The Different Types of Trucks (Lots of Pictures)

Does anyone still use drop frame trailers (I think that's what they are called). Many moons ago when I was a pre loader at ups we had pup trailers that had a roller line built into the floor and you would unload the truck then the floor would lift up on both sides of the roller line and there was a lower level to unload. I haven't seen one since those days about 21ish years ago. They were a ton of fun to unload, you would be in the bottom part and the clip would let go on the floor section it was holding up and it would fall on you lol. They also had air operated landing gear if I remember correctly and that was super problematic.

 

Frito lay has some, not sure what specifically they use them for though.

But speaking of UPS and weird trailers, have you ever seen or heard of a UPS trailer will smaller roll up doors along the side? I see one occasionally pass on the other side of the highway and always wonder what it’s for. It almost looks like you could back a few package cars up to those side doors.

 

A quick Google shows that they're air freight trailers.

 

Correct they are air trailers

 

As the others have said they have air cans in them, I used to drag one. There are also 26' straight trucks with side doors that hold two air cans for late shuttles.

 

And what dock do they ever hit other than the FS company's? Build your facility around your equipment, maybe?

 

First dock that comes to my mind are the 3rd party cafeterias (Sodexo/Aramark/Compass type setups) inside corporate buildings that do utilize loading docks.