows seriously, the Duramax’s 470 hp and 975 lb-ft is what the big trailering numbers are built on. We stock three gas and two diesel, so you can be shown both.
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Do you have any with a service body already on?
Yes — two of the five on the ground carry Reading service bodies, fitted before they reached us. That saves the upfit lead time and a second invoice, and the truck can go to work immediately. We also have bare ones if your layout needs building to a specific list.
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What do you have in stock?
Five Silverado 3500HDs — four in Work Truck spec and one High Country, three gas and two diesel. Four are at Quirk Chevrolet Bangor and one at Quirk Chevrolet Rockland. If you need a chassis cab rather than a pickup we stock those separately, and there are considerably more of them.
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Can it take a plow?
Yes, and the charging capacity is the part to check rather than the mount. The Duramax build we configured comes with a 220-amp alternator, which is the headroom a plow, beacons and an inverter want between them. Plow prep availability varies by cab, drivetrain and engine, so tell the fleet team the plow you run and they will confirm it against the specific build before you commit.
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Tell us what the truck has to do
What you carry, what you tow, whether a body or a plow is going on it — that decides the build. The commercial team specs it, quotes multiple units, and handles factory fleet ordering.
Capability figures compiled from Chevrolet — Silverado HD commercial & 2026 3500HD configurator, checked 2026-10-01. Ratings vary by configuration and are not a guarantee for any specific vehicle — confirm before purchase.