Why are Flatbeds arched?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Freebird135, Aug 4, 2009.
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So that when you load them they are flat and not swaybacked.
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Also when I hauled steel we would have our trailers ordered with a extra high arch or re-arch them if the trailer was worth enough. This high arch served a very good purpose to us with sidekits...it helped hide how heavy we were. We could take a old all steel Transcraft flat and arch the heck out of it with heat and steel strapping. Once this was done we could easily load a 60,000 lbs. single coil on it and still look like the trailer was empty. I would hate to guess how many overweight tickets my Reitinour trailer got me out of.
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The arch actually lets the trailer flex when fully loaded so that it won't break in half when you put a heavy load in the middle of it and go down a rough road.
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The other day I was headed home throught MS and at one of the Pilots on
I55 there was a J H Walker flatbed with a coil on it that had broke.
The middle passenger side of the trailer was touching the ground, but the coil
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