Electric motor repair and rewind shops live and die by pickup and delivery. A 600-pound pump motor at a refinery, a failed generator at a gin, or a crusher motor at a quarry all need to reach your shop fast and come back clean. The truck body you choose decides how safely and quickly that happens. Here is how Star Truck Equipment in Wharton, TX helps shops across Texas and Louisiana set up.
Start With the Heaviest Motor You Handle
Most shops move everything from small fractional-horsepower units to multi-hundred-pound industrial motors and pumps. Add up the heaviest load plus pallets, chains and tools, then choose a chassis with the payload margin. For frequent heavy picks, a one-ton or larger cab and chassis with a dually rear axle is the safer starting point.
Option 1: Flatbed With Stake Pockets
A flatbed truck body gives you a flat, open deck for skidded motors and pallets, and side access for forklifts at customer plants. Stake pockets and D-rings let you chain down odd shapes. Browse our truck beds for sale for lengths and configurations.
Option 2: Service Body With a Crane
When customers do not have a forklift, a service body with a mounted crane lets your tech lift motors off the foundation and set them on the bed alone. Compartments hold slings, shackles, pullers, alignment tools and lockout gear. See our Tiger crane options for capacity and reach.
Option 3: Enclosed Compartments for Tools and Parts
Field service techs doing alignment, vibration checks and onsite testing need dry, lockable storage for meters, megohmmeters and bearings. Service-body compartments protect that gear from Gulf Coast humidity and rain.
Features Worth Adding
- Headache rack to protect the cab from shifting loads
- Wheel-well-clear deck for wide pallets
- Work lights for plant yard pickups at night
- Toolbox or underbody storage for chains and straps
- Cargo securement points rated for your heaviest motor
Texas and Louisiana Service Territory
Motor shops here serve petrochemical plants, rice mills, sugar mills, oilfield sites and water utilities. Long hauls and rough plant roads mean you want a heavy-duty body with solid crossmembers and quality welds.
Talk With Our Team
Tell us your heaviest motor, typical route and whether you need a crane, and we will recommend a body and chassis combination. Call Star Truck Equipment at (979) 532-1486 or browse our truck accessories. We are in Wharton, TX and deliver across Texas and Louisiana.
