Category: Reading

How to Choose the Right Crane—And the Body to Match

Sponsored Choosing a crane isn’t just about how much weight it can lift. It’s also about where that weight needs to go and how your truck body supports the crane’s performance. Understanding key crane ratings, like pounds and foot-pounds, is the first step in making an informed decision—followed closely by...

WATCH+LISTEN @ WTW25: Reading Truck

Steve Henning, CVBNetwork.com interviewed Nathan Goodnow President and Chief Operating Officer, Christopher (C.J.) Felter, Engineering & Program Management, Reading Truck at the 2025 Work Truck Week

WTW25: Reading Truck Expands Crane Body Portfolio with RM-25 and RM-35 Models

Offering Heavy-Duty Performance and Enhanced Lifting Capabilities in Mid-Weight Class Chassis Reading, PA (March 4, 2025)—Reading Truck, a leading truck body equipment manufacturer and distributor announced today that it expanded its crane body line-up with the introduction of two new models, the RM-25 Crane Body, and the RM-35 Crane Body....

READING BLOG | PAYLOAD AND TOWING CAPACITY UNVEILED: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE READING TRUCK BLOGS Whether towing or hauling cargo, you need to know the capacity your vehicle can handle. Exceeding this value can cause excessive wear on your truck’s engine, transmission, tires, brakes and other components. Learn about towing capacity, payload and other calculations you will...

WATCH + LISTEN: WTW24 | READING TRUCK + EAVX | John Stuck + Janet Pengelly

John Stuck, Product Manager, Reading Truck and Janet Pengelly, Technology Chief Engineer, EAVX (JB Poindexter & Co) discuss the collaboration between Reading Truck and its flagship service body, the Classic II, with product innovations from other JB Poindexter Co. business units EAVX,  LEER and Masterack with Kristean von der Heiden,...

WTW24: Morgan Olson and EAVX celebrate development milestone in next-generation PROXIMA step van with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

Innovation-focused business unit of JB Poindexter makes inaugural appearance at NTEA’s premier industry event STURGIS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morgan Olson, LLC (Morgan Olson) has achieved another innovation milestone in developing the next-generation walk-in step van: Proxima. This version of Proxima has evolved with a new, radically streamlined body design by J.B. Poindexter...

Reading Truck Announces the Acquisition of General Truck Body

READING, Pa.–(Business Wire)–The Reading Truck Group, LLC (Reading Truck) announced that it has acquired General Body Manufacturing Company (DBA: General Truck Body). General Truck Body, a current Reading distributor, is a well-established south-central manufacturer and upfitter of work truck bodies, equipment and custom engineered trucks with three locations in Texas...

Navigating Networks: Building Valuable Connections in the Work Truck Industry

Those who have been around the work truck industry for decades may remember simpler times when solid craftsmanship, handshakes, and print ads were all that was needed to thrive in this business. Because of technological advancements, the world has grown tremendously bigger and smaller at the same time. To remain...

Reading Truck Open Houses from East to West

Following their rebranding launch, Reading Truck was excited to showcase their facilities, products and services by holding open houses at six Reading Truck centers on the East and West Coasts. Hosting its valued customers and dealers, Reading highlighted their breadth of capabilities and services. “The open houses were a great...

THE TOOLBOX NEWS: READING TRUCK 24TH ANNUAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT

READING TRUCK 24TH ANNUAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT Reading Truck was in full SWING on Tuesday, October 3rd for their 24th Annual Customer Appreciation Golf Outing and Product Showcase. The local event took place on a beautiful day at Foxchase Golf Club in Stevens, PA. Customers, vendors and team members were...