Freight companies all over the world have towed a variety of professional trailers on every road imaginable. It is possible that you have seen quite a few low-profile trailers (even if you may not know it yet). Low bed trailer, also called double crane, low loader, low bed or buoy, depending on which part of the world you are in, is a semi-trailer with a hanging deck. A low bed trailer has two drop points on the deck. The first drop point is behind the gooseneck and the second drop point is before the wheels, which allows the trailer to sit on the ground. The drop in the trailer is designed to allow the transportation of oversized items or equipment that exceed the normal transportation height limit (usually any cargo over 8 feet in height).3
Low bed trailers are usually used to haul heavy equipment and machinery, such as excavators, bulldozers and other large construction equipment. Low bed trailers are ideal for hauling such large equipment because they are usually tall and wide and exceed the standard legal height and weight limits. The maximum weight of a two-axle low bed trailer is 40,000 pounds, but the weight limit can be increased to 80,000 pounds of the total trailer weight, and the load depends on the number of axles required. Low bed trailers can handle cargo with a maximum height of 14 feet or less. For reliable trucking services and equipment transportation, low bed trailers are essentially designed to transport oversized cargo, which usually exceeds the legal height requirements of flatbed trailers.
Low bed trailer
Low bed trailers are usually used to transport heavy trucks (such as tractors, buses, special vehicles, etc.), railway vehicles, mining machinery, forestry machinery, agricultural machinery (such as excavators, bulldozers, loaders, pavers, etc.) , Cranes, etc.) and other heavy objects. The lower the center of gravity, the better the stability and safety, and the stronger the ability to transport ultra-high cargo and overcoming obstacles.
Low bed trailers are also very extensive, suitable for the transportation of various mechanical equipment, large objects, road construction equipment, large storage tanks, power station equipment and various steel materials.
(1) Transformation and upgrading from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing
The semi-trailer industry started late compared to the passenger car manufacturing industry, but a new round of manufacturing revolution will drive the industry to rapidly upgrade and shorten the gap with the advanced manufacturing level of passenger vehicles. The development focus of the semi-trailer industry lies in the intelligent manufacturing process.
(2) The development of the transportation industry promotes continuous upgrading of semi-trailers
With the development of the national economy, the transportation industry is gradually advancing the process of industrial upgrading. The transportation vehicles conform to the development of the industry and are undergoing updates and iterations simultaneously. During 2016-2019, low bed trailers have undergone model changes in the field of professional transportation.
At present, the current over-regulated vehicles in the long-distance road transportation market will gradually withdraw from the historical stage after the end of service. Under the requirements of the new regulations, the large stock of 17.5m flatbed semi-trailers and super-long barn semi-trailers in the market will be gradually replaced by compliant van semi-trailers and side curtain semi-trailers.
(3) Drop and pull transportation mode is the trend of industry development
drop and pull transportation is a typical application form of low bed trailers in the transportation industry. Drop and pull transportation is a unique logistics organization method that uses the separable feature of semi-trailer and tractor. Specifically, it refers to the mode in which the semi-trailer tractor drops off the original trailer at the predetermined location according to the predetermined plan, and then hooks up the designated trailer to continue running. Drop and pull transportation has obvious efficiency advantages, but at the same time it has a higher threshold for use. Trailers need to be equipped with intelligent interconnected terminals so that fleet managers can monitor and dispatch through the telematics platform to process all vehicle data in a more effective way. Therefore, the low degree of intelligent interconnection of trailers limits the promotion of drop-and-hook models in my country to a certain extent.
(4) Construction transportation vehicles tend to be compliant
Engineering transportation vehicles play an important role in urban construction. However, road damage and environmental pollution caused by vehicles also have a greater negative impact on the urban environment and urban life. According to the regulatory policies on construction transportation vehicles, the future lightweight and durable concrete mixer trucks and muck trucks will be sought after by the market. Vehicle manufacturing companies will use light-weight materials, such as high-strength wear-resistant steel, aluminum alloys and other materials more extensively to reduce vehicle weight and give more bearing space.
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