Individual planks come in a range of sizes from 3 ft to 13 ft.
Semi trailer floor corrosion.
When building out your trailer it s very important to know the right thickness for safety.
Urine that sits under the mats for weeks at a time is detrimental to the structure of an aluminum floor.
Plus there are many benefits to using aluminum diamond plates for trailer flooring.
It is common for manufacturers to undercoat the laminated truck body floor with a wax or polyurethane coating.
Over the past 50 years ohc has been providing revolutionary products that have changed the way trailer owners look at platform flatbed trailer flooring.
A laminated apitong floor is designed exlusively for use in truck body applications and dry vans and should never be left exposed to the weather.
Semi trailers are designed to transport cargo and materials with the help of a heavy duty towing machine such as a tractor or a semi truck.
Ohc has been supplying the transportation industry since 1967 and is the largest north american supplier of apitong keruing.
The evolution of trailer flooring.
With aluminum diamond plates they offer the perfect balance of durability and aesthetics.
Flooring for trailers should be anti slip reliable and durable.
In the used trailers i see the rotting generally occurs in the middle of the trailer floor.
While most heavy hauling trailers can handle everything from steel products to small construction equipment special designs are needed to safely transport cargo that s uniquely large tall.
We stock 1 1 8 and 1 5 16 shiplap 1x3 and 1x6 tie down slats scuff laminated truck flooring for dry vans and van bodies 6 4x8 2x8 2x12 and 3x12 in rough apitong hardwood.
When a trailer is not kept clean enough the acid in urine corrodes the aluminum resulting in pitting white flakes and eventually holes.
The standard is provided below but to oversimplify the statute in the cfr a trailer floor needs to be well constructed with no holes tight enough to minimize the ability of gases and fire to permeate it provide some traction and kept reasonably clean by the trailer owner.
The legal requirement for trailer flooring in the code of federal regulations cfr is not a difficult standard to meet.
Press brake bend.
Diamond pattern stainless steel door skin door skin is easy to clean and resists corrosion while the high gloss quilted design presents a unique appearance and reduces glare to following vehicles.
Corrosion resistant and easy to clean it increases resale value and extends trailer life.
This is wood that was pulled up from a semi trailer floor each size of plank is 12 inches wide and 1 or 1 25 inches thick.
Laminated truck trailer flooring should never be used on a flatbed trailer.
We ship over 35 000 pounds every day and offer a huge variety of material types shapes and fabrication hardware as well as the following processing services.
