Palacios, Texas is just about 40 miles south of our Wharton shop — roughly a 40-minute drive south on TX-60 and TX-35. For shrimpers, bay fishermen, ranch workers, and coastal contractors in Matagorda County looking for truck beds and work truck equipment, Star Truck Equipment is your closest full-service dealer.

Serving Palacios’ Coastal Working Economy

Palacios is a coastal community on Tres Palacios Bay, best known for its shrimping fleet and commercial fishing industry. But the surrounding Matagorda County also has significant cattle ranching, rice farming, and oil and gas activity. The work trucks here do everything from towing bay boats to hauling hay to running oilfield service routes.

We supply truck equipment for Palacios-area buyers including:

  • Commercial fishermen and shrimpers — utility flatbeds and service bodies for boat hauling and equipment maintenance
  • Cattle ranchers in the inland Matagorda County prairies — flatbeds, hay beds, gooseneck-compatible setups
  • Rice farmers — heavy-duty flatbeds for equipment and supply hauling during planting and harvest
  • Oilfield service companies working the Gulf Coast fields — service bodies and crane-ready trucks
  • Coastal construction crews — flatbeds and platform bodies for building near Tres Palacios Bay

Salt Air and Coastal Conditions — Choosing the Right Finish

Palacios sits right on the Gulf Coast, and salt air is a real factor in how truck equipment holds up over time. We recommend:

  • Aluma aluminum flatbeds — zero rust risk, 300–500 lbs lighter than steel. Best for buyers who keep trucks long-term near the coast.
  • Powder-coat steel beds — All of our steel beds come with a high-quality powder-coat finish (not paint) that resists coastal humidity well when properly maintained.
  • RKI aluminum service bodies — Houston-made, lighter and rust-resistant, excellent for coastal maintenance trucks.

Truck Bed Brands for Palacios-Area Trucks

  • CM Truck Beds — Full range: RD, SK, RS, ER, Warrior. Most popular flatbed in Texas.
  • Bedrock — Premium Granite 9G flatbeds and skirted hay beds
  • Norstar — Value flatbeds and hay beds made in Texas
  • Aluma — Aluminum flatbeds and hay beds for coastal environments
  • RKI — Houston-manufactured service bodies (steel and aluminum)
  • STI — Heavy-duty crane bodies and service bodies for oilfield and industrial work
  • Bradford Built — Heavy-gauge hay beds and flatbeds
  • Pronghorn / NXG — Budget-friendly flatbeds

Call (979) 532-1486 or stop by 2507 County Rd 231, Wharton, TX 77488. We serve Palacios, Blessing, Markham, Collegeport, and all of southern Matagorda County.

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