Step deck trailer or drop deck trailer is an open type of trailer with two deck levels.
Step deck trailer height from ground.
This step is about 1 6 1 9 high.
60 inch top deck and 42 inch bottom deck weight capacity.
Also known as a single drop trailer the step deck flatbed has a lowered deck.
43 000 lbs why use it.
Commodity height the advantage of a step deck over a flatbed trailer is that the commodity height of a step deck can legally haul heights of 10 and sometimes more.
Generally step deck trailers can haul taller loads than flatbed trailers and often have ramps for unloading.
48 to 53 feet top deck is 11 feet long width.
8 feet 6 inches deck height.
A typical flatbed trailer is 5 feet above the ground meaning freight cannot exceed 8 feet 6 inches in height.
This first graphic explains the step deck trailer dimensions.
Using a double drop trailer or what some call a lowboy you can increase that max height up to 11 6.
Step deck trailers typically have a lower deck height of 3 feet 6 inches meaning freight cannot exceed 10 feet in height.
This allows the step deck to haul loads that are too tall to be transported with a conventional flatbed trailer and still require a 30 to 42.
The next graphic shows the legal hauling dimensions for a step deck trailer but these can also vary by equipment and by states in which you re hauling.
Upper deck and lower deck that drops down after clearing the tractor unit.
Step or drop height the step or drop of the trailer is the transition height from the upper deck at the front to the lower deck.
This is up over the 8 6 maximum height on a standard flatbed.
It s important to point out that a step deck s trailer dimensions can vary on factors like make and model tire sizes etc.