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Sprinter and custom van upfits
A van is the smallest specialty vehicle and often the smartest one: it parks anywhere, any staff member can drive it, it costs less to run, and for a single-provider clinic, a street-medicine team, a mobile office or a service fleet it does everything a larger unit would. High Level Enterprises upfits Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit and Ram ProMaster vans for healthcare organizations, outreach programs, corporate fleets and commercial operators, and has delivered branded van fleets built to one specification. See custom Sprinter van benefits, Sprinter vs Ford Transit for medical units, Sprinter vans vs box trucks and ROI of custom Sprinter vans.
Delivered
Sprinter and custom van upfits we have built
Start from a plan
Proven layouts to start from
Custom Upfit
Cargo Van
Two of the plans drawn for this vehicle type. Every plan can be built as drawn or used as the starting point.
What drives the price
Not a tier. A size, a use and the equipment.
HLE does not build a cheap van upfit and a good one. It builds a service van and a clinical van with a lift, on a Sprinter, Transit or ProMaster van, with the equipment you bring or the equipment HLE supplies. Four things move the number; everything else is detail.
Lift, power system and medical equipment are the main drivers.
The proposal itemizes each driver, so you can see what moves your number.
Sprinter and custom van upfits
Your number comes with the proposal.
| Driver | Choices | Moves the range by |
|---|---|---|
| Platform and length | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, standard or high roof, 144" or 170" · Ford Transit, medium or high roof, extended · Ram ProMaster · Ford Transit cutaway when a van body is too small | sets the base |
| Layout | An exam space with sink, provider workstation and privacy partition; or workstations, storage and displays for office and service vans | itemized |
| Major equipment | Cabinetry, medication refrigeration, displays and connectivity, power for equipment. HLE-supplied or customer-furnished; customer-furnished equipment is itemized separately. | itemized |
| Access and power | ADA lift or ramp where the program requires it · inverter/battery or compact generator · shore power · HVAC and insulation for parked operation | itemized |
Most van upfit projects: 3 to 6 months after the signed order, deposit and chassis; fleet orders are scheduled in batches. A typical build does not run past 6 months; a rush build has gone from purchase order to finished unit in about 80 days (rush builds).
Get a budget price for a plan →Who buys a van upfit
- Health systems and insurers — single-provider clinics, home-visit and screening vans, branded fleets.
- Outreach and street-medicine programs — care and supply vans that work on a curb.
- Corporate and government fleets — mobile offices, inspection and service vehicles.
- Commercial operators — mobile showrooms, delivery and service upfits.
What HLE builds into a van
- Clinical — an exam space with sink and cabinetry, medication refrigeration, provider workstation, privacy partition, and an ADA lift or ramp where the program requires it.
- Office and service — workstations, storage, displays, connectivity, power for equipment.
- Systems — auxiliary power (inverter/battery or compact generator), shore power, HVAC and insulation for parked operation, water where the layout calls for it.
- Fleet standardization — one drawing, one parts list and one build process for every van in the fleet, so training and maintenance are identical.
- Branding — wrap and lettering from the HLE graphics department.
Platforms
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (standard and high roof, 144” and 170”), Ford Transit (medium and high roof, extended), Ram ProMaster. HLE also builds on Ford Transit cutaways when a van body is too small. Van layouts are filed under Custom Upfit and the medical folders in the library below.
How this unit is built
The construction column for a van upfit
What HLE does, and what to ask any builder before you compare quotes. The full column is on How we build it.
What HLE builds
1.5 in square steel tube cage, welded, powder-coated before the body goes on. Foam insulation cut to each cavity, not stuffed.
What to check on any proposal
Ask for the tube section and whether the cage is coated before or after assembly. "Steel frame" says neither.
What HLE builds
One piece of Impact Guard composite across the roof, bonded to the cage over the steel roof structure. No thin fiberglass that cracks under UV or a hailstone.
What to check on any proposal
Ask what the roof skin is and where its seams are. The first leak is at the seam you cannot see.
What HLE builds
Resin-infused composite subfloor over the cage; it sheds water instead of absorbing it. Seamless medical-grade sheet vinyl coved up the wall where the use calls for it.
What to check on any proposal
What is under the vinyl? A plywood subfloor goes soft after one winter of mopping.
What HLE builds
Every unit through the rain booth: at least 15 minutes under full spray with a person inside looking for water, then straight into a road test with someone inside still watching for leaks.
What to check on any proposal
Ask whether every unit is water-tested and how. A hose in the yard is not a test.
Common questions
What owners ask first
Sprinter, Transit or ProMaster?
Sprinter offers the tallest interior and diesel; Transit is the most widely serviced and offers gas; ProMaster is front-wheel drive with the lowest floor. We match the chassis to the interior height, payload and service network you need. See Sprinter vs Ford Transit for medical units.
Can a van have a wheelchair lift?
Yes — a rear or side lift or a ramp, with the layout adjusted for it.
Can a van run equipment without idling?
Yes. A battery-inverter system or compact generator carries refrigeration, lighting and equipment while parked; shore power connects where available.
Can HLE build ten identical vans?
Yes. Fleet builds to one specification are a core part of the van program.
Request a proposal
Tell us the vehicle. We tell you what it costs and what to attach.
Pick a plan or describe the program. Say whether you need a price, a bid package, a grant kit or a formal proposal. A person at HLE reads every request; nothing goes to a queue.
Or call 574-343-2150, 7:30 to 4:30 Eastern, and ask for Tabatha.