Please use our permits and escort page to view a state s max legal hauling limits.
Step deck height limit.
Deck guardrail height.
Step deck trailer or drop deck trailer is an open type of trailer with two deck levels.
The most important difference between a standard flatbed and a step deck is that it allows greater height.
Step deck legal shipment height.
In this video i go into more detail and further explain the step deck trailer dimensions.
This step is about 1 6 1 9 high.
Generally step deck trailers can haul taller loads than flatbed trailers and often have ramps for unloading.
This is a minimum required height for residential structure higher guards are acceptable.
On 2020 06 20 by mod.
That keeps us close to the ideal or desired step height.
Upper deck and lower deck that drops down after clearing the tractor unit.
43 000 lbs why use it.
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.
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.
8 feet 6 inches deck height.
60 inch top deck and 42 inch bottom deck weight capacity.
But the rule of thumb is 6 of clearance.
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.
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.
On 2020 09 02 by randy anderson how many steps would you have to have for a 29 inch high porch.
48 to 53 feet top deck is 11 feet long width.
Commodity height the advantage of a step deck over a flatbed trailer is that the commodity height of a step deck can legally haul heights of 10 and sometimes more.
Deck guardrails guards should rise to at least 36 inches above the residential deck level.
This makes 10 6 the normal height restriction on the step deck.
Height 8 5 feet 102 step deck trailer.
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.
