This specialized type of trailer, such as a cattle carrier, is designed to transport small livestock, small pigs and sheep in two or four tiers, as well as to transport cattle in one tier. This type of equipment is widely used in the agricultural industry by private farmers. Livestock semi-trailers can have from one to four tiers hinged or moved with or without load. The body of this type of transport is usually made all-metal or with reinforced wooden lattice sides. The body of rectangular shape can be with a flat floor or with partitions. It is equipped with ventilation hatches. The floor of the cattle carrier has a grooved surface. Almost all models of this type of trailer are equipped with a forced ventilation system, milking systems, interior lighting, and ventilation hole dampers. In addition, livestock trailers can be equipped with hydraulic rear ramp, independent heating, temperature sensors, lifting and swiveling axles, decontamination system and elevator.
Currently, such kind of service as sale of semitrailer cattle wagons is very popular in the market. Which is a sealed body with regulation of life support and climate control. Transportation in such transport eliminates the possibility of hypothermia or overheating of animals, as well as their infection. Cattle trailers can be used even in the harshest climatic conditions.
Pig wagons are of high quality, reliable running gear, road safety, minimum fuel consumption and profitability.
If you decide to buy a livestock trailer, you should pay attention to its capacity and technical equipment. Depending on this or that model of cattle carrier, loading of cattle can be performed by elevator or by ramps. The body of this type of vehicle is made of aluminum anti-corrosion alloy, which allows reducing the own mass of cattle carrier and increase the weight of the cargo. In addition, the body of this material is very resistant to harsh aggressive environment. To avoid cuts and scratches, the walls of the body of the cattle car are smooth and flat. The systems of forced and natural ventilation ensure constant temperature inside the body. As additional equipment on such semitrailers, heating furnaces with temperature sensors, nipple or lever drinkers are used; they can be equipped with showers for transportation of cattle in extremely hot conditions.
For the convenience of loading and unloading operations, some types of semi-trailers are equipped with hinged movable ramps, which are located in the middle and rear of the body. Semitrailers cattle trailers can be operated with truck tractors of any manufacturer. All machinery of this type is certified and complies with international quality and safety standards. It is made according to the strict requirements for this kind of equipment.
