40 Tons Low Bed Trailer

A lowboy is a semi trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels.

If you are moving any form of large goods, you need to use the right trailer. Trailers are not a one size fits all unit. At any one moment, there are numerous types of trailers navigating roads all over the world. Different trailer types are built to fulfill different purposes. There is one type of trailer you have likely seen hauling construction equipment and industrial machinery–the lowboy trailer. It is one of the most versatile

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.

A two-axle lowboy trailer's maximum weight is 40,000 pounds but can be increased to as much as 80,000 pounds depending on the number of axles. A 25-ton lowboy trailer can ship over 50,000 pounds while a 35-ton trailer can move more than 70,000 pounds. The most common truck and lowboy trailer configuration will have a tri-axle semi-trailer truck.

Lowboy trailers can carry not just heavy cargo but over-width loads. Heavy industrial and construction equipment is often unusually wide. A trucking company that handles a wide range of cargo does not need several different types of trailers. Lowboy trailers can handle almost any type of cargo as long as it falls within their carrying capacity.