Aluminum Dropside Body
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TOPOLO is a professional manufacturer of aluminum dropside bodies, offering high-quality custom services. Whether you have a drawing or not, our dedicated body design team will design the perfect body for you and solve any problems you may have. Our advanced technologies, materials, and designs ensure the highest quality of bodywork.
TOPOLO customizes dropside bodies for the global market and provides personalized customization services.
- Body design
- Kit manufacturing
- Body assembly
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Dropside Advantages Over Flatbed
It’s true that a flatbed truck maximizes space since it has no sides or roof, but if you care about the following points, you may find the dropside body is the better choice.
- Easier loading and unloading: The folding sides of a drop-side truck give easy access for loading and unloading. It also avoids hinge damage from forklifts.
- More secure: The fixable side panel makes your load much safer on road. Especially when your business involves building and construction, a drop-side trailer is supposed to be your great mover.
- Personalized style: Additionally, you can put advertisements on the side or rear panel of your truck if you choose the dropside body.
Specification
| Body size | 4.2m or customized |
| Body composition | Side panels (Aluminum extrusion profiles) |
| Headboard (Aluminum extrusion profiles) | |
| Rear panels x 2 (Aluminum extrusion profiles) | |
| Bottom panels (Aluminum or Anti-slip honeycomb panel) | |
| Subframe (Stamped galvanized steel) | |
| Hinge (304 stainless steel) | |
| Additional accessories | Toolbox, lifting tailgate, steps, columns, fall arrest systems, etc. |
What are The Alloy Aluminum Sheets for Dropside Body?
The dropside body is required to be light and strong, able to withstand high-intensity impacts and work well in harsh environments. The aluminum alloy dropside body is lighter than the steel body, and the use of special aluminum alloy makes it as strong as steel. Of course, the biggest advantage of the aluminum alloy body is that it will not rust, and its service life greatly exceeds that of the steel body. The panels utilize hollow extruded aluminum profiles, reducing weight while maintaining sufficient structural strength.
- Aluminum grade：5182, 5083, 5086, 5052, 5454, 5754, 6061, 6063, 6082.
- Processing method: Extrusion profiles.
- Surface treatment: Painted.
Combining lightweight aluminum and high-strength composite materials
- Wear-resistant and non-slip composite flooring
Compared to traditional pure aluminum bodies, the TOPOLO dropside body utilizes an “all-aluminum base + composite wear-resistant floor” combination. This combines aluminum’s lightweight and corrosion-resistant advantages with composite materials to overcome the shortcomings of pure aluminum flooring, such as limited wear resistance and anti-slip performance. This ensures stable and reliable performance in a variety of complex operating conditions. The OPOLO anti-slip thermoplastic composite honeycomb panel offers excellent wear resistance, easily handling cement, stone, gravel, wood chips, metal shavings, and maintaining excellent anti-slip properties even in rain and snow.
Modular design enables easy assembly
A key advantage of TOPOLO dropside bodies lies in their modular architecture. By breaking the vehicle body down into standardized, prefabricated components, this approach simplifies mass production, reduces operational complexity, and improves overall efficiency.
- The Foundation for Simplified Production
Instead of relying on complex custom structures, dropside bodies are divided into interchangeable modules (such as side panels, floor sections, and frame components) that adhere to uniform specifications. Each module is manufactured to precise tolerances, ensuring seamless assembly, regardless of production batches or timelines.
- Faster Assembly
Completely Knocked-Down (CKD) kits—prefabricated modules included—are used. Unlike traditional manufacturing processes that rely on welding, cutting, or other labor-intensive manufacturing steps, CKD kits enable faster assembly through a simplified bolt-on assembly method.
Diversified functions
TOPOLO also offers customizable accessory options to perfectly suit various operational needs. By integrating practical accessories such as tool boxes, liftgates, and columns, the vehicle body transcends basic cargo hauling functionality and transforms into a versatile workhorse tailored to specific tasks.
- Toolbox: Optional roll-up door available, other options available.
- Headboard: Customizable in various shapes and with logos.
- Fall Arrest System: Add a protection bar to protect your cargo.
