Overview of Trailers and Features

Truck trailers depend on the manufacturer and load requirements and state roadway regulations. It is always important to check state regulations and guidelines.

Standard Freight Trailer
The Standard Freight Trailers are commonly used for carrying in most freights. They are classified as either boxed, crated, or palletized. This is a dry van and some features may include Screwed in wood floors, ETrack, lift gates, vented trailers, plate trailer, roll up doors or swing doors.
Common lengths : 28′, 32′, 36′, 4-‘, 42′, 43′, 45′, 48′, 53′
Common Widths: 96”-102”
Common Heights: 12.5′-13.5’
Weight: 48.000 Lbs

Reefer Truck Trailer
Reefer Truck Trailer are used when good need to be refrigerated. A fuel tank and refrigeration unit are directly outside of the trailer. These units are usually found at the front of the trailer. Usually Reefer trailers include eTrack, produce chutes, downloadable T.R.U., roll up doors or swing doors.
Common Lengths: 28′,32′,36′,40′,48′,53′
Common Widths: 96”-102”
Common Heights: 12.5-13.5′

Flat Bed Trailer
Flat Bed Trailers are designed to hold oversized cargo. These oversized materials are loaded either through the top or side of the trailer.
Common Lengths: 26′,40′,42′,45′,48′
Gooseneck Trailer or Dropdeck Flatbed
Specially oversized cargo are used on the gooseneck trailer. It has a two level tandem to accommodate heavy, oversized materials.
Common Lengths: 40′,42′,45′,48′

Lowboy Trailer
A typical lowboy trailer Is extremely low compared to other trailers, has a two drops in deck height, one before the tires, and one after the gooseneck and they are much longer in deck length. They usually haul heavy equipment like bulldozers or other industrial machinery. Their neck is arched so when lowered it becomes a ramp allowing equipment to be pulled on and off.
Common Lengths: 10-29”
Common Width: 8”
Common Height: 9-12”

Although, there are numerous types of trailers with different features for hauling all kinds of materials one thing is for certain they all have Pentaflex components within them to make them safe and successful. Commonly Pentaflex manufactures brake, axle, and other gage metal parts necessary. If you need a part for your trailer, don’t hesitate to speak with us on our expertise in manufacturing quality parts for the heavy trucking industry.