Ram Work Trucks for Volusia County Businesses: Dump Trucks, Flatbeds, Service Bodies, Vans

Ram Chassis Cab dump truck with the bed raised, New Smyrna Beach, Florida


 A work truck is a business partner that never calls in sick. It starts before sunrise, hauls what you hate lifting, parks in your driveway at night wearing the whole day on its tires. In Volusia County, from New Smyrna Beach to Daytona Beach to DeLand, a lot of those partners wear a Ram badge.

Here's how to think about picking one.

Pick the body before you pick the truck

A Ram Chassis Cab comes as a cab on a bare frame. The business end, the part behind you, gets built to match the work. That's the whole point.

  • Dump body. Landscapers, site crews, anybody hauling fill, shell rock or storm debris. Tip it, dump it, go home dirty.
  • Flatbed. Pallets, pipe, lumber, equipment that doesn't fit in a pickup bed. Load from three sides.
  • Service body. Plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs. A compartment for every tool, locked, dry, right where your hand expects it at 7 a.m.

Ram Chassis Cab with a service body for Florida contractors


Crew cab or regular cab?



Count heads. A Ram Crew Cab carries the whole crew to the job in one truck instead of two. A regular cab leaves more frame for a longer body. Neither answer is wrong. Paying for seats nobody sits in is.

When a van makes more sense

If your tools need to stay locked up, out of the Florida rain, a Ram ProMaster cargo van might beat any truck. Couriers, caterers, mobile detailers, contractors who carry a small hardware store with them. A blank white side is also the cheapest billboard in Volusia County. Put your logo on it.

Florida things to think about

  • Salt air. Work near the beach? Rinse the undercarriage. Salt is patient.
  • Afternoon storms. Anything that can't get wet belongs in a van or a locked box.
  • Heat. Crews notice window tint, cold AC, cab room. So does morale.
  • Hurricane season. After a storm, everybody needs a dump truck at once. The businesses that planned their fleet in spring are the ones hauling in the fall.

Questions worth asking any dealer

  • What's the payload once the body I need is on it?
  • Who does the upfit, how long does it take?
  • Are there commercial incentives for my kind of business right now?
  • Can the truck be financed or leased under the business?

The point of the truck

Every dent in a work truck is somebody's paycheck. Every mile is a job that got done. Buy the one that makes tomorrow easier than today. That's all a good truck ever promises.

See Ram work trucks in New Smyrna Beach: work truck inventory. Questions? Jeep Michelle, New Smyrna Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, (386) 663-1257 ext. 1375, michellecdjr@gmail.com.

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