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Most Popular Type of Trailers in Trucking

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We Do 48’ FLATBED

Info Dimensions Loading MAX

Flatbeds are extremely popular and are
widely used because they exude a great
sense of versatility thanks to the open
structure of the deck.
Length: 48’ (feet) Maximum Landing Weight US:
Width: 8’6” (or 102”) 48000 lbs (23050 kg)
Height: 8’6” (or 102”)
Dock Height: 5' (from ground to
deck)
We have 1 STEPDECK

8.4 feet
10.25
feet

1.8 feet

Info Length Loading MAX

In fact a version of the flatbed trailer design
Length: 53' |UD: 11’ |BD: 42’ Maximum Landing Weight US:
that mainly consists of a bottom and top deck
Width: 8'6" 46500 lbs (21050 kg)

These trailers are specifically designed to

Upper Deck Height: 60’’ or 5 feet based on empty scale ticket
carry and haul freights that cannot be carried Bottom Deck Height: 40” or 3.4 feet
or transported on a standard type of flatbed,
which is usually due to height restrictions.
 OVERDIMENSIONAL (OD loads)

In over the road transport, overweight and over dimensional (oversized)

loads are those that exceed the standard legal size or weight limits for a
specified portion of a road, highway or other transport infrastructure.
Restrictions include such factors as load per axle, height, and width.

Vehicles that exceed legal limits require a special permit that allows them to
travel on roadways. The permit may include such restrictions as day and
time of day when the vehicle is allowed to travel, the route it must follow,
and whether or not a pilot car or escort has to accompany it.

Overdimensional In the United States an over dimensional load is any vehicle, load or
combination of vehicle and load wider than 8 ft 6 in. Each state has different
requirements regarding height, although, in most states, that is 13 ft 6 in
Loads tall.

Because not every road can handle heavy loads, routing must be considered.
Shipments may also require multiple axles in order to distribute the weight
equally so as not to damage the roadbed.

Knowing how to deal with the legal

considerations, permitting requirements, and
technical challenges of pulling a heavy or over
dimensional load is crucial to having a
successful shipment.
Headache
Rack
EFFECT

Headache
Rack
Straightforward protective shields

Protection for passengers in the cab from loose cargo in the event of
an accident. Headache racks are designed to protect your truck’s
rear window from shifting cargo by completely framing it as well as
covering the glass.
CARGO
SECUREMENT
EQUIPMENT
Cargo being transported on the highway must remain
secured on or within the transporting vehicle.

The commercial motor vehicle’s cargo must be properly

distributed and adequately secured.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT

SAFETY SAFETY VEST

HAT HIGH VISIBILITY

STEEL TOE SAFETY

BOOTS GLASSES
 Lumber tarps (6’ or 8’ Tarps) are used on loads that are tall and box-shaped. They have flaps at each end to cover the ends of
lumber. Both the sides and tail flap of a lumber tarp are usually fitted with grommets and multiple rows of D-rings for a
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variety of tie-down points. Usually, two lumber tarps are used to cover a flatbed load. Lumber Tarps can cover 54 feet of
cargo. There is also a steel tarp, 4 feet, they are lighter and shorter. 80% OF THE FLATBED FREIGHTS ARE TARPED THIS
FACT MAKES TARP LOADS BEING THE MOST PAID ONES.

TARPS
BUNGEE DUNNAGE METAL PLASTIC

Rubber straps used to secure tarps to the flatbed, Dunnages are for diverse use
mostly, to create layers
Metal or plastic 90 degree corner protectors – Corner protectors (sometimes also called strap
protectors, vee boards, or tie down strap protectors). Inexpensive way to protect not only your
cargo, but also protect your straps or chains, and any tarps or covers that you use in tie down
application. The edge protection itself must also resist crushing, cutting, and abrasion.
If there is two(chains) or more used for securement the chains are not suppose to touch each
other.
 Coil Racks

Light Duty Heavy Duty Rubber Matt

 SUPPORT

Use of Racks Moving Blanket Bulkhead Toolbox

 Working Load Limit
Working Load Limit WLL is the maximum load that may be
applied to a component of a cargo securement system
during normal service. If a heavier load is applied the
component might fail.
Working Load Limit is usually assigned by the component
manufacturer, in our case
Definition
Straps 5,400 lbs
Chains 6,400 lbs
May or may not be marked on the component.
It is critical to understand the differences
between the two figures and to make sure that
any time you are securing a load, you do so
with capable rigging. A failure could not only
be costly, but dangerous as well.
Break Strength
Break strength refers to the point at which any section of
a given cargo strap or piece of rigging will fail. Break
strength is determined by the weakest point of the rigging
in question, whether it be the webbing, end fittings, or
tensioning device.
For example, if a ratchet strap is made with end fittings,
webbing, and a ratchet that are all rated for 10,000
pounds breaking strength, the overall strength of the
product is 10,000 pounds. If any component of the ratchet
strap has a lower breaking strength though, the break
strength of the unit drops to the rating of the weakest
component.
Straps

Straps and Tie Down Straps are the most important pieces of
hardware for holding down loads. While the Tarp protects
the loads from the elements, it is the high tension in the tie
down straps that keeps the load in place. The straps are
weather resistant, durable and able to hold down and
control loads on flatbeds. In the entire system, the heavy
duty winch straps have to be capable of handling the high
tension.

01 Winch Strap 02 Ratchet 2”

Working Load Limit Working Load Limit
5.400 LB (2.450 KG) 3.300 LB (1.496 KG)
Chains

We carry a wide selection of tough, heavy-duty Transport

Chains that can be used to secure the heavy loads for
transportation, such as farming or construction equipment,
machinery, movable, steel coils. Sometimes web tie down
assemblies just don’t cut it without getting cut in the process.
For those kinds of overly abrasive loads, you need the tough
strength of Chains to handle the heavy-duty jobs.

01 Chains
Working Load Limit
6.400 LB (2.450 KG)
Trailer Winch

Flatbed Trailer Winch Flatbed Trailer Winch

Winch Bar Ratchet Winch

Safety equipment for OD loads (signs and signals)

01 02 03

Overdimensional Pack Oversize Yellow Flag Oversize Flags

How much weight Gross Weight limit
can a flatbed hold? 80 000 lbs
(truck+trailer+load)

Approximative Approximative
empty weight 32 000 lbs load weight 48 000 lbs

Steer Axle Drive Axle Trailer Axle

13 000 lbs 34 000 lbs 40 000 lbs
 OVERWEIGHT

If the load is designed to haul

more than 40.000 pounds the
What if the truck must be sent to scale.
loaded truck
exceeds the If the truck is overweight on one
of the axles, it must return back
weight limit?
to the shipper in order to
rearrange the cargo, the
dispatcher must inform the
broker about the situation.
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