Water well drilling is one of the most equipment-intensive trades in rural Texas. Your support trucks carry drill pipe, pump components, electrical supplies, tooling, and lubricants — often to remote ranch land with no pavement in sight. At Star Truck Equipment in Wharton, TX, we build support trucks for well drillers that are tough enough for the Texas brush country and organized enough to keep your crew productive on the job.

What Well Drilling Trucks Need to Carry

A water well contractor’s support truck is part parts hauler, part service vehicle, and part mobile shop. You’re typically loading:

  • Drill pipe sections and drill string components
  • Submersible pumps and pump columns
  • Electrical wire, conduit, and control panels
  • Drill bits, reamers, and downhole tooling
  • Drilling fluids, lubricants, and additives
  • PVC or steel casing sections
  • Shovels, pipe wrenches, and hand tools
  • Safety equipment and first aid supplies

That mix of long, heavy components alongside organized supplies means well drillers need truck bodies with both flat deck space and secure, organized compartment storage.

Best Truck Bodies for Well Drillers

Service Bodies — For Organized Drilling Supply Trucks

Service bodies are the most practical choice for well drilling support trucks. Lockable side compartments keep pump parts, electrical supplies, and tooling sorted and accessible. Our top picks for drilling contractors:

  • RKI Service Bodies — Made in Houston, TX. Deep side bay compartments handle long parts, and the overall construction is proven in oilfield and construction support applications that mirror well drilling demands. Steel and aluminum options. Available for F-350 through F-550 and Ram 4500–5500.
  • STI Service Bodies — Heavy-duty service bodies for chassis cab trucks. STI builds for oilfield and pipeline support trucks, which face the same rural Texas conditions as well drilling operations. Excellent for larger fleets running F-450 to F-550 chassis cabs.
  • CM Service Bodies (SB or SSB) — Cost-effective option for small drilling companies outfitting half-ton or 3/4-ton pickups as supply runners between shop and drill site.

Crane Bodies — For Handling Pump and Casing Lifts

Setting submersible pumps, lifting casing sections, and lowering equipment into bore holes often requires a lift — and a truck-mounted crane makes that possible without bringing in a separate crane truck to every well site. A crane body with a truck crane changes what your crew can handle independently.

  • STI Crane Bodies + Tiger Cranes — STI crane bodies are factory-engineered for Tiger truck-mounted cranes. Capacities from 3 to 10 ton-meter are available, enough to handle most pump setting and casing lifting operations. For a well drilling fleet, an STI + Tiger combo on an F-550 or Ram 5500 chassis cab is a serious work machine.
  • RKI Crane Bodies — Houston-made, available for F-450 and F-550. A practical choice when you need occasional crane capability on a service truck without building a dedicated crane truck.

Flatbed Truck Beds — For Casing and Pipe Hauling

When your crew needs to haul long steel casing, drill pipe, or PVC sections to the drill site, a flatbed truck body gives you the open deck and tie-down points you need. A flatbed with pipe stakes or a headache rack keeps long loads secure on rough ranch roads.

  • Bedrock Flatbeds (Granite series) — Heavy-duty construction with high load capacity. The Granite’s reinforced cross-members handle the weight of steel casing bundles without flexing. Available in 9’–12′ lengths for DRW and chassis cab trucks.
  • CM Flatbeds (RD or ER) — A reliable, proven option for DRW pickups used as pipe and supply haulers. Good value for smaller drilling companies that need a working flatbed without a premium price tag.
  • Norstar Flatbeds — Texas-made, solid mid-range option. Norstar SD and SM flatbeds work well for drilling companies running Ram 3500 DRW or F-350 DRW trucks.

Chassis Recommendations for Drilling Companies

  • F-350 DRW / Ram 3500 DRW — Pipe and supply hauler; works with flatbed (CM RD, Norstar SM) or light service body
  • F-450 / Ram 4500 — Primary support truck; handles RKI or STI service body with room for tooling, supplies, and pump components
  • F-550 / Ram 5500 — Crane truck configuration; supports STI + Tiger crane body build for pump setting and casing work

Accessories Worth Adding

  • Pipe rack / stanchions — Mounts to flatbed or service body for carrying casing sections upright and secured
  • Underbody toolboxes — Extra lockable storage for drill bits, wrenches, and small downhole tooling
  • Headache rack — Critical when carrying pipe sections that extend toward the cab
  • Lockable compartment drawers — Available inside RKI and STI service bodies for pump components and electrical supplies

Ready to Build Your Drilling Crew Truck?

Star Truck Equipment works with water well drilling contractors throughout South and Central Texas. We understand rural job site conditions — dirt roads, heat, and trucks that have to work every day without downtime. Our team will help you spec the right configuration for your operation, from a simple flatbed pipe hauler to a full crane-body service truck.

Call us at (979) 532-1486 or visit 2507 County Rd 231, Wharton, TX 77488. Browse our lineup: Service Bodies | Crane Bodies | Flatbed Truck Bodies | STI Trucks