Truck Cab in White: What It Is, How It Gets Built, and What Buyers Should Check
Look at a truck cab early on the assembly line. It is a welded shell and nothing else. No paint. No glass, no seats, no dashboard. Plant people call that shell the cab in white. Some say cab BIW. Term arguments bore me, honestly; the label matters less than the stage. Paint hides plenty. So does trim. Geometry hides nothing, ever. Below I’ll go through what the term covers, how the shell is actually made, and the checks I would run before paying any supplier. What ‘Cab in White’ Actually Means Body in white is the standard industry phrase for a welded sheet metal structure, pre-paint, pre-trim. Apply it to […]