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What's the point of a 14ft high dry van

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Oa707, Oct 8, 2022.

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  1. Oct 8, 2022 #1
    Oa707

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    I purchased a 53 ft dry van about a year ago, and just recently found out it's 14 ft high vs the regular 13"6. I think it's crazy i didnt know about it during purchase but anyways here I am. I run i5 so not too worried about hitting bridges but I am just extremely curious what's the point of it. Thanks
     
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  3. Oct 8, 2022 #2
    buddyd157

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    i dunno...but that thing wouldn't fly well here in New England..!!!!
     
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  4. Oct 8, 2022 #3
    Brettj3876

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    I run 13"9 all over the northeast for the last 3 years and never had in issue.
     
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  5. Oct 8, 2022 #4
    Brettj3876

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    But that's because of tall 24.5s.

    Op do you have a higher than normal 5th wheel?
     
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    buddyd157

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    whatever
     
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  8. Oct 8, 2022 #6
    Oa707

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    No my fifth wheel is standard, but the actual measurements, it's classified as 14 ft. It's a 2012 utility 53 ft food grade plated dry van.
     
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    Brettj3876

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    Thank you
     
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  10. Oct 8, 2022 #8
    Brettj3876

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    Ahh ok. Out west from what I've heard that's actually a common height
     
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  11. Oct 8, 2022 #9
    Oa707

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    Yeah Ive heard that before I'm curious as to why though? Like what is being hauled that needs the extra height? It's just a curiosity lol
     
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  12. Oct 8, 2022 #10
    Long FLD

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    Hauling empty cans and stuff they can get an extra row on each pallet. A lot of the fleets with a west coast presence will have 14ft trailers floating around and will cube them out on dedicated accounts if the product can be packaged differently than a 13’6” trailer.
     
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    ZVar

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    Kind of like why drop deck vans are very common in automotive work. The trailer gets filled up way before it gets overweight.
     
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