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About Us

custom work truck bodies

Welcome to Summit – your trusted partner in custom service and lube truck solutions.

Our mission is to create custom work truck bodies that meet the demanding needs of field service work. We design and build our products to withstand any environment, ensuring you have highly efficient and long-lasting equipment.

We specialize in custom solutions; whether you need a mechanics truck or a lube maintenance truck, we’ve got you covered.

Moreover, Summit offers a comprehensive range of field service equipment, including service cranes, lube equipment, tool drawer packs, and bolt bins. We are your one-stop solution for all your field service equipment requirements. Our exceptional after-sales support ensures that your Summit truck delivers peak performance throughout its lifecycle. We work closely with you to achieve success and provide unparalleled experience. Choose Summit today and experience the difference.

What we do

Service & Lube Truck Bodies

Custom Designed Solutions

Customer Support

Build Relationships

Your Journey to a Custom Summit Truck

At Summit, we understand your truck body is not just mere equipment. Instead, it’s a vital tool that drives your business forward. That’s why we offer a unique buying process personalized just for you, much like the custom truck bodies we create.

To get started, choose a Summit body style and the chassis that best suits your needs. We understand that each customer has unique requirements, so we offer various chassis options, including Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Dodge, and Ford.

Next, our sales team will guide you through the pre-approval design process to create a custom work truck body that meets your requirements. You can be confident that there will be no surprises throughout the process.

Finally, we’ll build your custom truck body with the best materials and quality manufacturing process to meet your specifications. You can trust your Summit truck to serve you for years to come.

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Elevated Safety

Ensuring the safety of your team is our top priority here at Summit. To meet this objective, we have set a clear goal to enhance the safety of our custom work truck bodies. As a result, we have developed and refined our cutting-edge Advanced Safety Electronics (ASE) control system.

Our ASE control system is designed to reduce job site hazards and eliminate guesswork, making your operations more efficient and safer. Additionally, it plays a pivotal role in ensuring that your Summit truck is a powerful tool and a guardian of safety. Above all, the system is user-friendly and streamlines crane and body operation, improving productivity. It’s a game-changer in the industry, and we continuously strive to enhance its capabilities.

At Summit, we believe that safety is not just a buzzword but a commitment. Our Advanced Safety Electronics (ASE) control system has raised the standards for safety and efficiency in the field service industry. Therefore, we are dedicated to helping you protect what matters most – your people. Your safety is our mission.

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Superior Customer Support

At Summit, we prioritize the needs of our customers and understand just how crucial it is to have easy access to reliable customer support. To ensure you have the best experience possible, we have a team available to assist with any parts or technical support you may require. We aim to support you through every stage of your business operations, allowing you to focus on what truly matters.

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The Summit Advantage

In a nutshell, we’re your ultimate choice for custom work truck bodies

We prioritize safety and have mastered the art of crafting top-tier, custom bodies. Moreover, our exceptional team, financing options, and unparalleled customer support give you the Summit Advantage.

Custom Design

Our mission is to deliver service and lube trucks that are tailor-made to perfection, just for you.

Quality Manufacturing

Our commitment to excellence extends from selecting premium materials to meticulous manufacturing processes, resulting in the highest quality standards.

Safety Technology

We lead the way with our innovative crane control operation system, redefining safety in the industry.

Direct Sales

Regional sales representatives work hand-in-hand with the factory at every step of your buying journey—a direct and seamless experience.

Summit Financing

Gain a competitive edge with our industry-specific financing options, tailor-made for your success.

Nationwide Service

We’ve got you covered nationwide, offering service when and where you need it. Your success is our commitment.

For those needing custom work truck bodies, Summit offers the perfect solution that combines quality, safety, and dedicated support. With the Summit Advantage, we are committed to assisting you at every step of the way. Ultimately, our goal is to ensure your total satisfaction.

 

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Our Capabilities & Process

Summit Truck Bodies operates a 132,000 square-foot production facility in Wathena, Kansas. Thanks to this strategically located facility, we can efficiently and affordably ship our products anywhere in North America. Moreover, our vertically integrated approach empowers us to fulfill the demand for custom builds while delivering superior quality products and the best ongoing customer support in the industry. Additionally, our skilled craftsmen work tirelessly every day to weld, paint, assemble, and test each body, ensuring consistent, long-lasting quality.

Upon finalizing the purchase agreement, our team initiates the truck design process. Using state-of-the-art computer-aided 3D design software, we meticulously craft a custom design for your truck, incorporating all the options and accessories outlined in your approval package. Once you greenlight the design, we swiftly generate a work order for the production floor, commencing the construction of your truck in accordance with the approved design.

Next is the fabrication process. Operators load pre-programmed computer-aided fiber laser cutting machines with steel and aluminum, then make precision bends using press brakes for manufacturing proficiency.

In the welding phase, our team of highly skilled welders and robotic stations collaboratively ensures swift and precise manufacturing. Each weld undergoes thorough inspection by a Quality Control Specialist before advancing to the paint preparation stage.

Our team of experts is fully equipped to give your vehicle a fresh coat of paint and provide it with protective coatings to keep it in top condition. We'll thoroughly wash it with phosphate and then apply epoxy primer and topcoat using a three-step Akzo Nobel paint process. To ensure that your vehicle stays looking new for a long time, we'll also apply a Line-X and rubberized underbody coating to protect it from the elements.

Meanwhile, our mechanics are preparing the chassis and cab for action. They are installing the PTO and electrical components while also making modifications to the suspension.

Our team of highly skilled service and lube body technicians excel in mounting bodies to the chassis through our advanced body mount system. This process not only ensures durability but also imparts exceptional strength to the final product. In addition to body mounting, our technicians expertly assemble and install cranes, electrical and hydraulic components, lube systems, and various accessories, guaranteeing a fully functional and ready-to-use product. Finally, our quality control team thoroughly inspects the finished product to make sure it meets our high-quality standards and customer specifications.

With meticulous attention, we ensure that every truck exits our factory in impeccable condition, prioritizing both cleanliness and safety. Our detailers, leaving no stone unturned, execute a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning, simultaneously installing all required safety decals. Following this, the process seamlessly transitions to the skilled team at Yellow Frog Graphics, where they work their magic with custom-designed decals and wraps.

Why We Do It

Mission

At Summit, we are driven by a singular purpose – to provide our customers with service truck solutions that inspire and exceed their expectations. We believe in delivering a superior customer experience by building strong partnerships, focusing on their needs through a unique buying process, manufacturing the highest quality products, and providing exceptional after-sales support.

Culture & Values

We strive to cultivate a culture that upholds the fundamental principles of hard work, innovation, integrity, quality, and service. Additionally, we integrate the core principles of the Code of the West into everything we do. Our commitment is demonstrated through the unwavering dedication of our employees, the exceptional quality of our work, and the premium value of our brand. You can witness our continuous expansion and dedication to these values in action.

Vision

Together, we will overcome the challenges of field service work with premium safety and efficiency-driven products. We will thrive by empowering our people, improving processes, providing resources, and fostering positive shared values.

 

Hard Work

We are passionate about what we do, and it drives us to consistently go above and beyond. We aim to achieve excellence through unwavering focus, determination, and the relentless application of hard work.

Innovation

We believe innovation creates value for customers and the business. We find new ways to solve problems through product development and process improvement, always moving forward.

Quality

We take quality seriously. Our dedication to it is reflected in our actions and results. We stand behind our products and services, driving growth for our company and employees.

Integrity

We act with integrity and choose to do the right thing for each other and our customers. We speak the truth, assume the best intentions, and follow through with our word.

Service

Together, we embody a service mindset that values our customers and empowers us to support one another.

Code of the West

Live each day with courage.

Take pride in your work.

Always finish what you started.

Do what has to be done.

Be tough but fair.

When you make a promise, keep it.

Ride for the brand.

Talk less and say more.

Remember that some things aren’t for sale.

Know where to draw the line.

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Let’s Work Together

Now that you’ve learned more about us, we are interested in hearing from you. We are here to help you get the service truck you need. Contact your Regional Sales rep to get started.

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