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Originally Posted by tracer
How important is the total weight for the stepdeck trailer? All steel ones with wooden floor are so much cheaper. My company requires flats not heavier than 11k lbs, but when I talked to the fleet manager he didn't mention anything like that for a stepdeck, just recommended a 48' transcraft combo. I'd think the weight capacity isn't as important for a step as for a flat. Am I right or wrong?
Weight is really important for me. Just offloaded two loads this AM. One was a Link Belt 210LX and it weighed 49,000 lbs. The other step had a wheel loader and a dozer that totaled 45,000. You can compete with RGN freight because they can't scale 49,000. You can compete with extendable double drops because regular double drops don't have 42' long decks. The wheel loader was 10' - 7" high by the way.
I shouldn't be telling you this because you run my lanes LOL.
All combos are not created equal. Some only have a aluminum floor and the rest of the trailer is steel. Others have a wood deck and they can be heavy. They also have different cross member spacings and thicknesses. I have heard Transcraft are not solidly built....but that is just hearsay.