A custom made camper trailer A boat on a trailer The same trailer empty A Trailer is an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Outside of North America there is a distinction between a trailer (generally uncovered, used for goods and materials) and a caravan (travel trailer) (generally weather-resistant, used for human habitation). North Americans tend not to make such distinctions. Contents 1 Types of trailers 1.1 Semi-trailer 1.2 Full trailer 1.3 Simple trailer 1.4 Travel trailer 1.5 Utility trailer 1.6 Bicycle trailer 2 Freight trailers types 3 Manufacturers 3.1 Germany 3.2 Latvia 3.3 U.S. 4 See also 5 External references Types of trailers According to the North American usage of the word trailer, there are five main types of trailer, which are here defined by their axle arrangement and method of combination. Non-North American usage of the term would usually not differentiate trailer types by these criteria. Semi-trailer A semitrailer is a US English term (see the article for etymology) for a trailer supported at its forward end by a fifth-wheel (or gooseneck ball) mounted on a tractor, truck or dolly and at the rear end by its own wheels. Special constructions are [1]: - double deck trailers - step-frame trailers Both help to minimise the number of trips for a given transport volume. Full trailer A full trailer is the US term for a trailer supported by axles front and rear and pulled by the way of a drawbar. In Europe this is also know as A-Frame drawbar trailer. Simple trailer A simple trailer is pulled by a drawbar, but has a single set of axles Travel trailer This is the US term for a trailer meant for housing people while camping, towed by a motorized vehicle. Outside of North American this type of trailer is called a camper or a caravan. Utility trailer A trailer designed for transporting goods and materials. These trailers can also be used to haul tractors, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and golf carts. Some utility trailers have a fixed hitch and some have a hitch that pivots to allow material to be unloaded or dumped from the cargo area. Utility trailers can come in single or tandem axle varieties. Bicycle trailer A motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system designed for transporting cargo by bicycle. Trailer-hitch on a large vehicle A trailer hitch is needed to draw a trailer with a car or a traction engine. Freight trailers types Trailers built for hauling cargo come in different shapes depending on their use. Most of the terminology below is in North American usage. Agriculture Corn (double bottom hopper) Grain (hopper / no-hopper, open-tarp top) Livestock (belly or straight) Auto carriers (5-car, 9-car, 6-car enclosed) Beverage Chip/wood product Container chassis, designed to carry standard 20 feet and 40 feet containers Curtainside / tautliner - half-flatbed/half van, vans whose sides are made of fabric and can be easily removed enclosed cargo trailers Doubles / triples - or "pups" Dropdeck – steel and composite Dump - aluminum and steel; rear dump (frame or frameless) and bottom dumb Extendable - flatbed and drop style Flatbed - steel and composite; (can have bulkhead, spread axles) Lowboy - (gooseneck) hydraulic detachable and mechanical detachable; flip-up Platform Pole/logging - a single I-beam frame running the length of the trailer, with two "U" shaped holding arms at each end Sliding axle and hydraulic tail (lift) or dove-tail (heavy loads) Specialized multi-axle (gooseneck; for extremely heavy loads) Tag Tank Tank - asphalt Tank - compressed industrial gas (helium, argon, etc.) Tank - dry bulk (hopper) Tank – petroleum (oil and gasoline; can be chassis tank with pup) Tank – stainless steel (milk; can be sanitary) Transfer Utility Van - (enclosed van, the most common type of trailer-approximately: U.S.-41.7%, essentially a box on wheels) Van - dry freight Van – refrigerated (reefer), insulated vans for the transport of perishable goods Van - single and double drop; moving / furniture van NOTE: There are many types of vans, vans made of wood, metal and/or fiberglass, smooth or ribbed, generally used for dry goods or equipment transport Manufacturers Germany Knott GmbH SOMMER Fahrzeugbau Latvia Russo-Balt U.S. Benson International Brenner Tank, LLC Cargo Mate Circle C Clark Trailer Service Clement Industries ConEl LLC Danco Trailers Dorsey Double Hitch Company East Manufacturing Elite Trailer Manufacturing Forest River Fontaine Trailer Fruehauf Globe Trailers Great Dane Trailers Haultec Trailers Heil Trailers Hyundai Translead Innovative Trailers Kentucky Trailer Kenworth Landoll Haul All Load King Lufkin Industries, Inc. MAC Trailer Manufacturing Manac Martin Marietta Composites Max-Atlas Equip International McElrath Trailers Merritt Equipment Ranch Manufacturing Ravens Reinke Manufacturing Reitnouer Road Brute Rogers Brothers S and H Trailers SmithCo Manufacturing Steco Stoughton Trailers Strick Corporation Summit Trailer Sales Texas Bragg Thru-Way Trailers Todco Trail King Industries Trail Mobile Transcraft Eagle Travis Body & Trailer Trinity Trailer Manufacturing Utility Trailer Manufacturing Vanguard National Trailer W-W Trailers Wabash National Warren Equipment Whiting Wilkens Manufacturing Wilson Trailer Company Wright Trailers, Inc. X-L Specialized Trailers See also Air brake (road vehicle) Articulated vehicle Brake Camper Dolly Double decker trailer Jackknifing Road train Semi-trailer Transporter trailer Truck External references Longhorn Motors, Ltd Race car trailer manufacturers and dealers Wright Trailers, Inc. 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