{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"low-bed trailer","description":"When a transformer, tunnel boring machine, or large construction equipment needs to move by road, the answer is usually a low-bed trailer: a semi-trailer or drawbar trailer with a substantially sunken deck that keeps the cargo's total height within legal clearance limits. The dropped platform – positioned between the gooseneck at the front and the rear axle bogie – may sit only a few hundred millimetres above the road surface on some designs. Many low-bed trailers feature hydraulically lowerable","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/low-bed-trailer","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T20:09:50.033941","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-loader","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/low-bed-trailer","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"low-bed trailer · When a transformer, tunnel boring machine, or large construction equipment needs to move by road, the answer is usually a low-bed trailer: a semi-trailer or drawbar trailer with a substantially sunken deck that keeps the cargo's total height within legal clearance limits. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-loader"}