Is your transport fleet in need of hauling solutions that are well suited to hauling oversized freight such as heavy equipment, vehicles, and more? Low bed (also known as lowboys) trailers are a versatile option that grants multiple benefits to commercial haulers. As one of Canada’s top suppliers of trailers and hauling equipment, Kingpin Trailers is proud to offer a diverse inventory of products fro leading manufacturers like Trail King, Hyundai and MAC. Below, we’ll discuss some of the main benefits of low bed trailers. Read on to learn more
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What is a Low-bed trailer?
As the name suggests, low-bed (or lowboy) trailers are models that have a lower profile compared to other units facilitated by a drop deck design. This lower profile makes it possible to haul oversized items or equipment that exceeds normal height restrictions. Low bed trailers are particularly helpful when it comes to transporting extremely heavy loads that would risk unbalancing other trailers and both removable gooseneck trailers, as well as mechanical and hydraulic units, offer superior stability no matter your payload.
Applications
Lowboy trailers have a wide range of applications spanning multiple industries. Because of their compatibility with heavy loads, they are a go-to choice for those in the oil & gas, mining, agriculture, construction, forestry, and related industries. Low bed trailers can be used with rail cars, machinery, construction assets, and other loads that would otherwise be difficult to haul, saving you time and money while delivery the resources you need on-site.
Benefits
As we mentioned above, there are multiple benefits to hauling with lowboy trailers, two of which include:
Stability
Lowboys are designed to have a lower centre of gravity, which in turns grants better stability compared to other styles of trailers. Combined with a wider cargo plane, you can count on low beds to keep your products safe during transport.
Versatile
In addition to enhanced stability, low bed trailers are popular due to their versatile and adaptable Design. Created to handle the heaviest loads with ease, lowboys are well equipped to take on oversized equipment and stock without compromising safety standards or putting either driver or cargo at risk. The low profile of these trailers makes it easy to stay compliant with height regulations and to transport resources from site to site with minimal difficulties.
Low Bed Trailers at Kingpin
Trail King Industries is North America’s top manufacturer of a complete lineup on trailers, including a wide range of lowboy units. As a leading supplier of transport solutions across Western Canada, Kingpin is proud to routinely feature several of Trail King’s products in our inventory, and currently has the following in stock:
Trail King TK102HG; 53′ Hydraulic Gooseneck, Tridem
Trail King TK110HDG Hydraulic detachable gooseneck trailer, Tri-Axle
Learn more about our current inventory and services by contacting Kingpin today!
The difference between high bed trailer and low bed trailer
What's the difference between a high bed trailer and a low bed trailer?
The difference between the high bed trailer and low bed trailer is mainly on the working platform and the usage. The low bed trailer is a kind of machinery transport use trailer with a much lower working platform, with a high range of 400mm to mm which is also called the lowbed trailer, lowboy trailer, machinery transport trailer, equipment transport trailer, etc. The high of the working platform for low bed trailer usually depends on the loading capacity and the equipment that will be transported. The high bed trailer that we usually said is a type of flatbed trailer. The flatbed trailer has several types too, including the 20 ft flatbed trailer, 40 ft flatbed trailer, and the extendable flatbed trailer for multi-usage.
Low Bed Trailer:
Low bed trailer has several types including normal type low bed trailer, heavy-duty low bed trailer, dual lane axle Low Bed Trailer, detachable low bed trailer, extendable type low bed trailer, modular type low bed trailer, etc. Here below, let check on these types of low bed trailers one by one.
Normal type low bed trailer:
This normal-type low bed trailer is the most popular type low bed trailer with a loading capacity from 20 - 80 tons, the low bed trailer equipped with 2-4 axles, model for 13-20 ton axels. Usually equipped with the spring ladders for the machines such as the wheel loaders, excavators, or some different types of wheeled machines transportation. The high of the working platform is various from mm to mm.
Heavy-duty type low bed trailer:
Heavy-duty low bed trailer is almost the same as the normal type low bed trailers, only comes with a higher loading capacity normally from 80 tons to 140 tons. This type of low bed trailer is a cost-effective type low bed trailer, usually used for those countries which don't have the special requirements on the axles load and the off-road working environment.
Dual lane axles low bed trailers:
The main specification for the dual-lane low bed trailer is its axles. The dual-lane axle low bed trailer equipped with the short axles, each line has two short axles with 8 sets of tires and rims. This type of low bed trailer is usually used for super heavy equipment transportation. The working platform length will be designed according to the machines that will be transported, tire covered, or exposed types.
Detachable low bed trailer:
Detachable low bed trailer is a specially designed type of low bed trailer without ladders on the rear, it's a front-loading type low bed trailer. This type of low bed trailer has a super low working platform, normally on 400mm. This design is used for super heavy equipment transportation. Normally over 100 tons. It's an oversized transportation low bed trailer with a width of mm to mm, the length is normally -mm. The detachable low bed trailer can be designed according to the customers' special requirement.
extendable low bed trailer:
The extendable low bed trailer is a kind of special low bed trailer which is designed for the oversized cargo delivery. This type of low bed trailer usually doesn't have the ladder, because it's special used for the heavy equipment transportation such as the wind tower transport. Extending low bed trailer usually has two types, it's width-extendable and length-extendable, two types. The side extending type low bed trailer is usually used for the width oversized cargo delivery, the width of the extending low bed trailer is different from mm to mm. Length extending type low bed trailer is used for the length of oversized cargo delivery. The length after extended can be up to mm. The special type is the width and length both extendable low bed trailers, usually used for wind tower transportation.
Modular trailer:
The modular trailer is a combination of all types of low bed trailers. With dual-lane axles, super low working platform, equipment transportation, module splicing, height adjustable. The only difference from the special trailer is the modular trailer can not be extended. The types of modular trailers including Nicolas type, Goldhofer type, adapted type of trailers. Different types of modular trailers have their own usage. Specially designed for oversized heavy equipment transportation, loading capacity can be up to 500 tons or more.
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High Bed Trailer:
Generally speaking, the reason that we call it the high bed trailer is its height of the working platform. The working platform is high than the low bed trailer, the height is normally on -mm, the flat type normally. The types including 20 ft high bed trailer, 40 ft high bed trailer, 45 ft high bed trailer, and length extendable type high bed trailer.
20 ft high bed trailer:
The 20 ft high bed trailer is also called a 20 ft container trailer, flatbed trailer, container transport trailer, etc. Mainly used for 20 ft container transportation, this is a most simple type high bed trailer. The 20 ft high bed trailer has 4 sets of container locks that are designed for the 20 ft container transport only.
40 ft High bed trailer：
The 40 ft high bed trailer is designed with 12 sets of container locks which is widely used for 20 and 40 ft containers transport, also used for bulk cargo delivery too. Also called the container transport trailer or normal type flatbed trailer.
Extendable high bed trailer:
The extendable flatbed trailer is a special type of flatbed trailer for over-length cargo delivery, different kinds of towers, different kinds of windmill turbine blades, different kinds of steel structures can be delivered by this type of extendable trailer, that's why we call it the extendable wind turbine transport trailers. The self-steering turntable or airbag steering axles guarantees the steering of the trailer while transported. The turntable or the airbag steering axles can reduce the turning radius as much as possible.
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A typical lowboy load configuration
A lowboy (low-loader in British English, low-bed in western Canada and South Africa or float in Australia and eastern Canada) is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers. It offers the ability to carry legal loads up to 12 ft (3.66 m) tall, which other trailers cannot. Lowboys are used to haul heavy equipment such as bulldozers and large industrial equipment.
History
The first lowboy trailer was invented in the s; it featured a riveted gooseneck and solid rubber tires. The first detachable gooseneck trailer, referred to as an RGN (Removable goose neck), was invented in .[1]
Types
The lowboy trailer comes in several types, for a wide range of tasks. Some types are:
Fixed gooseneck (FGN): allows a longer deck length and has the lightest weight. These are lower trailers than normal, with low-profile tires, usually with drop ramps in the rear to facilitate loading of equipment, but are not actually considered "lowboys". The neck is arched in such a way that, when lowered, it becomes a ramp, thus allowing the front tires of equipment to be pulled onto the deck.[2]
Fixed-neck: the neck is fixed to trailers; offers the lightest weight, but sacrifices the ability to detach and load over the front
Hydraulic detachable gooseneck (hydraulic RGN or HRGN)): fastest and easiest to detach, at the expense of weight and deck length. It is the most common and versatile of lowboy trailers; the gooseneck is detached using large hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the trailer and a small cylinder shores the neck to the truck, removing the neck so a large piece of equipment can be driven over the front onto the deck of the trailer for transport. The hydraulics can be run from the truck auxiliary or from a pony motor mounted in the neck of the trailer.[3]
Mechanically-detachable gooseneck (mechanical RGN or MRGN): while usually lighter than the hydraulic detachable gooseneck, users sacrifice ease and speed of detaching. Used for long specialty hauls.[4]
Mechanical folding gooseneck (MFGN): The deck folds down to ground level to provide a ramp for trailer loading.[5]
Features
Lowboy trailer features include:
Suspension types
Spring ride: lowest cost; however, it has a rougher ride and adds more stress to the trailer
Air-ride: smoother ride, adding to the life of the trailer frame. Air rides can also be adjusted for a higher or lower deck height.
Hydraulic suspension: an oil-filled system, allowing wide variation of axle movement
Independent suspension: a double wishbone, hydraulic suspension, which offers more stability, greater steering angle and more travel
Structural types
Main structural steel type: mill rolled beams save money; although being around 4,000–6,000 lb (1,814–2,722 kg) heavier, they also reverse camber after a few years due to the much-lower strength of the main beams.
T1 or A514 beams save weight and allow more versatile engineering of the trailer; they are cut to the highest-strength shape possible and welded together.
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