Flooring

There are many products that are on the market today for flatbed trailers, i.e. wood, aluminum, plywood, composites. Depending on the application, each of these products can work well, very well, or very poorly. Composite products have not been proven over time and have not been cost effective. Plywood products have a niche in the market but by and large solid wood or aluminum with wooden nailer strips are used extensively for their abilities to carry the load.

Yes. Deterioration will always happen at the ends of the boards. The way to eliminate this happening is a full continuous piece. The product that does this is Road Load Tested.

Wood is a product of nature? As it is exposed to the elements, especially ultra violet rays of the sun, it will acclimate to the environment. The way to prevent excessive exposure is to apply a UV inhibitor and water repellant 1 - 2 times annually.