What Kind of Cargo Can You Haul in a Curtainsider?

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Curtainside trailers are getting quite a bit of traction here in the U. S. market as more owner/operators and trucking company fleet managers become aware of the many significant benefits these types of rigs have to offer. Curtainsiders are built for maximizing productivity, saving companies both time and money. And as more private fleets and for-hire fleets discover the facts, more are making the move to go with the curtainside concept.

With curtainsides, you get the flexibility of a flatbed when it comes to easy and quick loading and unloading from the sides and back of the trailer, yet you're also able to protect your cargo as you would in a van or box trailer. Man hours are also saved, as delays for dock access are gone because of the capability of loading and off-loading anywhere and at any time.

What Can You Carry?

We've often been asked, what type of cargo can be hauled in a curtainsider? The short answer is that you can haul just about anything. While used extensively for transporting such cargoes as lumber, machinery, pipe, steel and iron (items commonly carried on flatbed trailers) the enclosed environment provided by the curtainsides also makes it possible to haul fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs, which is commonly done on the west coast. Protection from wind damage (which can cause dehydration) and from rain damage makes the use of a curtainsider appropriate for most goods.

As with flatbeds, the load you're hauling on your curtainside trailer can be safely secured to the trailer deck. The curtains themselves are then closed and secured. This will prevent the load from shifting while it's being driven down the road.

A big advantage of using curtainsiders will become immediately evident if you have a customer that requires rear dock loading at one facility but needs side unloading at another. The only efficient way to handle this type of situation is to use a curtainside trailer.

One Additional Advantage

Mobile billboards are becoming an increasingly popular method for companies to advertise their brand names, products, and services. You see it all the time in cities where buses and taxicabs are utilized not just for transportation but for advertising as well.

The large, flat, wide-open space provided by curtainside trailers makes mobile advertising on these surfaces a no-brainer. Some of the graphic images being used in this way are truly amazing. Some even look like bold works of art. A truck hauling produce, for example, accompanied by a big, bright, colorful photo of fruits and vegetables and smiling people enjoying these foods can make a powerful statement to those seeing it go by on the highway. A picture is still worth a thousand words and a well-conceived graphic representation placed on a curtainside trailer can convey a potent message regarding your company and its products.

The list of items currently being hauled in curtainside trailers is exhaustive and, perhaps, too long to list completely. The following is a small sampling:

• Building Materials &#; Doors, windows, lumber, laminates, moldings, siding, insulation, roofing, bricks, tile, and other construction items

• Industrial &#; Automotive components, automobiles, aircraft and aerospace components, defense equipment, munitions, artillery, ventilation equipment and chemicals

• General Cargoes &#; Agricultural equipment, foodstuffs, feed, seeds, airfreight, paper products, nursery items and more

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A curtainside trailer will never be confused with a conventional box van or flatbed&#;not by freight managers or drivers at shipping companies that invest in curtainside solutions, nor by the shippers they serve. After achieving dominance in the Euro market (curtainsides are now the best-selling new freight trailer in the UK) the curtainside revolution spread across the Atlantic. Here are three unique features that illustrate why the U.S. market has been quick to embrace the benefits of curtainsides.

Freight Flexibility

Want flatbed load/unload convenience along with the capacity to accept odd-shaped or non-standard freight? Need shelter from the elements and the security of a box van for sensitive cargo? It&#;s not an &#;either/or&#; issue anymore. A curtainside allows you to handle whatever freight challenges your daily schedule throws at you. With the flexibility to exploit flatbed-style access on three sides without the need for a loading dock, as well as the enclosure provided by heavy, retractable PVC curtains, a curtainside quickly morphs to match today's changing load demands. You&#;ll also be free to say &#;Yes&#; to back-haul opportunities, as well as incorporate multiple loads in a single trailer without being limited by first on/last off loading.

Tarp-less Transport

Good drivers are hard to find and, today, even harder to keep. The skills of professional drivers are most efficiently utilized on the road&#;not beside the road, heaving a heavy tarp over a conventional flatbed load. The extra hour that tarping typically adds to every stop along a route is a drain on both time and labor resources. Curtainsides keep drivers and deliveries moving from point-to-point by eliminating the outmoded requirement to tarp loads to keep cargo safe from the elements. After quick loading from three accessible sides, then rapidly strapping the load to attachment points, a driver pulls the retractable curtain and is on the road again, where both he&#;and your customer&#;s shipment&#;belong. Stop paying for downtime and get back to profitability with a curtainside.

Easy Entry Level

You may not be ready to invest in an all-new curtainside trailer custom-built to your specifications. The good news is, you don&#;t have to wait to start benefiting from superior design and engineering. Curtainsides are available as a conversion to any existing flatbed platform you may already own. If you&#;ve got a flatbed taking up parking space in your fleet&#;instead of generating profits on the road&#;get it back into motion by adding a Roland curtainside conversion. The kit includes all the structural components and fittings required to convert any idle flatbed to an efficient curtainside you can dispatch every day to handle any freight. The upgrade can be completed at a Roland facility or handled by your own crew. Your one-trick flatbed becomes a multipurpose workhorse ready for the road in only about three days. Because a curtainside conversion only adds about 2,200 pounds to your total weight, the impact on efficiency is minimal while the expanded opportunities are maximized. It&#;s the quickest, most economical route to the benefits of curtainsiding.

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