Working Truck Trailers and Truck Bodies around the world impact a variety of obstacles each day, some without leaving the lot. Efficiently jockeying equipment in the freight yard and high-speed cross-docking operations or customer distribution centers dictate tight operational excellence. Accidental impacts occur for a wide range of reasons. Impacts that structurally damage front corners can create COSTLY repairs, downtime as well as water infiltration and wet freight. Whether impacts result from tree limbs, trailer side swipes or impacts from a variety of objects, costly downtime, and a need for immediate repair results.
Now, you can prevent much of the downtime and repair costs with THE TRAILER HELMET by Ridge Corporation. This solution was only made possible by close collaboration with problem solving fleet input. The unique proven high impact materials selected by Ridge engineering demonstrate that damage is avoided when facing thousands of pounds of impact. THE TRAILER HELMET with “Quick Change Feature” absorbs the head-on impact and prevents most damage. However, damage can occur and that’s where THE TRAILER HELMET excels!
The innovative initial installation features allow your maintenance team to inspect incoming trailers with Helmet damage AND replace the helmet without unloading the freight and experiencing long costly downtime. Quick change technology puts you back on the road in minutes while you inspect the structural front of a trailer suffering from collision. If your HELMET is visibly damaged, simply detach it from the exterior mountings and reattach a new helmet. Within minutes, the trailer may return to active duty without unloading and downtime. The damaged removed helmet can then be examined and repaired for future use or discarded and replaced later.
The shape of The Trailer Helmet is proven in the wind tunnel to provide aerodynamic drag reduction and an ROI in some cases. Weighing only 48 lbs., The Trailer Helmet provides aerodynamic benefits measured at .05% to zero on 53-foot trailers and 1% on a set of doubles. These results will soon be verified for CARB.
Front end corner damage occurs often due to limb strikes and impacts from other trailers being moved around in the terminal lot. The impact can cause costly repairs, downtime, and wet freight claims due to water leaks. The damage often goes unreported leading to wet claims days or months later!
Finally, the Trailer Helmet is made up of resilient LoricaTM reinforced polymer that absorbs the impact and rebounds to the original position. The trailer front corners stay protected, and the cargo stays dry. One corner damage avoidance and it pays for itself!
Damage resistance – Protection of the front top rail and corners from impact damage
Resilience – The shock absorbing nature of the material, recovers to nearly 100% after impact!
No more wet freight claims or costly repairs
Low cost protection – One corner damage avoidance and it’s paid for!
Return on investment – Aero payback
Available for both trailers and truck bodies*!
*Currently available for 102” wide truck bodies
Available Colors
White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Dark Gray
Custom colors available with volume requirements
“The relentless and comprehensive detail to solving front-end trailer damage is a testament to Ridge’s claim of RESILIENCE in product development. No matter what angle you strike the TRAILER HELMET, it saves expensive damage, downtime, and wet freight claims.”
Mike Palmer – Estes Express Lines