The body is the part of the truck where the cargo is transported and its measurements depend on the type of vehicle to which it is bound. There may be small variations according to manufacturers ‘ standards.
Another important feature is to be aware of the kind of materials that make them. There are several types of equipment for transport of loads and we list here the main use for distribution of packed dry loads, thinking in the most practical and safe form of conditioning and loading and unloading.
Low or high-grade open bodies also known as Graneleira, made of wood or aluminium. The wooden one has there is a natural tendency that gradually that type of floor stops being produced as a function of environmental issues and the material suffers from contamination. The steel floors are more indicated by durability and endurance and tend to replace the wood bodyworks, although the material is much heavier reducing the vehicle’s load capacity. The aluminium body is already a breakthrough in relation to steel because it has an even greater durability and much less weight, which allows greater safety in transportation and less costs.
This type of open body is ideal for the transport of dry cargo in general, such as boxed goods or palletized, steel plates and bars, parts, bags, crates, cans and drums, among others, for having easy loading and unloading.
There are closed bodyworks, aluminium trunks used to carry boxes, bags, pallets, bales, packaging and dry loads in general for being shut down and protecting the materials from the aggressions that the climate can offer. Refrigerator chest has refrigeration apparatus for-15 °c to-20 °c. Ideal for transporting frozen products such as meat, chicken, fish and frozen bread. Refrigeration already has a temperature cooling unit between 0 and-10 °c. The main products transported are food, such as dairy, and medicines.
The Sider body is a tarpaulin chest, a kind of sturdy curtain ideal for the transport of loads whose main characteristic is volume, as it allows loading and unloading by the sides, speeding up the processes. Much used initially in the automotive industries that was quickly popularized by facilitating loading and unloading in companies that do not have docks, but with forklifts for quick discharge. It mainly meets palletized or rack-accommodated loads such as auto parts, food, hygiene products, cleaning and general loads.
There are numerous other types of equipment, Bodyworks for the most varied types of existing loads. Each with its own particularity, with the objective of facilitating the transport of the loads. Ask a logistics technician to assess how best to ship your products.
