3/24/2024 0 Comments Load bars trailer![]() ![]() They also have red (open or unlocked), green (safe), and yellow (in motion) warning lights advising the operator if the floor is safe to drive on. The floor panels can be left open in transit for tall cargos or closed when the space below is filled with shorter pallets. When closed, locked and fully stowed, the floor rating is 17,000 pounds – more than enough for a forklift. ![]() Inside, floor sections on hinges swing up to open access to the lower section. The Strick Elevator trailer is equipped with a motorized system that lowers palletized freight 34 inches into the drop-belly of the trailer. Strick Trailers, responding to a design request from a customer trying to maximize freight efficiency and driver utilization, has designed a belly-drop trailer with an elevator system that provides space for six additional pallets. Now LTL operators can load outside the box, literally, taking advantage of the void between the deck and the road. Decks make it easier to fill the space when stacking isn’t an option. Many less-than-truckload operators already use decking systems because of the irregular nature of mixed cargo. ![]() It will operate 50 cycles on a full battery charge, and there’s a solar charging option available too, Pearson says. “The beams can also be lifted and lowered manually as well, so you won’t have to stop loading if the battery runs out.” Elevators for LTL The system is powered by a 12-volt group 31 deep cycle battery connected to the trailer’s electrical system. The operator then sets the pallets on the beams, brings in the next two pallets to set on the floor, and sets the height for the next row of beams.Īncra says the electric lift mechanism reduces the possibility of injury to the loader from a falling beam or a pinched finger. There’s a push-button control panel located at the back of the trailer, where the forklift operator can lower a given set of bars into position and select the height. That can cut loading time by about 20%, and it can often be done by a single operator.” Jim Pearson, national sales executive at Ancra Cargo says, “the forklift operator can load the trailer without leaving the forklift or climbing over freight to adjust the beams. Going up one step further from a full decking system, Ancra Cargo’s AutoDeck system uses 12-volt electric motors to adjust the height of the decking bars. Since you can’t stack cargo like that, a decking system easily almost double the loading space.Ĭarriers regularly hauling high-cube, lightweight freight that can’t be stacked can almost always prove the ROI on a decking system costing between $4,000 and $8,000. The product is lightweight and high cube, and damage claims can really put a kink in customer relations - especially when a homeowner has to put up with a partial kitchen due to a damaged shipment. Certain applications would cost out better than others. The AutoDeck decking-bar adjustment system from Ancra Cargo can be operated from the driver’s seat of a forklift, reducing loading time and labor costs while providing a safer work environment.ĭeveloping a business case to support the investment would require some analysis of the fleet’s traffic patterns and customer requirements. “It’s not because the walls aren’t strong enough, but by drilling holes in the interior lining, you risk degrading the insulation coefficient.” “There are very few trailers, with the exception of refrigerated trailers, in which you cannot install the tracking,” says Dissinger. The walls in a sheet-and-post trailer (and most other trailers for that matter) are engineered to support the structure of the trailer. If a trailer wasn’t ordered with logistic tracking, the tracks can be retrofit too, without modification to the trailer. These are usually installed by the trailer manufacturer, but they can be retrofit as well. Full decking systemsįull decking systems such as Kinedyne’s Kaptive Beam system or Ancra’s Lift-A-Deck systems offer an enormous amount of flexibility. Decking bar weights run from 20 to 40 pounds, depending on the rating and the construction material (usually aluminum or steel.) A dozen bars would add 250 to 500 pounds to the trailer, but chances are if you’re in a position to think about decking cargo, a few hundred pounds won’t be a deal-breaker. Standard ratings run from 2,000 to 4,000 pounds in lengths from 86 to 102 inches. Individual decking bars, support tracking and shoring equipment are available from Ancra Cargo, Doleco USA, Kinedyne, U.S. Installation can be original or aftermarket, and it’s easy to add logistics tracking or E-tracking to original trailer wall supports. Decking systems range from a few bars up to full systems with electric activation. ![]()
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