A flatbed truck is a large vehicle with ... You can attach a bulkhead to the front of a stretch single-drop deck to secure large loads. This will protect freight from coming loose in hard braking ...

When freight is tall, trailers that carry it must be short. That’s the reason for the drop deck, a variant of the flatbed or platform trailer. A “single drop” or “step deck” has a ...

Your freight becomes part of the trailer through the use of dunnage, shoring bars, tiedowns, straps, chains, etc. When properly securing cargo to a flatbed or step deck trailer, there are specific ...

They're known for their open, single-deck design resembling a ... part of the design of the trailer. On flatbed semi-trailers designed to carry heavy loads, the curves straighten naturally when ...

Securing a load on an open-deck trailer presents a unique set of ... cargo should be fully contained and supported by the flatbed structure and should be restrained from any horizontal or vertical ...

Since the deck is completely open, you can load cargo from any direction: the top, sides, or rear. However, since flatbed trailers don't have walls or a roof, the cargo is fully exposed to the ...

Utility’s new lightweight 4000AE Drop Deck flatbed trailer offers many features found in the ... Developed for heavy or awkward loads, the drop deck combines three- and four-inch aluminum crossmembers ...

BEAVERTON, Ore., April 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spot truckload freight volumes rebounded in March, led by a sharp increase in the movement of flatbed loads, said DAT Freight & Analytics ...

ROTRI.USA Tender rejection rates for flatbed loads (FOTRI) spiked to 40% in March, its highest level since early 2022. Van (VOTRI) and refrigerated (ROTRI) rejections also saw increases.