Landscaping crews usually end up choosing between two truck bodies: a high-sided landscape body or a dump body. Both haul material, but they are built for different days. Here is how to decide.
Landscape Body: Built for Crew Workflow
A landscape body has high sides for bulky debris like brush and clippings, plus storage for tools and equipment. Our featured line is the RKI L-Series, and it suits maintenance crews that load and unload by hand all day. See the RKI page for current configurations.
- Best for: mowing and maintenance routes, tree trimming cleanup, mixed equipment and debris
- Strength: organized tool storage and easy side access
- Limit: you unload by hand or with a fork or loader rather than tipping the load
Dump Body: Built for Heavy, Loose Material
A dump body tips its load out the back. That matters when you haul mulch, gravel, topsoil, sand or rock. Read our guides on dump vs stake body and hydraulic vs electric dump.
- Best for: hardscape, installs and bulk material delivery
- Strength: fast unloading, less labor
- Limit: less built-in tool storage, and the hoist and body add weight that reduces payload
Quick Decision Guide
- Mostly maintenance and debris? Choose a landscape body.
- Mostly bulk material and installs? Choose a dump body.
- Both? Consider a flatbed or platform body with a trailer, or two trucks sized to each job.
Whichever you pick, match the body weight to your chassis rating. Browse all truck beds for sale or add gear from truck accessories.
Talk to Star Truck Equipment in Wharton, TX
We upfit trucks for landscaping companies across Texas and Louisiana. Tell us what you haul and your chassis, and we will recommend a setup. Call (979) 532-1486.
