When you're trying to load up your trailers for the next construction job on your schedule, you may find yourself staring at a relatively large selection of items that may be harder to manage than anticipated. For example, you may be loading up extra-length construction beams for a great home you are building, beams that go much longer than your standard 48-foot trailer. What do you do in this situation?

You either purchase or rent a stretch trailer to help you out. These trailers are beautiful for this situation because they can stretch out lengthwise and help to give you more loading room. Often, they have a simple sliding mechanism that you or one other person can use to create this extra length. This step should be quite easy for most people to handle on their own, providing additional load benefits.

Just how much can these trailers stretch out for your needs? Some may go as long as 80 feet, though this would require you to place an appropriate sign on your truck and to make sure that you have the load adequately tied down. Talk to your local shipping authorities about this step to ensure that you don't make any mistakes that could get you in trouble with the law, due to the increased length of the trailer.

W hat if you don't need to load up an extra-long amount of materials for your building job? Will a stretch trailer be necessary? Maybe not, but you may want to rent one, anyway, if you have a large number of goods to haul. Why? This step is wise because doing so can help to cut back on your shipping and travel time and save you and your customers a lot of money in the process.

For example, let's say your worksite is about 30 minutes from where you meet with your workers every day. Traveling back and forth to your site will, therefore, take a round trip of a whole hour. What happens if your standard trailer is too small, and you can't bring the items that you want to the site with you? You're going to end up having to make multiple trips and cost yourself a lot of cash.

Instead of having to worry about this step, you can alternatively extend your trailer and add the extra items to the end. In this way, you will cut back heavily on your loading and hauling times. How much money can this save you and your customers? Many work hours, potentially, as well as wear and tear on your vehicles, gasoline, and any other travel expenses that you may get during your trip.

When traveling between job sites and your home base, you may be tempted to overload your trailer. This situation isn't uncommon because you may want to avoid multiple trips, as mentioned above. But overloading is never a good step. Overloading occurs when you try to place far too many items on a trailer, stacking them as high as you feel safe and perhaps a bit beyond that point.

Unfortunately, an overload is something that is almost always going to end in a handful of situations. First of all, you may end up blowing the tires on your trailer and getting stuck. Even worse, your load could tip over and spill all over the road. This situation is not only embarrassing and costly but could be legally problematic if you end up hitting somebody with any of these spilled items. As a result, a stretch trailer may be necessary for those situations in which you have a lot of goods but now place to put them in your normal trailer.

These trailers will expand to eliminate this risk and make your trailer safer and easier to handle. Just as importantly, they can provide a little extra stability for when heavy winds strike. In this way, you shouldn't have to worry about any complications that may occur if your truck gets into a bad weather situation unexpectedly. Just as importantly, this step is necessary if you hire a new driver who isn't used to the unique demands of this situation. A stretched trailer will balance more smoothly and make their job that much easier to handle for good.

A well-loaded trailer is balanced correctly and carefully tied down to ensure that no accidents occur. Just as importantly, though, this balance helps to keep your container easier to haul. For example, if your load is poorly balanced or stacked too high, it may end up wandering on the road and causing high potential for various types of accidents and other issues that a stretch trailer would prevent.

For example, you can extend your trailer to place heavier loads at the back, where they won't be as likely to cause imbalances. Or you can place lighter elements back here to ensure that they don't shift as much on your trailer. The choice must be carefully made because you may have many types of construction materials that you have to bring, and you want to make sure that they are correctly balanced.

Critically, this step is significant if you plan on delivering any large loads to your customers. For example, if you work with prefabricated houses, you're going to need these types of trailers to bring them to your customer's property. Without a trailer like this, you're going to find that it is nearly impossible to keep the parts of your prefabricated homes adequately balanced, which may cause them to fall off of the trailer and get damaged.

As you can see, a high-quality stretch trailer is an excellent option for many different shipping situations. If you find that they could be beneficial for you in any of these situations, you should reach out to us at King Bros today. We have years of experience in our field, and we will do what we can to ensure that you get the best experience possible with your trailer.