The Top Commercial Vehicle Equipment Brands
More Than 250 Distributor Partners Across North America
Dedicated Commercial Fleet Upfitting Team
The Knapheide Buying Process
01
Design
Professional sales team members from our fleet team to sales and support staff at our upfit partners help you engineer exactly what you need.
02
Build
Whether in your local market, or at multiple locations across North America, our professional upfitters take pride in building your vision.
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Deliver
We deliver. Everywhere. From coast-to-coast you can expect to receive high quality products, workmanship and support after the sale.
Your work vehicle is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle for your small business. Whether you have one or a handful, you realize the importance of a commercial vehicle that is reliable and helps you get work done more efficiently.
Depending on what you're looking for, there are a few options to get you started:
Find Your Local Knapheide Distributor: Here, you can work with a sales and upfit professional that will help you bring your ideas together into one complete package. You'll receive a quote on any bodies, equipment, and accessories, as well as an estimate on the lead time of your build. This is the way to go to get a tailor-made solution for your business.
Check out your local commercial dealership inventory: This is the fastest way to get behind the wheel of a new Knapheide work vehicle upfit. Commercial dealers in your area will typically have pre-built body/truck/equipment packages on the ground for you to check out. Some dealers might can also handle some small equipment add-ons, or you can work with your local Knapheide upfit partner for larger-scale equipment upgrades.
You can start the process of working with a Knapheide upfitter right here on the website by adding items to your build and submitting for a quote.
As a commercial dealer, you're an expert in selling solutions to customers across a variety of industries. That's a lot of work, and it's not surprising when we hear you need to process of getting vehicles upfit for your lot to be seamless. That's where Knapheide comes in. Here's how we can work together as partners in progress.
Leverage our distribution network: Our vast network of independent and wholly-owned upfit partners throughout North America bring it all together for you. Dedicated sales professionals will work with you and your team to plan the upfit process.
Leverage our bailment pools and logistics: With our network of partners also comes partnerships with all of the major automotive OEMs for bailment pools, freight re-entry and drop shipping. Working with Knapheide can help you create advantages in speed, price and efficiency for you and your customers.
Leverage our equipment buying power: With the ability to source equipment from many of the top commercial vehicle equipment brands at scale, we can help turn an ordinary fit extraordinary for your customers.
Start the process of working with Knapheide on our site by adding items to your build and submitting a quote request.
Whether you're the steward of your company's large fleet of vehicles or you're a fleet management company responsible for a number of companies, you need an upfit partner that understands the needs of your industry. Here's how we make that happen.
A dedicated, specialized fleet sales and solutions team: A single point of contact makes the upfitting process easier. For those customers who need it, Knapheide has an entire team dedicated to your large-scale commercial vehicle upfitting success. Our Fleet Sales team, with specific expertise across a number of industries, will work with you to find the equipment, upfitter and process that works for your business. From there, a dedicated Fleet Services team takes your upfit across the goal line by managing the process along the way.
Bodies, Van Equipment, Accessories: Standard or custom built, big or tall, we've got the bodies part under control. But, we can do so much more. With relationships with most of the top commercial vehicle equipment suppliers, we can source whatever nearly any type of equipment your commercial vehicle requires.
Logistics that work for you: Working with Knapheide presents a number of advantages, one of the most important of which is our access to bailment pools with all of the top automotive OEMS. This can oftentimes help the process of sourcing hard-to-come-by vehicle chassis.
Coast-to-coast coverage: A large commercial fleet is rarely located in one place. You need an upfit partner that's going to be able to facilitate your pre-and-post sales needs wherever you are. This goes for service and support as well. You never know when one of your fleet vehicles will be in a pinch on the road. You're never too far from one of our distributors.
Start the process today by adding bodies and equipment to your build and submitting a quote request today.
You might need a commercial work vehicle, you might not. But, no matter who you are, you'll inevitably have vehicle accessory needs. That's something you might not think of Knapheide and its partners for, but wo do it.
Are you towing a boat? You'll certainly need a receiver hitch. Hauling equipment or other items? A trailer might make sense. Are you just looking to dress your vehicle up a little bit? Small accessories like bug deflectors, window guards, nerf bars or tonneau covers are an option. Knapheide and it's upfit partners can do it all.
It doesn't have to be a commercial vehicle for us to help you find a solution that works for your vehicle.
Add items big or small to your build and submit a quote request online today.
Access to Bodies, Equipment and Accessories Like no Other Upfit Partner
For more than 175 years our business has operated on relationships. As you can imagine, in that time, we've developed a lot of relationships with suppliers of the equipment and accessories you or your company depend upon day-in and day-out.
- Access to 200+ of the top commercial vehicle equipment suppliers.
- Many fast-moving items in stock and ready to install.
- Accessories available for retail and commercial applications.
A sales and installation network that's second to none
We talk about it all the time, but it's a big deal. We have more than 250 upfit partners across North America. That means, no matter where you are or how big or small the scope of your commercial vehicle needs are, we're up to the task.
- 250+ Independent Distributors.
- 30+ Knapheide Sales and Installation Centers.
A Partner That's with You the Entire Way
Whether you're a large fleet or fleet manager, or a sole proprietor looking for a commercial vehicle to get your business off the ground, we're here to help.
- Commercial vehicle sales experts at our more-than 250 distributors help you craft your upfit from start to finish.
- Need large-scale national coordination of chassis, bodies, equipment, accessories and delivery? We have an internal team dedicated to helping national fleets navigate the upfit process in conjuction with our upfit partners.
Logistics That Drive Your Business
With access to major OEM chassis pools, extensive drop ship and ship-thru capabilities paired with our wide distribution network, you'll get your upfits as efficient as possible.
- Bailment pools from all major automotive OEMs means we can help source those-hard-to-find chassis for your needs.
- Drop-ship and ship-thru create efficiencies in getting chassis and upfits to the right place at the right time.