One Hit, $9,500 in Parts: Ex-Guard Brings Class 8 Protection to Pickups and Vans as Deer Season Peaks

HX, FX and CV Series grille guards start at $2,310, a fraction of a single front-end repair, and have helped fleets cut front-end replacement part costs by up to 97%. Available through authorized distributors and upfitters.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 29, 2026 — With deer season at its peak, Ex-Guard Industries, North America's leader in heavy-duty front-end protection, is urging fleets and work-truck owners to do the math on front-end damage. Replacement parts alone for a single front-end collision on an unprotected truck average $9,515.68, before labor, paint and downtime. That is more than three times the $2,640 MSRP of most Ex-Guard kits (guard and mounting brackets packaged together). The company's HX, FX and CV Series bring the protection that has shielded semi-trucks across more than 200 billion miles to the most popular truck and van models, from the Ford F-150 and RAM 1500 to the Ford Super Duty, Silverado HD, RAM HD, Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and RAM ProMaster.