{"id":858,"date":"2016-10-17T11:07:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=858"},"modified":"2023-06-26T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:33:47","slug":"drop-deck-flatbed","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/drop-deck-flatbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop Deck Flatbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Drop-Deck-Flatbed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drop Deck Flatbed freight definition and illustration\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Drop-Deck-Flatbed-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Drop-Deck-Flatbed-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><strong>Drop Deck Flatbed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/freight\/flatbed-shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop deck flatbed<\/a> is an open-ended semi-trailer platform with no roof, sides, or doors. It consists of two deck levels.<\/p>\n<p>The height of the trailer is that of a normal flatbed trailer near the tractor unit where it is connected, after which the trailer\u2019s height drops further lower. This drop allows the trailer to haul taller loads than its standard trailer counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>These drop decks are also known as step decks, or lowboy trailers due to their two-level design. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; --darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Drop Deck Flatbed:\\r\\n\\r\\nA drop deck flatbed is an open-ended semi-trailer platform with no roof, sides, or doors. It consists of two deck levels.\\r\\n\\r\\nThe height of the trailer is that of a normal flatbed trailer near the tractor unit where it is connected, after which the trailer\u2019s height drops further lower. This drop allows the trailer to haul taller loads than its standard trailer counterpart. \\r\\n\\r\\nThese drop decks are also known as step decks, or lowboy trailers due to their two-level design. \\r&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:961,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drop Deck Flatbed: A drop deck flatbed is an open-ended semi-trailer platform with no roof, sides, or doors. It consists of two deck levels. The height of the trailer is that of a normal flatbed trailer near the tractor unit where it is connected, after which the trailer\u2019s height drops further lower. This drop allows [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/drop-deck-flatbed\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":342,"featured_media":1963,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-858","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"post_title":"Drop Deck Flatbed","post_content":"<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Drop-Deck-Flatbed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drop Deck Flatbed freight definition and illustration\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><strong>Drop Deck Flatbed:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/freight\/flatbed-shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop deck flatbed<\/a> is an open-ended semi-trailer platform with no roof, sides, or doors. It consists of two deck levels.\r\n\r\nThe height of the trailer is that of a normal flatbed trailer near the tractor unit where it is connected, after which the trailer\u2019s height drops further lower. This drop allows the trailer to haul taller loads than its standard trailer counterpart.\r\n\r\nThese drop decks are also known as step decks, or lowboy trailers due to their two-level design. \"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; --darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Drop Deck Flatbed:\\r\\n\\r\\nA drop deck flatbed is an open-ended semi-trailer platform with no roof, sides, or doors. It consists of two deck levels.\\r\\n\\r\\nThe height of the trailer is that of a normal flatbed trailer near the tractor unit where it is connected, after which the trailer\u2019s height drops further lower. 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