When large machinery breaks down in the field, you will rely on a field service truck to get you up and running again. If you have a power line down, trucks with booms and buckets will reach high to solve the problem. What's that you say? You need a load of gravel dumped off, and you need a dumpster on site to pick up the gravel!?! Well, that seems like a waste of time and resources, but we don't judge, we simply solute you for using all types of utility bodies on different truck chassis.

What is Truck Upfitting?

Truck upfitting is the fabrication and installation of different compartments and components on the chassis of a truck, to build a vehicle that can execute a specific service. American Hose and Supply specializes in providing hoses and other components to some of the largest (and most unique!) truck body upfitters in the country.

Below is a list of components we can supply automotive fabricators and upfitters.

1 - Hydraulic Hose

What's a good ol' truck body build without hydraulics, right? from final drive hoses, to the hoses that run cranes and rolloffs, hydraulic hoses that are tagged and made to length are critical for assembly and traceability.

2 - Air Brake Tubing

2- Air Brake Tubing - We are going to go out on a limb here and guess that most service trucks have brakes. Moreover, almost all of them have air actuated brakes as well as air suspension. Air Brake tubing is a critical component for service trucks, and not just on brake components.

Air brake tubing can be used on shifting components, operate gauges, and even be used in those loud horns everyone loves so much. I think the world needs more loud air horns mounted on trucks. If you need more insight into air brake tubing applications and what type to use, click here

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3 - Black Pipe

Schedule 40 and schedule 80 black pipe can be an essential component when plumbing up a service vehicle. Malleable black iron pipe is a fantastic candidate for aiding in the installation of hydraulic reservoirs. This type of material can come in elbows, bushings, and varying lengths of straight pipe. Black pipe or BMI can come in stainless steel material, iron, brass, or be galvanized. You can find all the black pipe you need to plumb up your project here.

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4 - Hydraulic Adapters

Hydraulic adapters are like snowflakes, except they aren't cold, made of water, appear in Hallmark movies, and building an igloo would be costly and heavy. but they ARE all a bit different from one series to another in size, shape, and thread. Connecting hoses to manifolds, valves to tanks, and basically making all the fluid conveyance happen as it should all take adapters.

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Think of it this way, adapters adapt one thread to another. So fear not, my young upfitter. If your cartridge valve had a 3/8 sae female port, but your hose you are using is JIC, well what we can offer you at American Hose and Supply will connect those two components and make them go together like raccoons and trash day.

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5 - Air Hose

In many cases, trucks will have tools or hose reels that utilize and carry air. Air hose reels, as well as bulk hose to connect compressor pumps to tanks are all available through American Hose and Supply. 3/8" and 1/2" air hose are common sizes for reels that are mounted on many types of service vehicles, while 3/4" and 1" are often used for supplying the tank or reservoir.

This list is just a handful of items commonly used in automotive upfitting. If you have a specific project or your company is in the market for a new upfitting partner, we can help! American Hose and Supply is incredibly humble and incredibly good at making the production aspect of upfitting a breeze. Call us anytime to learn more about how your production can be streamlined. 918-234-0585

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