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Please click here return to the TNT Home Page Search for Flat Beds Enter your search criteria and press the Search button below. (# of units per page.) $13,750LocationPELL CITY, AB2006 Utility FLATBEDUnit#478420TypeFlatbedPrice $13,750LocationAKRON, OH2006 Freightliner M2-106Unit#0349733TypeFlatbedPrice $20,000LocationPueblo, CO 2006 Freightliner M2-106Unit#0349731TypeFlatbedPrice Newly Listed Flat Beds $13,750, AB2006 Utility FLATBED, $13,750, OH2006 Freightliner M2-106, $20,000, CO 2006 Freightliner M2-106, $20,000, CO 2007 Great Dane FLATBED, $15,250, NC2008 Utility FLATBED, $16,750, CA2008 EAST 48 x 102 BST, $24,900, IL2008 Great Dane FLATBED, $16,750, OH2007 Nuvan SOFTSIDE, $13,750, MS2007 Nuvan SOFTSIDE,Question:We bought a used utility trailer. Former owner never registered it. We can find the model number and other pertinent information on the otngue....but no VIN number.

Is the model number and the VIN number the same?asked by: Joan SExpert Reply:Usually commercial trailer manufacturers will indicate the unique vehicle identification number (VIN) on the same plaque that carries their brand name, model number information and the trailer specifications. The model number of the trailer is not the same as the VIN number; the same model number may be used on multiple trailers but a VIN number is unique and individual to each one produced.If you cannot find the VIN on the trailer tongue you can check for plaques on other parts of the trailer. It may even be stamped into the frame. Perhaps you can find some helping hands to assist you in moving the trailer around to check its underside (especially near the axle and on the primary frame members) for any additional markings or labels. It could be that the original owner did not register the trailer due to the absence of the VIN number. If the model number information you found was on the trailer coupler, rather than on the trailer frame itself, it may be that the coupler was commercially manufactured and added to the trailer by an individual who may have fabricated it.

If the trailer has a manufacturer/brand name on it, and if you can provide this along with the model number you found, I will be glad to try to contact the manufacturer for you to find out where the VIN should appear.welding curtains nsnIn cases of trailers that have no VIN, your local state police or highway patrol can assign a VIN number for you.jazz curtains damsonAsk The Experts a Question >>Product Page this Question was Asked From(Accessories and PartsStraight Tongue Trailer CouplerCoupler Repair KitLatch Repair KitCurtmore information >argos burnt orange curtains >> Product(s) from Supplier(s)green jakarta lined eyelet curtains

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Trailer manufacturers occasionally tout long-life packages. Last March at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Dorsey talked about a 10-year warranty for its Lifeguard 5000 refrigerated van. Vanguard's vans use only galvanized steel in key areas, including landing gear, rear door frames and underride guards. At the ConExpo construction show, several builders showed trailers whose underside components were of galvanized steel. Manac offers a package of galvanized components on dump and flatbed trailers for about $800 - cheap insurance against corrosion. Corrosion damage has become a major subject of discussion at meetings of the American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council. Out of the resulting sessions come advice for coping with it. In short, vehicles can be built with special materials and treatments to resist corrosion, and to stand up to misuse by careless workers. But fleets can't afford to buy all of them.However, there are reasonably priced options that add years of life to any trailer.

Some items have to be fought for as part of the ordering process. Thoughtful analysis of the equipment problems that come from any hauling operation show what deteriorates and breaks, and the specifications for the next batch of vehicles can be created accordingly. We talked to two TMC regulars about what they're doing to their trailers to make them live longer.Preventing corrosion"First, we use all LED lights and sealed wiring harnesses," said Roy Gambrell, current general chairman of TMC and director of maintenance for Truck It, a small fleet in Cottontown, Tenn. "And the harnesses are in sections. That way if one part gets damaged, you can replace it in sections rather than try to replace the whole harness."Once corrosion gets into the harness, I'll guarantee that in less than 90 days after you've repaired it you'll have it in [the shop] again. Electricity has a wicking effect on copper that draws corrosion in. If we used silver that wouldn't be a problem, but we can't afford that."

Truck It's steel flatbeds tend to haul heavy loads, such as large generator sets and locomotive diesels. He believes aluminum wouldn't hold up. Because steel corrodes easily, he specs specially treated parts where possible. For example, the upper coupler is dipped in an undercoating substance before assembly.At Gambrell's direction, Fontaine, which built his last group of trailers, installed galvanized steel crossmembers instead of painted steel. Gladhands were zinc-coated during the casting process. Main rails and certain other steel parts got a zinc chromate coating before priming and painting. "If they're damaged, you can sand into this and then repaint," he said of the zinc chromate. And though he believes in hot-dip galvanizing and would order the trailer's entire rear end in galvanized steel, Gambrell notes that sanding and welding can damage its zinc layer and render it open to rusting. Some trailer builders are not set up to include certain anti-corrosion processes, or prefer to use methods that the buyer might not agree with.

"You have to push for it," he said, "and as small as we are now (down to five trailers and three tractors since the recession), I'd probably have to attach our order onto someone else's to get what we want." This tactic works well if a fleet manager is in touch with others in the trucking community, like Gambrell is through TMC. Sometimes the trailer manufacturer will tell the manager about another order that's similar to what he wants, and be willing to consolidate the two. Service life and cost are of course related. "Before all these corrosion elements came in, we could run them 15 years," he said. "Now, they'll go only three years unless you do something. The difference is $1,800 per trailer versus a plain Jane trailer for $20,000 or $21,000, and you'll probably get four to five years extra life out of it, or 10 years total." 15-year specsDry freight carrier PAM Transport, Tontitown, Ark., had its van trailers on a 10-year trade cycle, but Carl Tapp, who recently retired as vice president, maintenance, has been pushing that to 15 years."

We can't buy trailers all the time because we have a serviceable trailer that we spec'd right, and maintained well, and now, after 10 years, it should be worth more than $1,000 as a storage trailer," Tapp explained. "And trailers have gone from $14,000 10 years ago to $26,000 now. So when we order something, we need to be sure that it will hold up much longer."Tapp shared some of the build specs for a group of 53-by-102.3 vans from Hyundai Translead, whose sales and engineering people are "very accommodating" and will build in things other manufacturers cannot or will not do, he said. The long-life items on the list combat abuse and normal wear as well as corrosion. He didn't have cost figures, but said careful spec'ing doesn't add a lot of money but does add life:* Phillips nose box for the 7-way electrical connector, with 20-amp circuit breakers and threaded studs for ring terminals on the wiring harness to secure wiring connections. "When going down the road, the connections can vibrate loose, but won't if you use studs and nuts instead of push-on connectors."

* Oak hardwood, 1-3/8-inch dimensional (actual) instead of nominal, from Havco. "It's got the best warranty, and is pretty much a lifetime floor."* Rear impact guard assembled with cadmium-plated bolts and built to the stronger Canadian spec. This is standard on all Hyundai trailers but has to be requested from other builders, Tapp said. An extra K-brace in the center strengthens the guard if it's not released by a dock lock and the trailer is moved forward. * Roof panels of aluminum (instead of plastic, which tend to crack). "In monocoque construction, the roof is a big part of the trailer's strength."* Side liners of full-height recycled plastic panels (rather than plywood). "They don't snag the freight, stay clean, and we're helping the environment using recycled material," Tapp said. "They're easy to replace, but we've rarely had to replace one, unless the trailer had been wrecked."* Side scuff liner of laminated hardwood ("It lasts better than anything"), 12 inches high along the floor, to bear up against moving pallets.

* Forward scuff liner of 7-gauge steel, 12 inches high, welded to the upper coupler, to withstand forklift battering.* SAF Holland landing gear with greaseless gearing, which has a 10-year warranty.* Stemco Platinum Performance Plus wheel-end package for durability. * Meritor Tire Inflation System by P.S.I. to extend the lives of tires. * Truck-Lite LED lamps ("LEDs last a long time and don't draw much current") and Truck-Lite harness ("Get the lights and harness from the same manufacturer and there's extra warranty"). Lights have lock rings and stainless steel rivets to prevent theft. "Try to drill a stainless steel rivet out," Tapp chuckled.* Meritor Q+ brakes. "They have a wider, longer-life shoe."* License plate mounted inside a rear wing-plate bracket so it can't be hit, with a white LED license-plate light. The white LED is a recent addition to Truck-Lite's fixtures, and is a bright way to end the list. /trailer-talk.From the November 2011 issue of HDT. Truck-Lite Releases New 4-inch Combination Lamp