Please use our permits and escort page to view a state s max legal hauling limits.
Step deck height limit.
Also known as a single drop trailer the step deck flatbed has a lowered deck.
The standard height allowed for a step deck is 11.
Step deck legal shipment height.
But the rule of thumb is 6 of clearance.
8 feet 6 inches deck height.
This makes 10 6 the normal height restriction on the step deck.
A deck s stairway should be carefully planned so that all the stair rises the vertical height of the steps and all the tread depths the horizontal length of the step runs are equal.
Step or drop height the step or drop of the trailer is the transition height from the upper deck at the front to the lower deck.
60 inch top deck and 42 inch bottom deck weight capacity.
The most important difference between a standard flatbed and a step deck is that it allows greater height.
Deck guardrail height.
This step is about 1 6 1 9 high.
Upper deck and lower deck that drops down after clearing the tractor unit.
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Height 8 5 feet 102 step deck trailer.
The next graphic shows the legal hauling dimensions for a step deck trailer but these can also vary by equipment and by states in which you re hauling.
If the bottom or top step is noticeably different in height or length from the other stairs it will be a tripping hazard.
This allows the step deck to haul loads that are too tall to be transported with a conventional flatbed trailer and still require a 30 to 42.
Deck guardrails guards should rise to at least 36 inches above the residential deck level.
That keeps us close to the ideal or desired step height.
Step deck trailer or drop deck trailer is an open type of trailer with two deck levels.
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Generally step deck trailers can haul taller loads than flatbed trailers and often have ramps for unloading.
Commercial deck guardrails such as those found at restaurants bars and at multifamily homes such as apartments or condos are required to be 42 inches high minimum.
48 to 53 feet top deck is 11 feet long width.
Four risers or steps randy and as we calculate the riser height as 29 4 we get each step rise height as 7 1 4 tall.
In this video i go into more detail and further explain the step deck trailer dimensions.
