Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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GEAR GUIDE 68 | Overdrive | September 2015 Curtainside fl atbed Mac's Lo-Pro Elite Trailer fl atbed is engineered for added capacity for general building materials, pipe and palleted general freight loads with capacities of 40,000 pounds in 4 feet, 43,000 pounds in 10 feet, 45,000 pounds in 20 feet, 50,000 pounds in 30 feet and 70,000 pounds in 53 feet. The trailer has an empty weight of 9,840 pounds on a base measuring 53 feet long by 102 inches wide – no pockets, spools or rub band – and is set up for Sliding Systems' alumi- num curtainside kit that weighs 2,440 pounds. Available axles include a 122-inch spread tandem, fi xed closed tandem, closed tandem slider and front or rear slider. Mac Trailer, mactrailer.com Drive retread Bridgestone Commercial's Bandag B760 FuelTech drive retread is designed for tandem axle tractors in truckload and less-than-truckload applications. The retread features an opti- mized groove width designed to combat stone retention and re- sist drilling for increased casing life; a highly-siped tread design for added traction on wet and dry surfaces; tie bars engineered to control tread block movement for long even wear; and multiple gripping edges that promote traction. The retread is available in four sizes, 210 mm through 240 mm. Bridgestone Bandag, bandag.com