Hyundai Translead's dry van trailer

Hyundai Translead has introduced a trailer with an extended scuff rail to prevent forklift damage.

If a forklift hits the lower inside wall of the trailer, the forklift will make contact with an extended extra-tough 16-inch (40 cm) aluminium bottom rail and avoid touching the composite sidewall panels.

Forklift damage is overcome, says Stuart James, vice president of sales, in a press release about the HT Composite XT dry freight van trailer.

The product was displayed at the Great American Trucking Show, held 21-23 August in Dallas, Texas.

The San Diego-based manufacturer has three plants in nearby Tijuana, Mexico, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co Korea.