flatbed trailers

Deckless cargo platforms

Flatbed trailers are trailers with a flat, open platform and no sides, roof, or enclosure.

They're used for hauling cargo that won't fit in enclosed trailers—heavy equipment, lumber, steel beams, vehicles, oversized machinery.

The open design allows loading from any angle and accommodates irregular shapes: Three flatbed trailers carried the wind turbine blades down the highway.

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enclosure/cargo protection

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Standardized freight transport boxes

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cargo specialization

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Trucks with cylindrical reservoirs

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G