Split Compartment Trailers - Do They Exist?

At the unload points, do they verify the seals? Or just tell you to break em & back in?

 

if the carrier has any way of pulling doubles that would be one way

i know when i worked for roadway (YRC) they had a service they offered, cant remember what its called, where your freight was completely separated on the trailer from the rest of the freight....bulkheads were built with plywood and load bars.....

of course theres no way to seal it this way, but its a thought

 

You could seal the load bars to the E-track and also to the bulkhead

 

Years ago we used to haul new clothing from the garment district in NYC-back south(ran produce north)
had a pretty good deal with K-Mart back then--would do as many as 10 stores on one load--they would load(boxes and hanging clothing)for each store--then put up 2 sheets of thin plywood--held up with load locks--right the store that was in the next section on the wood--and duck tape a seal to the wood with the seal number written on the wood--they also put the seal numbers on each B/L plus the master manifest--and reuire signature's along with initials--on their B/L's--stating who sealed at previous stop--who broke seal--and comments about the integrity of bulkhead walls--you were also required to be there when truck was loaded and verify along with shipping supervisor all piece counts--worked very well!

 

The only split trailer I've pulled was a reefer. It had a refridgeration unit in the front and back so each half could be set at different temps. The front half was loaded with a side door and the rear through the normal rear doors. The inner wall was fixed so each door could have a different seal. I have seen some with moveable walls, load the front, put the wall in and then load the rear.

 

Well you wouldnt even have to have one fabricated. Just find a trailer with a low E-track and high E-track, or have them installed, two load bars, two sheets of plywood, some eye bolts an cable seals and your good to go. Or even easier. low and high E-tracks, and instead of load bars, attach the little load bar hook em up thingimajigs to the plywood, and then some cable seals. Lots of inexpensive ways to do it.