Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

In addition to your other discussion with Razororange, we call those Curtainside trailers, like this one. They tend to be used for more local loads that need securing, but like the conestogas, they are an option. It adds flexibility, but the main use is quick load/unload in local routes to remove the tarping time, but to also protect the cargo and make it easy for the driver to just 'un-curtain' the necessary area, rather than having to uncover the whole load like a conestoga which means it can better protect from overhead rain during load/unload by a customer/shipper.

 

Yes, we call them curtainsiders too, perhaps my memory is playing tricks with me because I have long been away from the UK scene and quite a long time from the driving scene altogether. But the only reason I can think of why they should be only for short journeys is if you are away from home (and contract loads) for longer, a tall trailer is a waste on a low load.

On reflection, I think that perhaps the term Tautliner is, like Hoover, a generic term for a registered trade name.

 

Shining bright.

 

Nice load, but I might be heavy.

 

Then something went boom.

 

You’re missing a whole axle.

 

Yeah. Those posts were greener than they expected.

 

I just sprayed all the salt and road grime off my truck then this. Back to salt on the roads. Got to love New England.

 

What is this New England you speak of? That’s some sort of island, right?