Composite sidewall and cargo body having same

A composite molded cargo body panel, the composite molded cargo body panel having an overall flat rectangular shape that spans a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the composite molded cargo body panel comprising:

• a core having a thickness measured perpendicular to the first and second directions;
• an interior skin secured to a first side of the core, the interior skin defining an interior surface of the composite molded cargo body panel for facing a cargo receiving volume of a cargo body constructed with the composite molded cargo body panel;
• an exterior skin secured to a second side of the core opposite the first side such that a spacing distance between the interior and exterior skins defines the core thickness;
• a plurality of recesses dispersed along the first direction at intervals in the interior skin, wherein the core thickness at each of the plurality of recesses is a reduced core thickness compared to a maximum core thickness, and wherein each of the plurality of recesses defines a pair of spaced-apart support surfaces;
• a pocket formed in each of the plurality of recesses between the pair of support surfaces, the pocket formed at least partially through the core, without extending into or through the exterior skin, wherein the core thickness at the pocket is less than the reduced core thickness;
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• a plurality of logistics profile inserts attached to the respective support surfaces of the plurality of recesses so that, at each of the plurality of recesses, a portion of the corresponding logistics insert including a track elongated along the second direction is received within the pocket.