Guide to Industrial Trailers

Heavy-duty trailers are the transportation lifelines of your business

By Denise Brown

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Move materials in your warehouse with industrial trucks

Smaller industrial trucks work with forklifts and other small tractors to move goods in your warehouse. An industrial utility trailer can have any number of configurations, from a flat bed to multiple shelves or layers.

I recommend: Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co. has a large variety of utility industrial trailers in their inventory. Material Handling Specialists, Inc. also offers a wide selection of utility industrial trailers. In addition, they custom manufacture industrial trailers to your specifications.

Pick the right size truck trailers for your business

From cargo trailers that pull behind a pickup truck to semi-trailers, it's a matter of your size preference. Determine what you need to haul, then find the right industrial trailer for the job.

I recommend: Internet Trailer offers a number of pull-type industrial trailers. You can choose between bumper-hitch trailers and fifth-wheel trailers. AT&S offers industrial trailers at the other end of the spectrum, models that tow behind semi trucks.

Find the right specialty industrial trailer for your needs

If you haul special items that don't fit into a box or ride on a flatbed trailer, you need to find industrial trailer distributors that cater to your needs. Other specialty manufacturers offer products to make it easier to load and unload your products.

I recommend: Duo Lift offers reel industrial trailers that make it possible to carry reels of wire or other items. Econoline Trailers, Inc. makes tilt industrial trailers that make it easier to load and unload your cargo.

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Commercial trailers have a number of floor options for you to consider as you purchase them. Some models have wooden plank flooring. Others offer open metal mesh flooring. Another option is solid metal. Factor in the weight of each flooring option as you consider which size and model industrial trailer to purchase.