Low boy trailers are reserved only for the tallest and bulkiest of heavy equipment.
Flatbed semi trailer deck height.
Loading is usually done by forklift from the side or overhead by crane.
Some standard flatbeds are 53 feet long but are not as common.
Actual loadable freight weight dimensions vary from trailer to trailer and are based on the specs.
A lowboy or double drop trailer with detachable deck can be used for oversize trucking service when your freight is extra tall.
One advantage is maximum continuous deck space the flatbed is generally 48 long and most are 102 wide.
Drop deck trailers this modified flatbed design has a lower deck for carrying especially large or tall heavy machinery.
In length depending on the model.
Width 8 5 feet 102 height 8 5 feet 102 step deck trailer.
Freight weight 48 000 lbs.
This allows the step deck to haul loads that are too tall to be transported with a conventional flatbed trailer and still require a 30 to 42.
8 feet 6 inches deck height.
It can accommodate freight shipping service for shipments that are up to 12 feet in height.
Length of 48 feet.
Step deck trailer or drop deck trailer is an open type of trailer with two deck levels.
Double drop trailer with detachable deck lowboy.
Also known as a single drop trailer the step deck flatbed has a lowered deck.
Height 8 6 high the max legal height in most states is 13 6 but when you account the flatbed height of 5 your left with 8 6 max height of your cargo.
48 to 53 feet top deck is 11 feet long width.
Flatbeds are ideally used when the shipping or receiving location does not have a dock accessible for loading.
This is to allow room for mistakes and is recognized by all professional truckers as the standard height for a flatbed load.
Lowboy trailers an even lower version of step deck trailers.
Flatbed this trailer accommodates freight with the maximum legal weight and dimensions shown below.
Upper deck and lower deck that drops down after clearing the tractor unit.
Of the actual trailer semi tractor utilized.
43 000 lbs why use it.
The standard flatbed trailer is extremely versatile with 48 feet available to load materials or equipment.
A flatbed trailer is a common trailer type are used in the transport of materials when load height is not an issue.
Stretch single drop deck trailers a longer bed with reinforced support.
60 inch top deck and 42 inch bottom deck weight capacity.