Live-Floor Trailers handle extreme duty hauling.
Press Release Summary:
THINWALL(TM) V-Floor Trailers combine light weight of aluminum body construction with self-unloading and safety of solid steel KEITH WALKING FLOOR® V-Floor(TM) system. At 48 ft long, trailers offer payload capacity up to 130 cubic yards. Applications include scrap metal, construction, demolition, and aggregate hauling.
Original Press Release:
Titan Unveils Industry's First Aluminum Body Live-Floor Trailer for Extreme Duty Hauling
Louisville, KY: At the Mid-America Trucking Show running here from March 25 to March 27, Titan Trailers Inc. introduced the world's first high-capacity aluminum body self-unloading trailer specifically designed for extreme-duty applications.
Targeting businesses such as scrap metal, construction & demolition and aggregate hauling, Titan unveiled two THINWALL(TM) demonstration trailers featuring the KEITH® steel V-Floor(TM) unloading system from KEITH Mfg. Co.
The new THINWALL V-Floor trailer combines the capacity, durability and light weight of Titan aluminum body construction with the self-unloading efficiency and safety of a solid steel KEITH WALKING FLOOR® V-Floor(TM) system.
According to Titan President Mike Kloepfer, the new trailer is Titan's response to increased demands for higher efficiency and improved safety in extreme duty applications. "The THINWALL trailer has become the preferred choice for many applications that demand maximum capacity and low lifecycle costs. With the new V-Floor system, we can now extend the benefits of THINWALL to customers who need the extra strength of a steel live floor."
Many of these applications are met traditionally by steel-body dump trailers and flatdecks. However, dump bodies generally reach their practical payload limit around 50 cubic yards and can have problems handling off-balance loads on uneven work sites. A 48-ft Titan trailer, meanwhile, offers more than double the payload capacity - up to 130 cubic yards - while the KEITH V-Floor system ensures that the trailer maintains a sure footing while it walks off the load. Since the Titan trailer has a covered top, it also offers a viable alternative for truckers who haul crushed cars through states that restrict them from using open-top or flat-deck trailers.
KEITH Mfg. Co. first developed steel V-Floor systems for stationary installations in recycling yards. KEITH's Bob Moore said the company has been eyeing aggregate and C&D markets for a number of years. "Then we got inquiries from waste management
operations who had to start covering their landfills every day. They wanted to use the same trailers that deliver the garbage to hauling in their overburden. But the big trade-off has always been the extra weight of steel." With the development of newer high-wear, high-yield steels, KEITH was able to develop a line of V-Floor systems that can withstand heavy impacts and abrasion without a prohibitive increase in weight. To handle fine abrasives, KEITH eliminated seals from the V-floor design by overlapping the V-slats and mounting them on a full-length bearing.
Titan will custom-build the THINWALL V-Floor unloader for virtually any extreme duty requirement including multi-axle and B-train units. Demonstration appearances are also planned for the Waste Expo show in Dallas TX, May 18-20, and at the ITS in Las Vegas NV, June 10-12, 2004.
Titan recently returned from a highly successful launch of a European pattern for the THINWALL trailer at the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition in Birmingham, England.
Titan Trailers is a world-class innovation leader in the hauling industry long recognized for job-specific functionality and attention to manufacturing detail. Titan Trailers offer
cost-conscious haulers a complete line of trailers utilizing advanced design and manufacturing technologies based on the patented THINWALL extruded aluminum panel. Titan's focuses its extensive R&D activities on making its trailers the best
business choice for operators in the custom trailer market.
For more information about Titan Trailers, visit the Titan website at www.titantrailers.com or contact:
Sandy Kloepfer
Tel: 519-688-4826
e-mail: info@titantrailers.com
