Alumbody has been hand-building aluminum truck beds and service bodies since 1978. Every bed is welded — not riveted — from 5052-H32 marine-grade aluminum and engineered around the exact chassis it's going on.
The result is a bed that's typically 40–50% lighter than the steel-and-wood deck it replaces, won't rust, and will almost certainly outlast the truck underneath it.
The same reasons the U.S. Coast Guard, the Air Force and Tesla build with aluminum apply to your truck.
A typical 8' Alumbody flatbed weighs 350–450 lbs versus 800–1,000 lbs for a comparable steel-and-wood bed. Less dead weight means more payload, better fuel economy, and far less stress on your suspension, brakes and tires.
We build with 5052-H32 marine-grade aluminum — the same alloy used on boats, trailers and coastal infrastructure. It will not rust, rot or pit, even in road salt, pool chemicals, fertilizer or salt-air environments.
Low side rails, removable stake sides, integrated lift gates and optional fold-down headache racks let one person load, secure and unload cargo in seconds — without climbing into the bed.
Every Alumbody bed is custom-engineered around your specific chassis, cab and wheelbase. Nothing is stamped from a generic template — your bed, your tool boxes, your tie-downs, your rails.
The features below are standard — not options, not upgrades. Every bed that leaves our shop is built to this spec, from a single fleet truck to a thousand-unit municipal order.
See custom buildsShedding 400+ lbs typically improves real-world fuel economy by 1–2 MPG on a 3/4-ton truck.
Every pound off the bed is a pound you can put on the bed — without breaking GVWR.
Continuous TIG and MIG welds throughout — no rivets to back out, no seams to leak.
Underbody and over-rail boxes can be built into the deck, not bolted on as afterthoughts.
Sealed LED stop, tail, turn and clearance lights wired into a single weatherproof harness.
Every bed is fabricated, welded, finished and installed in our Orange, California shop.
Start from a standard flatbed, service body or stake bed and add what you need. Everything below is built into the bed at the factory — not bolted on after the fact.
Send us your year/make/model, cab and wheelbase. We email a firm quote within 2 business days.
We fabricate your bed to spec in 2–4 weeks at our Orange, CA shop — no overseas production.
Drop your truck off in the morning, drive it home that afternoon with a brand-new aluminum bed.
On most 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks, swapping a steel-and-wood bed for an Alumbody aluminum bed saves between 350 and 500 lbs. That translates directly into higher legal payload and noticeably better fuel economy.
No. We use 1/8" 5052-H32 tread plate over heavy-wall aluminum I-beam crossmembers. The deck is rated for the same point loads as a comparable steel bed — and unlike steel, a scratched aluminum bed will not start rusting from the inside out.
Installing an Alumbody bed does not affect your engine, transmission or drivetrain warranty. We re-use your OEM lighting harness, fuel-fill and bed-mount hardware wherever possible.
Standard flatbeds and service bodies ship in 2–4 weeks. Heavily customized builds with lift gates, custom tool boxes or fleet powder-coat may take 4–6 weeks. We'll give you a firm date when you place the order.
Yes. We regularly ship completed beds — crated and freight-insured — across the western United States, and have customers from Alaska to Florida.
Tell us your truck and the job — we email firm quotes in 2 business days.
