If you work with heavy equipment, there’s a good chance you’ll run into a lowboy trailer. These trailer types are extremely common within the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry industries. Choosing the correct model type maximizes the use you get from your trailer.
How to Pick the Right Lowboy Trailer?
Lowboy trailers are specialized trailers often used to haul heavy equipment and oversized loads. Common loads this type of trailer carries include dozers, excavators, cranes, and agricultural and forestry equipment. These equipment types come in a variety of configurations, including removable gooseneck (RGN), fixed gooseneck, and double-drop models.
With such an assortment of options, determining which type of lowboy trailer is best for your needs can often be a challenge. Evaluate these factors when considering which trailer is right for you:
- Tonnage capacity: Knowing the total weight of the cargo you plan to transport helps you ensure that your new trailer can safely haul the load.
- Trailer specifications: Lowboy trailers vary in length, deck height, and axle configuration, so it’s essential to know what specifications your application demands.
- Length and space requirements: Depending on the model, standard deck lengths range from 26 to 30 feet. Custom deck lengths can be made to suit your hauling needs.
- Budget: Analyze your budget to determine how much you can comfortably afford, taking into account maintenance and ownership expenses.
- Compatibility: Before making a choice, evaluate your towing vehicle’s weight capacity and axle configuration to ensure you can haul your loads effectively.
Lowboys vary in the amount they can safely and effectively haul, ranging from 50,000 to over 150,000 pounds depending on the number of axles and configuration. Other considerations include equipment size and weight, state weight limits, load distribution, maneuverability in tight spaces, and overall transporting needs.
Load King has been a part of the Custom Truck One Source family for decades and is committed to producing customized trailer solutions to help professionals effectively address their applications.
Why Does Deck Height Matter?
Lowboy trailers are known for their lower deck height. Lower profile decks make loading and unloading cargo much easier and ensure loads maintain a low center of gravity to increase stability during transport. Many states have load height restrictions, so finding the right deck height will ensure you remain compliant with DOT restrictions.
Typical Deck Heights
Standard loaded deck heights for lowboys are 18” and 24” with 6” and 8” ground clearance. Load Kings’ standard lowboy decks are a 4-beam design with 12” cross member spacing in the outer bays to help with short, concentrated loads.
Load King Customization Options and Other Considerations
When selecting your trailer, several options are available to tailor your equipment to your hauling applications further:
- Hydraulic ramps: Facilitate easier loading and unloading of heavy equipment on rigid next trailer.
- Detachable goosenecks: Gain the flexibility of lower load angle and transport higher and wider equipment.
- Axle configurations: Tandem, tridem, and multi-axle options offer performance advantages based on your load’s weight and balance.
- Tire types: Selecting the right tires for your trailer significantly impacts stability and adaptability to diverse terrain for safer hauling.
Purchase Your Lowboy Trailer With Custom Truck One Source
Ready to find the perfect lowboy trailer for your heavy-haul needs? Whether you’re in construction, agriculture, or another industry, Custom Truck’s lineup of Load King lowboy trailers offers the durability and customization you need. Explore our wide selection of trailer inventory today and speak with one of our experts to get the ideal solution tailored to your specific job requirements!
