Mounting & Fabrication

Built In-House. Built the Right Way. Built to Work.

Premier Truck Sales & Rental runs one of the most advanced in-house mounting and fabrication operations in the refuse industry. This isn’t a side capability – it’s a core strength that sets us apart nationwide. While many dealers outsource their builds, we’ve spent nearly a decade perfecting an internal process that delivers higher quality, faster turnaround, and unmatched consistency.

Across the country, operators rely on our trucks because the craftsmanship behind each mount is controlled, inspected, and tested under one roof. That control drives performance in the field, longer equipment life, and fewer surprises for your fleet.

Why In-House Mounting Matters

Outsourced builds add variables. Our in-house process eliminates them.

By keeping fabrication internal, we control every weld, every measurement, and every detail from start to finish. Our technicians incorporate real-world feedback from customers and operators, improving the process continuously rather than repeating the same mistakes someone else made.

Each truck goes through multiple inspections as it moves through the build – alignment checks, squareness checks, weld quality verification, placement inspection, and final load testing. This is how we produce mounts that perform exactly the way they’re supposed to, every single time.

How We Build a Hoist the Premier Way

Mounting a 75,000 lb. hoist is no small job. Our process follows a proven, repeatable sequence designed for strength, safety, and serviceability. The prep phase includes electrical setup, PTO prep, tower assembly, fish plate installation, gantry prep, and arm prep. The build phase includes mounting the hoist, installing cylinder brackets and cylinders, adding fenders, tarp systems, bumpers, and lighting.

Once assembled, every hoist is operated under load – including pulling a 50,000 lb. container – to verify function, alignment, safety, and hydraulic performance. This is the level of testing it takes to keep heavy trucks working in the toughest industries in America.

Equipment & Capabilities That Set Us Apart

Premier mounts far more hoists than many manufacturers, and the numbers prove it: 255 roll-off builds completed in 2024 alone.

Our team mounts a full range of hoists and bodies, including Galbreath, Galfab, American, hooklifts, and container delivery units. We regularly build on Mack, Kenworth, Peterbilt, International, and Western Star chassis.

Inside our new state-of-the-art 28,000 sq. ft. facility, our technicians work with advanced tooling such as overhead cranes, mag drills, plasma cutters, welders, torches, Huck machines, and dedicated bays for prep and assembly. With four prep bays and three build bays, we complete four to seven fully mounted trucks per week, depending on configuration.

This speed doesn’t come from rushing. It comes from experience, workflow, and the right tools.

A Team with Proven Expertise

Our fabrication team brings years of experience installing and customizing hoists for heavy-duty refuse and roll-off work. Most technicians have eight or more years of hands-on fabrication experience, welding qualifications, and ongoing training directly from Premier’s internal processes.

For the past eight years, Premier has built and mounted hoists in-house, refining the workflow every year to meet operator needs and produce cleaner, stronger, more consistent results.

Customizations are part of the daily routine. Bike guards, cab protectors, camera systems, lighting, short stops, and specialty body modifications are installed during the build—not after the truck leaves the yard.

Customer Value: Faster, Easier, Stronger Builds

In-house mounting shortens lead times dramatically. Because fabrication, prep, welding, painting, and testing are all under one roof, you don’t wait on outside vendors or coordinate multiple shops.

Customers also save money by combining body work, add-ons, and fabrication in one place rather than paying several vendors—and risking inconsistent quality. With two full paint booths, custom paint is handled with the same precision as the rest of the build.

Most importantly, trucks enter service faster. Premier’s workflow is designed to move a chassis from arrival to road-ready with minimal downtime and no outsourcing lag.

Reliable Performance for the Long Haul

Every hoist is tested with a 50,000 lb. container before leaving the shop. Hydraulics, cylinders, brackets, wiring, and structural components are verified under load to ensure real-world readiness.

This rigorous approach improves uptime and ROI for fleet operators. A straighter build runs smoother. A stronger weld lasts longer. A properly tested hoist avoids the early-life issues that commonly appear on outsourced builds.

All hoists carry full manufacturer warranties, and Premier’s fabrication precision ensures those hoists perform the way the manufacturer intended.

True Differentiation: A One-Stop, High-Volume Build Center

Customers come to Premier because they want a partner that can build, customize, paint, prep, and deliver without sending the truck to three or four different vendors. They want a mount that’s consistent, aligned, reliable, and tested.

With hundreds of hoists mounted each year, advanced tooling, a trained in-house team, and an end-to-end workflow, Premier stands apart as one of the most capable high-volume mounting centers in the country.

The result is simple: better builds, faster turnaround, and trucks that perform from day one.