Why Use Eagle Bridge™ Trailers?
Why is the Eagle Bridge Conveyor Trailer, the most commonly used trailer for delivery of almost any bulk commodity across the U. S.? PROFITS!

For the truck operator to continue to be profitable in this field he must have a trailer that will haul the biggest possible payloads, in the least amount of time, at the lowest possible over-all cost.
Trinity Trailer Mfg., Inc., since inventing and patenting our trailer in 1975, has excelled in hauling bulk commodities longer than any conveyor trailer manufacturer.  With careful study and persistence 30 years later we’ve virtually perfected the Eagle Bridge Trailer for hauling all commodities, including wet grain feeds.  We, at Trinity Trailer, know that delivering many commodities requires hauling the heaviest loads on the roughest county roads, while absorbing this punishment without breaking!  The trailer also needs to unload as quickly as possible allowing the driver to get an extra load hauled for the day. For some products like fertilizer and some wet feeds, corrosion is one of the biggest concerns and can, in the long run, result in the highest maintenance costs. The ultimate trailer should also be corrosion resistant.  

For over two decades the Eagle Bridge trailer has proudly supplied many unique features:
1)  The frameless, steel trailer design allows the trailer to flex and twist
as the ground surface demands, saving the trailer from breaking up. Trinity's competitors try to make their rigid, aluminum trailers work in the same environment without the same success.
 2)  Much higher payload advantages are gained with the Trinity Trailer because our trailers have always been lighter weight than any of our competitors, as much as a ton lighter in some cases.  And, the shape of the Trinity Trailer bin is known to hold more cubic feet of materials.
3)  30 Years experience of efficient design is reflected in easy, fast unload times, allowing the driver to go for that extra daily load.  Their newest, 48” belt width trailer unloads in less than 4 minutes, and after unloading does not need to be swept or scraped of sticky products.
4)  With corrosion being the biggest concern for many haulers, Trinity comes out on top again, having the only stainless steel belt trailer in the industry.  Acids and corrosive chemicals take their toll on aluminum as well as on carbon steel (aluminum oxidizes as quickly as carbon steel).  We understood this when we introduced a stainless steel (most resistant, usable metal to corrosion) upgrade on the belt trailers in 1979.  In 2002 we started finishing the stainless trailers without paint, making it the easiest of all commodity trailers to keep looking good, and to maintain structural strength and additional years of care free service.

The Eagle Bridge Trailer is known in the industry as the most reliable, efficient, and lightest weight self unloading trailer available.  In addition, repeat buyers report the trailers to be the simplest and easiest to maintain.  The entire trailer and all components are exposed and reachable for easy access and servicing, saving owners time and labor costs.  The trailer flexes and twists freely on rough roads and uneven ground so there is reduced stress and no break up to the structure, again reducing maintenance time and cost.  There are no concealed cavities or compartments where ice or mud can build up (which adds weight) on bad weather days, so you don’t lose payload capacity when the weather turns bad, and you don't lose more time trying to remove mud or ice accumulation.

Finally, try to find a used Eagle Bridge Trailer; they are in such high demand that the used ones are often sold outright before they can be advertised for sale.  This high demand for used Eagle Bridge Trailers drives their resale value higher than just about any trailer on the used market, giving owners the best possible return on investment over the longest period of time.  Some customers have even reported selling their 8 or 9 year old Eagle Bridge for as much as they originally paid for it!  

Many trailers have been tried with sticky sludges or wet feeds.  The shuffle type floor trailer is a poor performer in wet feeds because the product is so fine and flaky, and corrosion damage on a shuffle floor consumes a great deal of time and cost.  To use a shuffle floor you must allow time for sweeping the entire trailer, after you’ve waited fifteen or twenty minutes for the unloading cycle, or spend the same amount of time to tarp the floor on each trip before loading.  End dump trailers require stable ground under them to be raised, making them nearly useless in a feed yard.  And end dumps usually have a problem with wet grains sticking around the cylinder house which increases the ever-present risk of tip-over.  Some operators have tried grain hopper trailers for gluten and brewer grains with poor results.  The wet, sticky product will seldom flow out of the hopper, so the driver ends up digging it out from underneath.

Why is the Eagle Bridge the most popular bulk commodity trailer?   High resale, low maintenance, fast unloading, more product hauled, less driver downtime = PROFITS.