Step Deck Trailer – Drop Deck Trailer

Deck – Stepdeck Trailers are otherwise famous as Drop Deck types. They are, indeed, a version of the flatbed trailer design, and it mainly consists of a bottom and top deck. These trailers are specifically designed to carry and haul freights that cannot be carried or transported on a standard type of flatbed, which is usually due to height restrictions.

Step Decks or Drop Decks are perfectly designed for heavy-haul freight carrying over long distances.  The cargo can have a wide variety of dimensions from pipes to heavy-duty equipment, vehicles, turbines and more.

The maximum legal dimensions and weight for a Stepdeck – Step Deck Trailers are:

• Maximum Stepdeck Hauling Capacity:

48,000 pounds

• Stepdecks Maximum freight dimensions:

 Potential Capabilities:

Lumber, equipment, pipe and steel, oilfield products, concrete products, and coils.

Specifications:

Size: 51’ x 102” A/R tri-axle; 40’ bottom deck w/ container locks (20’s & 40’s) & 11’ top

Size: 53’ x 102” A/R; closed tandem, spread axle & tri-axle; 42’ bottom deck & 11’ top

Deck heights: 35” – 42”

Most standard Step Deck trailers can haul freight with the legal maximum weight and dimensions.

Step deck flatbed trailers have multiple forms from Single Drop Decks to Double Drop Decks, Double – Drop Trailer with Detachable Deck / Lowboy flatbed, Stretch Drop Deck, and Stretch Double Drop Deck trailers.

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