After making the first redesign in 16 years of its refrigerated trailer line, Hyundai Translead brought to the Mid-America Trucking Show the first reefer off the line. The redesign resulted in a weight reduction of 550 lb for a 53-ft insulated trailer. The show trailer scale weight was 12,450 lb without unit and riding on eight aluminum wheels.
A new aluminum crossmember for the bay area is 5" deep with a thinner web and reworked flanges. It is 7% stronger and has a higher strength-to-weight ratio. At the front, a carbon steel lip is used in lieu of steel pick-up plate.
The redesigned aluminum duct flooring increases airflow through the trailer and is lighter in weight. The new scuffliner locks in the edge of the wall liner, and both are bonded in place, thus eliminating 208 screws from the trailer sidewalls.
