Tomo Truck Prototype

Tomo Trucks, a start-up from Roanoke, Virginia, has shown a prototype of a minimalist work truck built on a Ford Ranger chassis. The truck is aimed only at commercial and job-site buyers, and the company plans to deliver the first trucks to customers in 2027.

The idea is to sell a bare Ranger chassis fitted with little more than two seats and a steering wheel. The open-sided cab has no creature comforts and is reportedly made from bio-based composite materials. The cab and the flat five-foot (1.5 m) steel bed are mounted directly on the stripped chassis, with no other bodywork.

The concept recalls the bare chassis that luxury carmakers once sold to coachbuilders, but it is aimed at work crews rather than at wealthy owners. The prototype photos show a compact boxy cab with round headlights, a TOMO-lettered grille panel and a low flat load deck behind the seats.

The company has not published the truck’s model name, price, payload, dimensions or production volumes. It has also not named a powertrain for the truck itself. Its website reportedly asks interested buyers only for a budget and a preferred platform, and lists a gasoline or electric Ranger, a V8 Ford F-150 and a Super Duty diesel as possible bases.

Tomo reportedly claims an association with Greenlander, a European maker of adventure vehicle conversions that uses eco-friendly materials. Most of the information published so far has come from the company’s social media posts, so details may change before production.