Shyft Launches Tennessee Operations For Growing Service Body, Police Car Upfit and Accessory Businesses
Brings four Shyft brands together in fast-growing
Serves as regional distribution center for newest Royal XP Service Body launched at NTEA Work Truck Week
Includes upfit, mounting, fabrication, undercoat and painting services
The new, purpose-built 70,000-square-foot facility will serve as a sales branch as well as operations for upfit, mounting, fabrication, undercoat and paint services to Shyft’s service body and accessory brands including Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag®, Magnum™ and police car upfit and light accessories from Strobes-R-Us.
“Outstanding synergies from our two service body brands located on opposite coasts along with accessory brands that provide truck headache racks and lighting packages have resulted in strong sales growth,” said
Unlike the competition that tests their coatings using a constant salt spray, the new XP coating system has been validated through third-party cyclical corrosion testing that reflects the equivalent of five years of real-world usage in corrosion-prone environments. In addition, the XP body has successfully run durability testing on a proprietary impact-inducing shaker test rig and on the punishing proving grounds of a leading commercial testing facility equivalent to 250,000 miles loaded at full gross vehicle weight (GVW).
“We know that protecting the investment made in service vehicles is critical to our customers and salt on roads in the winter can be one of the biggest impediments,” said
This new XP Service Body comes fully loaded with an extensive complement of standard features including open top storage, internal hinges, factory-keyed locks as well as popular options such as ladder racks and an internal master lock security system. The XP Service Body is now available in 8- and 9-foot configurations with an 11-foot model coming later this year at Royal and DuraMag branches, including
The DuraMag full portfolio of all aluminum premium service and truck bodies will also be offered and are built to endure with less maintenance, lighter weight for higher payloads, and reduced wear and tear. Magnum headache racks helps protect passengers, payload, and the pickup itself — and includes our new Commander Headache Rack with a Strobes-R-Us Work Ready Lighting Package.
“Our ability to provide the ultimate service body in aluminum or steel and customized with industry leading features, racks and accessory lighting to meet the needs of the crews using the work trucks day in and out is a strong advantage in the market,” said Guillaume. “We are excited to bring this complete offering to
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Shyft Nashville Operation
The Shyft Group today announced a new service body operation in Lebanon, Tennessee . The purpose-built, 70,000-square-foot facility will serve as a sales branch as well as operations for upfit, mounting, fabrication, undercoat and paint services to Shyft’s service body and accessory brands including Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag®, Magnum™ and police car upfit and light accessories from Strobes-R-Us.
Source: The Shyft Group, Inc.