What is a flatbed trailer used for?

Flatbed semi-trailer is designed for the transportation of products such as 20 Ft, 30 Ft, 40ft, 45 ft container, loaded flat reck, open top container. Also known as container carrier trailer. The steel plate clad on the chassis body provides a flat appearance. The raised surface prevents the load being moved. Available from 2 axles to 4 axles. Container corner connection and locks ensure load stabilization. It is also suitable for carrying 20 ft and 40 ft containers. The distance between the axles and the king pin is adapted to the center of gravity. It has a capacity of 40 to 80 tons.

1. Container flatbed trailer:

The semi-flatbed trailer is useful in its own way in that it is designed to provide a special, lightweight semi-trailer vehicle that enhances the load capacities. The semi flatbed trailer is a kind of vehicle with lighter dead weight, so, it allows the loading and transportation of heavy freight loads hence saving costs on fuel.

With the enhanced suspension, the cargo on transit is secured safely to prevent any damage. Generally this type of trailer can easily and quickly be maneuvered and loaded based on standard loading procedures. A smoother ride is achievable with the semi flatbed trailer because of its enhanced suspension.

Semi flatbed trailer usefulness is made possible through the pair of longitudinal support beam sections, usually spaced apart in a parallel arrangement. These extend forward from the back section of the trailer towards a wall position to the front in a perpendicular sense to the support beams.

The transverse cross-beams in this design function both as members offering structural support and as the lowest tier dunnage as well. This eliminates the need to have extra flooring sections that are usually the case in common semi-trailer designs. 

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2. Container tipper trailer:

This type of trailer offers an easy way of unloading cargo. To facilitate its unloading capabilities, the tilt flatbed trailers come in a different structural design from other types of trailers.

There are apparatus that simplify the loading process onto its bed. Over and above the conventional horizontal platform for carrying the load, the trailer has both lower and upper frames attached to it via a pivot device.

It doesn’t necessarily need auxiliary equipment and systems for loading and unloading cargo from the platform. Operations can be done without using a crane. There is a hydraulic cylinder installed in it to raise the platform ready for transportation of the loaded cargo.

During the offloading process, the container is set to fall steadily through gravity. The container falls freely backwards once it is unlocked and loosed from the trailer’s top section. This is enhanced with the downward tilting of the trailer.

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3. Extendable flatbed trailer:

This is a type of extendable flatbed trailer that can adapt to different sizes of cargo. It is commonly used to transport girders, steel tube and steel frames. This type of flatbed trailer with an extendable chassis provide unique solutions for handling over-sized cargo. Otherwise, it would be practically impossible to make this type of transportation.

It functions the same way as the load positioning chassis but it can be extended at the back section to create room for a much longer cargo that needs to be transported.

Again, it can be adjusted to fit the size of a common trailer. A basic requirement when using flatbed trailers is that the flatbed must be of a greater length than that of the cargo.

The load should be positioned at the floor centre for purposes of maintaining balance and stability during operations. With this type of trailer, one can easily load a cargo that takes almost the entire length of the bed.

Through this video below, you can learn about different types of flatbed semi trailer,such as 2 axle,3 axle,4 axle, flatbed etc.

As well as the process, testing, packaging and customer feedback, etc.

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