Boasting an industry-best tare weight, Extreme Trailers LLC recently introduced its 7,200-pound, all-aluminum, patent-pending X-Lite flatbed trailer. The X-Lite represents a 1,600-pound differential when compared with others of its kind, according to the company, which manufacturers of commercial flatbed, drop deck, and dump semitrailers.
The product also features lengths of up to 93 ft., widths of 96 in. and 102 in., and a concentrated load rating from 55,000 lbs. to 75,000 lbs. in a four foot area. The trailer's low deck height and patent-pending crush-resistant (CRT) decking technology is 35-50% stronger than typical flatbeds, the company notes.
What this means for customers, commented Smith, is that they can carry heavier payloads without incurring extra fuel usage or extra wear-and-tear on tires thus maximizing their own profits .