Best Flatbed Trailer To Buy New
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Welcome, most folks here are company drivers and pull what their company provides. I’m one of a few O/O’s on here.
The ck90 is a really nice trailer. If I was buying a new one that would be my choice. Unless you go to a super beam or 3 axle step deck they should have a 60k rating.
I have a 2012 great dane 48’ and it has been a great trailer. They will last for along time if it’s taken care of.
I have a 389 Peterbilt and max out at 48k of product weight. So you should be ok there.
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Hi everyone I am an owner opp driving with open decks around. Mostly flatbeds. I am about to buy a new 53 foot all aluminum rear sliding axle flatbed trailer because my rental 2019 great dane freedom lt starts problems with suspension. I made my search and I see reviews are mixed and I can not come to a conclusion I am otr since 2019 I drive with reitnouer bigger bubba then I had fontaine revolution and now I have a great dane freedom LT. Generally all was the same. Because the longest I keep a trailer was around two years. Now I need something to withstand 10 years :) If there is one… I hear good reviews about Mac, Reitnouer and Great Dane. Some say East, all so confusing. I need an aluminum trailer because my truck is volvo and it is heavy. I scaled 21800lbs bobtail with 300 gallons of fuel topped up I checked the market and found some new Wabash with 52k lbs beam rating with great price and they are around 9650lbs When I gone to see the trailers they looked cheap to me. Material feels weak. Maybe it it new technology but I had that feeling Mac and Great dane trailers are $10k expensive than Wabash but also they have 60k lbs beam rating and they feel better Only Reitnouer new I found was CK90 models around same prices and they are not so welcomed by some drivers As you see I am lost and I need your valuable thoughts. I carry max 48000lbs loads I need the lightest and most durable I carry 45k coils sometimes and 48k lumber and etc I will be glad if we come to a conclusion about which is the best flatbed to buy
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.