WO-04 Service category
Box and Cargo Body for Santa Ana Fleets
Box and cargo body work repairs the enclosed structure a commercial vehicle carries: side and roof skins, corner posts, roof bows, headers, rear frames, doors and interior liners. Damaged sections are cut out and replaced in matching material, joints are rebonded or rewelded, and the cargo opening is returned to square so doors seal again.
- Services
- 5
- Body and paint rate
- $210 per hour
- Location
- In shop, Yorba Linda
The cargo body is the part of a commercial unit that earns the money and takes the most abuse. Dock impacts hammer the rear frame, forklifts punch through interior liners, low clearance structures peel roof panels, and every one of those events lets water into a space full of product. Santa Ana fleet operators bring bodies here because the repair addresses structure and sealing together rather than patching a skin and hoping.
Bodies are built from mixed materials that each behave differently. A typical dry van body combines aluminum extrusions at the rails and posts, FRP or aluminum skins, hardwood or laminated flooring, steel rear frame components and adhesive bonded joints. Repairing one of those materials with a technique meant for another is the most common reason a body repair fails inside a year.
The shop sits at 23281 E La Palma Ave in Yorba Linda, about 17 miles from central Santa Ana by way of SR-55 north to SR-91 east, a run most drivers make in 22 to 35 minutes. All work is performed at the facility, which is where the lifts, welding equipment, adhesive cure space and paint booths are. A body repair that needs a controlled bond line is not something that happens in a yard.
Every body job ends with the same three checks: the cargo opening is measured across both diagonals, the doors are cycled under load and verified to latch and seal, and the repaired area is tested for water intrusion. A body that looks correct but leaks over a pallet of product has not been repaired, and those checks are what keep that from leaving the yard.
RATE Published pricing
Every box and cargo body service, priced
Price bands, labor hours and turnaround for the whole category on one screen. Scroll the table sideways on a phone.
| Service | Price range | Labor | Turnaround | Billed to carrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box and Cargo Body Repair | $750 to $15,000 | 5 to 80 hrs | 4 to 8 business days | Yes |
| Reefer Panel and Liner Repair | $1,000 to $18,000 | 8 to 80 hrs | 4 to 8 business days | Yes |
| Roll Up and Swing Door Service | $400 to $5,500 | 2 to 22 hrs | 4 to 8 business days | Yes |
| Cargo Floor and Liner Install | $500 to $9,500 | 4 to 40 hrs | 3 to 10 business days | Fleet account |
| Spray In Bed and Box Liner | $500 to $1,800 | 3 to 7 hrs | 1 to 3 business days | Fleet account |
Bands assume the posted 2026 shop rates. Materials are calculated on every written estimate at $55 per paint hour and $5 per body hour, with 7.75 percent tax on parts and materials. Labor is not taxed. Full rate card.
IDX Service index
Open a box and cargo body service
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Box and Cargo Body Repair
Skin, post, rail and roof repair on dry and insulated box bodies, resealed and squared to the cargo opening.
$750 to $15,000
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Reefer Panel and Liner Repair
Insulated panel, foam core, liner and seal repair on refrigerated bodies, rebuilding the thermal envelope rather than patching the skin.
$1,000 to $18,000
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Roll Up and Swing Door Service
Track, roller, spring, cable and panel repair on roll up doors plus hinge, cam bar and seal work on swing doors.
$400 to $5,500
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Cargo Floor and Liner Install
Floor board, subfloor, scuff liner, wall lining and logistics track work that returns a cargo deck to a flat, secured surface.
$500 to $9,500
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Spray In Bed and Box Liner
Bonded polyurea and polyurethane coating for beds, decks, cargo floors and high wear surfaces on commercial fleet units.
$500 to $1,800
CAT Full catalog
Other box and cargo body work performed in house
These items are handled as part of a larger scope rather than booked on their own, so they do not each carry a dedicated page.
- Aluminum and FRP side skin panel replacement
- Skin section splicing at a vertical post line
- Front and rear corner post replacement
- Rear frame and door jamb rebuild after a dock strike
- Top rail and side rail extrusion replacement
- Bottom rail and threshold repair on aluminum bodies
- Roof bow replacement and roof sheet reskin
- Translucent roof panel replacement for interior cargo light
- Front header and nose panel replacement
- Rivet removal and replacement in matching diameter and grip length
- Structural adhesive rebonding of delaminated skin panels
- Seam and rivet head sealing to stop water intrusion
- Water leak testing of a repaired body before release
- Interior scuff liner and plywood lining replacement
- Logistics track and E track installation on cargo walls
- Load bar and cargo rail repair
- Interior bulkhead and partition repair
- Roll up door panel and slat replacement
- Roll up door track straightening and replacement
- Roller, hinge and end cap replacement on roll up doors
- Counterbalance spring tension adjustment and replacement
- Cable, drum and pulley replacement on roll up assemblies
- Roll up door bottom panel and weather strip replacement
- Swing door hinge and cam bar replacement
- Swing door lock rod, keeper and latch repair
- Door gasket and header seal replacement
- Reefer skin repair over foam core wall panels
- Foam core delamination assessment and rebonding
- Insulated panel section replacement
- Insulated body interior liner and drain repair
- Air chute and duct replacement inside insulated bodies
- Insulated door gasket and threshold replacement
- Hardwood cargo floor board replacement
- Laminated oak floor section replacement and refastening
- Aluminum duct floor repair on refrigerated bodies
- Floor screw and rivet pattern refastening
- Subfloor support and crossmember repair under a cargo floor
- Scuff band and kick plate replacement
- Stake bed and flatbed deck surface coating
- Rear impact guard replacement and reinforcement
- Dock bumper replacement at the rear frame
- Step bumper and grab handle replacement
- Curbside and side access door repair
- Cargo body lighting circuit repair and lamp replacement
- Interior dome and strip lighting installation
- Clearance and marker lamp housing replacement
- Body mount inspection and mounting hardware replacement
- Vent and louver panel replacement
- Skylight and roof vent resealing
- Corner cap and rain gutter replacement
- Cargo body panel refinish and blending
- Graphics reproduction on replaced skin panels
- Unit numbering and lettering reapplication after skin work
- Body squareness measurement across the cargo opening
- Door opening diagonal measurement and correction
- Rear door hold back and cane bolt repair
- Loading ramp and ramp slide track repair
- Ramp assist spring replacement
- Handrail and grab bar reinforcement
- Tie down ring and anchor point installation
- Cargo net and strap anchor repair
- Final door operation, latch and seal verification
FAQ Questions
Box and Cargo Body questions from fleet managers
Can a punctured box skin be patched instead of replaced?
Small punctures away from a post line can be patched with a bonded and riveted plate that seals properly. Larger damage, damage crossing a post, and any damage where the panel has buckled behind the visible hole gets the section replaced at a vertical joint instead. The choice is made on structure and sealing, not on how the patch would look.
How long is a box body repair going to keep a unit down?
Most box and cargo body work falls in the moderate body band at four to eight business days. Floor and liner installs run in the upfit band at three to ten business days. Adhesive cure windows and paint schedules set the floor on that timeline, and forcing a bonded panel back into service early is how a repair comes back as a bond line failure.
Do you repair the refrigeration unit on a reefer body?
No. Work here covers the insulated body itself: skins, foam core panels, liners, seals, doors, floors and structure. The refrigeration unit and its mechanical systems are handled by a refrigeration specialist. Panel and seal repair very often improves temperature performance on its own, since a delaminated wall or a failed gasket makes the unit work far harder than it should.
Why does my roll up door bind at the same spot every time?
A door that binds in one place usually has a track problem or a racked opening rather than a door problem. Dock impacts bend the track and push the rear frame out of square, and the door then catches wherever the geometry is worst. Measuring the opening across the diagonals first tells you whether you are buying a door or a frame repair.
Do you handle the graphics after replacing a skin panel?
Yes. Replaced skins get the panel refinished and the graphic, unit number or lettering reproduced so the body matches the rest of the fleet. Vinyl production and print matching take days, so the reproduction is ordered when the panel is ordered rather than after the repair is finished and the unit is sitting in the yard.
Can several bodies be scheduled together?
Yes, and batching is generally cheaper per unit. Fleets running similar bodies with similar damage patterns get consistent repairs and shared setup time. Santa Ana operators typically send units in pairs during a slower delivery week rather than one at a time across a quarter, which also cuts the number of driver trips up SR-55.
Next step
Get box and cargo body scheduled
Tell us the unit, the damage and the deadline. You get a written scope and a price band back, not a sales call.
All work is performed at our Yorba Linda facility. Estimates are scheduled, not walk up.