Reading
Truck Bodies
Service, crane, dump, and platform bodies — American-built work-truck bodies since 1955.
Reading Truck has built work-truck bodies in America since 1955 and pioneered the first all-aluminum truck body in 1981. Their lineup turns a pickup or chassis-cab into a purpose-built work truck — steel and aluminum service bodies, mechanics crane bodies, dump and landscape bodies, and stake/platform haulers — engineered for corrosion resistance, security, and long service life. Quirk Auto Group spec's and installs Reading bodies on Ford, Ram, GM, and medium-duty chassis across Maine.
✓ 10-year corrosion & structural warranty on aluminum bodies
The Reading difference
Why a Reading truck body
A history of industry firsts
Reading built the first all-aluminum truck body in 1981 and brought the first keyless locking system to work trucks in 1995 — a track record of innovation that shaped the category.
Corrosion-resistant by design
From A40 galvannealed steel to a full-body immersion E-coat priming system (an industry first in 1988), Reading bodies are engineered to fight rust and last the life of the truck.
Security and smart hardware
Stainless rotary locks, patented hidden hinges, and the Latch-Matic keyless remote keep tools secure and the body weather-tight.
Nationwide build & service network
21 Reading Truck Centers plus a national distribution network mean bodies can be built, upfit, and serviced close to your fleet.
Built by Reading
Bodies Reading manufactures, installed on the right chassis from our commercial inventory.
Service Bodies
Classic II Aluminum Service Body
Lightweight aluminum service body for more payload and built-in corrosion resistance.
Service Bodies
Classic II Steel Service Body
Premium A40 galvannealed steel service body built for heavy-duty work and corrosion resistance.
Crane Bodies
RM-Series Crane Body
Mechanics crane bodies with torsion-box understructures and cranes from 5,000 to 12,500 lb.
Service Bodies
SL Service Body
Value-focused steel service body with double-panel doors and optional Spacemaker storage lids.
Landscape Bodies
Landscaper SL
Enclosed steel landscape dump body for loose, bulk, or skidded material over rough terrain.
Dump Bodies
Marauder Dump Body
Steel dump bodies in a heavy-duty standard build and an economical SL variant.
Service Bodies
RHD Service Body
Heavy-duty Class 4–7 service body with reinforced torsion-box construction for the toughest work.
Platform Bodies
Stake & Platform Bodies
Open steel platform and stakebed hauler bodies for tools, equipment, and palletized loads.
Built for the fleets that run hardest
Where Reading bodies go to work every day.
About Reading
Founded in 1955 as Reading Body Works and now part of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Reading Truck has spent seven decades building work-truck bodies — and setting category firsts along the way, including the first all-aluminum truck body (1981), the first full-body E-coat priming system (1988), and the first keyless work-truck locking system (1995).
Reading's truck-body lineup covers the full range of jobs: Classic II steel and aluminum service bodies for the trades, the heavy-duty RHD service body and RM-Series mechanics crane bodies for medium-duty work, Marauder dump bodies and the Landscaper SL for hauling, and stake/platform haulers for open loads. Steel bodies use galvannealed steel and E-coat for corrosion resistance; aluminum bodies cut weight for more payload and carry a 10-year warranty.
Quirk handles the chassis and the upfit together — tell our fleet team the trade, the chassis, and the body you need, and we'll spec and install the right Reading body. Pricing is by quote.
Spec your Reading body with the Quirk fleet team
Tell us what you haul and we’ll match the right Reading body to the right chassis — sold and installed across Maine. No pricing games, just a straight quote.