Donovan Equipment Service Department

Let us keep your truck and equipment working when you need it most. Donovan Equipment provides dependable service and repairs for truck bodies, snow and ice equipment, hydraulic systems, lift gates, hoists, and more. With quality workmanship and experienced technicians, we help minimize downtime to keep your operation moving.

Keep Your Equipment Working

Contact our Service Department to schedule an appointment or discuss how we can help support your truck equipment needs to keep your equipment performing at its best and your work truck wheels turning.


Service & Repair

  • Frame repairs or replacement, including frame stretching, shortening, and double-frames.
  • Fifth-wheel replacements for trucks and kingpin and fifth-wheel plate replacements for trailers.
  • Rebuilding or replacing body understructures (e.g., longmembers, rear hinges, bolsters, and rear linkage).
  • Tailgate repairs and barndoor hardware installation.
  • Hydraulic system services (e.g., tank swaps, repairing or replacing valves, PTOs, pumps, cylinders, hoses, and fittings).
  • Wet system upgrades and repairs.
  • Body swaps and equipment transfers.
  • Service and repair for plows and sanders.
Donovan truck service technician

Fabrication Shop

Built to fit. Built to last. We provide custom fabrication for trucks and equipment, creating everything from unique components to complete custom builds. Whether you need a discontinued part replaced or a new idea brought to life, our team works with steel, aluminum, and stainless steel to deliver quality craftsmanship tailored to your needs.

Our Custom Fabrication Capabilities Include:

  • Custom-built hydraulic tanks, transfer tanks, and lube tanks
  • Custom toolboxes and chip caps to meet your needs
  • Aluminum fuel tank repairs, shortenings, and re-porting
  • Custom aluminum and steel side boards
  • Aluminum coal doors designed to fit your tailgate
  • Dump floor overlays
  • Custom racking systems, flatbed racks, ladder racks, mounting brackets, and storage solutions designed for rack bodies and service bodies
Truck fabrication shop
Our shop is equipped with a 12-foot Cincinnati Brake and Shear, capable of bending up to ½-inch plate.

Machine Shop Services

Our fully equipped machine shop provides precision repair and fabrication services to keep your trucks and trailers operating at peak performance.

Our Services Include:

  • Kingpin replacement for steerable axles on any make and model
  • Driveshaft building and balancing with the Axiline Shaft Master
  • Precision milling, drilling, and boring with our Bridgeport Mill
  • Heavy-duty pressing using a 55-ton shop press
  • Custom pins and bushings for dump trucks and trailers manufactured on our Baileigh 1860E Metal Lathe
  • Precision kingpin-to-bushing fitting with our Sunnen Spindle Honing Machine
Donovan machine shop