Great Dane Flatbed Trailer Offers Light Weight and Strength Freedom Ultra is designed for a wide range of open-deck applications, including building materials, lumber, machinery, steel products, industrial freight, and coil hauling. Great Dane has added a new, lighter weight all-aluminum trailer to its Freedom flatbed offerings. Freedom Ultra was designed to increase payload capacity while also offering strength and durability. Freedom Ultra supports: - Concentrated loads from 60,000 to 72,000 pounds in a 4-foot span - Uniformly distributed loads (UDL) from 87,000 to 106,000 pounds - Demanding applications that require maximum performance and reliability Key Features of Great Dane's Freedom Ultra Trailer Include: - Strength-to-weight efficiency: Ultra offers one of the highest concentrated load-to-tare weight ratio in its class, according to Great Dane. - Welded main beam design: Great Dane said this offers 50% more rigidity than comparable products on the market, for better reliability and stability. It’s backed by a 10-year main beam warranty. - Safety: The Freedom Ultra features a bolted-on RIG30-compliant rear impact guard as standard that exceeds U.S. and Canadian safety standards. RIG30 passed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s tests for underride crashes of a midsize car in all three test modes: full-width, 50% overlap and 30% overlap. - Integrated J-Hook floor system: Fully boxed floorboards eliminate the need for floor screws. Optional J-hook tracks are built directly into the welded aluminum floor, offering flexible load securement options. - Full-height structural bulkheads: Full-height mid-span and suspension bulkheads help deliver consistent structural strength without outriggers, Great Dane said. It also creates space for longer dunnage storage. - Corrosion protection: The upper coupler, suspension brackets, and rear impact guard feature HDGV (hot-dipped galvanized) protection to help resist corrosion and extend component life. - Integrated FleetPulse telematics: Access to real-time trailer visibility across operations, asset tracking and