Which flatbed for reliability/ longevity hauling coils?

MAC with the heavier beams. I used to haul mill rolls between plants. I had MAC build a trailer for me a few years back it. It hauled mid 70k mill rolls on a regular basis and seen its share of 80 plus. It always had an arch and in the 5 years I run it it never cracked anywhere.

 

If you want to haul coils everyday for the next 10 years your going to want one of these....... or a Mac 60. Real coil haulers never stop at 46k lb coils. We have maximizers in our fleet and even though they have coil packs no way they would survive hauling coils everyday.

 

If your in it for the long haul l would go with the 60 beam for sure. Where you are located you will get into permitted/overweight loads sooner or later. Guys that run lighter spec'd trailers usually trade them after 5 years because they're worried about cracking issues.

 

If you buy a used one, watch out for this though.

What was left of my 2007 king pin.

 

If you get a fast track. Get either a reitnouer big Bubba or a mac m60 beam. Both are light and stronger to keep your roll tarp tight.

 

Quick draw has the nicest setup for keeping the tarp tight on an arched trailer imo. If you are sure you're going to be a dedicated steel hauler.
Shorter is lighter and stronger. Just saying.

 

Loaded next to a guy a few weeks ago. Bought a nice 2013 Big Bubba for $13000,00 because it was a 45’.

Nice clean well kept trailer. He said it sat on the lot for a year because no one would even look at it.

It was a nice score. He said he had problems with brokers at first but now he just tells them he has a 48’ and no problems,