Patent ID: 8186747
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B60G,B61D,B62D

Abstract:
1. A modular composite trailer comprising: A) two opposing composite sidewall panels, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front edge, and a rear edge; B) a composite roof panel having two side portions, a front edge, and a rear edge, the roof panel side portions being adapted to receive the top edges of the sidewall panels; C) an integrated composite floor unit and front wall assembly comprising: D) a composite rear frame having a bottom frame component adapted to receive the rear edge of the floor unit, two side frame components adapted to receive the rear edges of the sidewall panels such that each, single sidewall panel extends entirely between the front wall and the rear frame, and a top frame component adapted to receive the rear edge of the roof panel; the components being combined to form the trailer having an interior and an exterior and wherein the trailer has a length of about 53 feet and has an average overall empty weight of less than about 12,000 pounds.