Top 100: More Headroom

Sept. 28, 2010

Rogers BrothersIf the load on a lowboy trailer is too high to pass under a bridge, then the truck towing the load may have to detour miles around. So, to gain extra vertical clearance for high loads, such as wheel loaders and rough-terrain cranes, Rogers Brothers has developed its wheel-well concept, which lowers a portion of the trailer's deck to gain an extra 3 or 4 inches of vertical clearance. Estimated list price: $2,900.

If the load on a lowboy trailer is too high to pass under a bridge, then the truck towing the load may have to detour miles around. So, to gain extra vertical clearance for high loads, such as wheel loaders and rough-terrain cranes, Rogers Brothers has developed its wheel-well concept, which lowers a portion of the trailer's deck to gain an extra 3 or 4 inches of vertical clearance. Estimated list price: $2,900.