Ram Work Trucks for Your Atlanta Business

The Ram lineup of pickup trucks isn't just there to look good and be bold for enthusiast truckers; there are also a series of configurations available for business owners and fleet managers looking for a slate of trucks that can be used for commercial purposes or utilitarian businesses.

The lineup of Ram pickups is great for those looking for work trucks for sale in Atlanta, where you run a business reliant on transportation, delivery, or hauling that requires a full-size pickup that can be molded to fit your requirements. With a series of configurations available specifically for commercial businesses, Ram has a few options that are quite varied. Let's go over the capabilities, configurations, and upfitting packages you can make use of for your business.

Powertrain Options

There are a variety of different powertrain options for Ram's work trucks of the fifth generation, including several options for the Ram 1500 in the form of the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 with eTorque, featuring 305 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. There is also the 5.7-liter HEMI Eagle V8 that manages 395 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. Older fifth-generation models are also available with a 3.0-liter Ecodiesel turbocharged 6-cylinder that makes 260 hp and 480 lb-ft of torque. The Ram 1500's powertrains are all paired up with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The heavy-duty and commercial medium-duty Ram trucks are available with one of three different powertrains. This includes the 6.4-liter HEMI Apache V8 that makes 410 hp and 429 lb-ft of torque, which is paired up with an eight-speed automatic transmission. There is a 6.7-liter Cummins Turbo-Diesel inline 6-cylinder that makes 370 hp and 850 lb-ft of torque and a high-output version of the 6.7-liter Cummins that makes 420 hp and 1,075 lb-ft of torque. Both Cummins Turbo-Diesel engines are paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.

Light-Duty Capabilities

The light-duty commercial variant of the Ram 1500 is available in both rear- and four-wheel drive. This is important depending on your business, how many trucks you need, what you plan on putting them through, and what sort of capacity you need them for. The light-duty Ram 1500 work trucks are great for those who need a fleet of trucks that can handle trailering, hauling, and tradecraft utility, without the cost or upkeep associated with heavy-duty variants. The fifth-generation Ram 1500 can scale up to 12,750 lbs worth of towing and can handle up to 2,300 lbs worth of payload when properly equipped.

Heavy-Duty Capabilities

The heavy-duty trucks consist of the Ram 2500 in the three-quarter-ton segment and the Ram 3500 in the one-ton segment. Both of these trucks are designed for heavy-duty consumer and commercial tasks. They offer more versatility with their upfitting capabilities over the Ram 1500. The current fifth-gen Ram 2500 can tow up to 20,000 lbs when properly configured and can manage up to 4,100 lbs worth of payload capacity. The Ram 3500, however, tops out at up to 37,090 lbs worth of towing and trailering when properly equipped; it can also manage up to 7,680 lbs worth of payload when properly configured.

Medium-Duty Commercial Capabilities

The Ram is also available as a medium-duty truck for commercial businesses and fleet management as well, which includes a 60-inch cab-to-axle configuration or an 84-inch cab-to-axle configuration. The commercial medium-duty Ram trucks are only available in dual rear wheel format. This includes chassis cab iterations of the Ram 4500 and Ram 5500, which you can have configured in a number of different ways for your business.

These grant a max towing capacity of 29,800 and 35,220 lbs, respectively, when properly configured with the 6.7-liter Cummins Turbo-Diesel and Max Tow Package. And thanks to the varied upfitting options for these medium-duty trucks, your business can get a great hauling truck in the Ram series.

Work Truck Cab Options

There are multiple cab, bed, and upfitting options available for full-size Ram trucks. So, if you're running a small local delivery business around Atlanta, you might prefer something efficient and capable; if you're managing a growing or larger business built around high-end transportation, you might want something dependable with high-end utility features. Thankfully, you can modify and configure the commercial lineup of Ram work trucks to fit your needs.

In the light-duty segment you have two different cab options in the form of a regular cab or a crew cab. The regular cab is a basic two-door cab design, perfect if you need a truck centered more on utility-oriented work and tradecraft, where the focus is on the bed utility and functionality. However, the crew cab is good if you're a business where you have multiple people who need to make use of a single truck for a job, whether that's lawn maintenance, roofing, or other tradecraft work where multiple people are operating out of a single truck. The Ram 1500 and the heavy-duty Ram 2500 and 3500 are available in regular or crew cab designs.

For commercial medium-duty Ram trucks, you can get them in multiple cab formats as well via a chassis cab design. Since the Ram 3500 series bridges between heavy- and medium-duty, you can also get it as a chassis cab, as with the Ram 4500 and Ram 5500. Now, these are built specifically around those looking for a fleet of medium-duty trucks specifically for upfitting. You can only get the medium-duty trucks as a chassis cab. However, they are available in a regular two-door cab or a four-door crew cab format.

Work Truck Bed Options

When it comes to Ram work truck bed options, you have a wide slate of different configurations. However, keep in mind that the upfitting configurations are only available for the heavy-duty and medium-duty Ram trucks. There are, however, bed accessories and rack options you can use for the Ram 1500 in place of a pure upfit package, which is something to keep in mind, depending on the kind of business you're running.

There are also various bed types for all sorts of tradecraft and commercial trucking needs for the heavy-duty and medium-duty Ram models. These are available in different types and configurations, including but not limited to the following:

• Chipper Body
• Combo Body
• Contractor Body
• Dump Body
• Flatbed
• Glass Body
• Hauler Body
• Hooklift Body
• Landscape Dump
• Mechanics Body
• Pickup Body
• Rollback Body
• Service Body
• Stake Bed
• Welder Body
• Wrecker Body

There is a body configuration for nearly every type of utility work or commercial trucking needs you can think of; this applies to construction work, towing, lawn care, electrical work, HVAC businesses, plumbing companies, and even telecom work. So whether you're a utility contractor or a dedicated commercial service, there are configurations available across the Ram lineup to accommodate your business.

Configure Your Work Truck Your Way

If the various options for the Ram work trucks can fit into your business operations, then you need to move forward with a truck or fleet of trucks to help take your business to the next level. If you need help with upfitting your Ram, or you have questions about financing, fleet management, or configuring the right kind of truck to fit your commercial business needs, reach out to us at Hendrick Automotive Group.