Custom Options

Strick offers .035 inch thick mirror finish stainless steel front sheets for customers who prefer a shiny look.

Strick offers .035 inch thick mirror finish stainless steel front corner radius panels for customers who prefer this look.

Fixed gladhands are standard, but swivel gladhands are available to ease hookup.

Non-recessed gladhands are standard. For added protection, Strick offers recessed gladhands in an aluminum box.

Exterior corner protectors help to prevent damage to trailers in tight parking spaces and can withstand abrasion and jolts to equipment.

A painted steel kingpin wrap integrated with the upper coupler is standard. A stainless steel kingpin wrap welded to the upper coupler is optional to increase durability and reduce corrosion.

A card holder is standard and an aluminum manifest box for additional paperwork is optional.

Our standard side door size is 42 inches wide by 84 inches high and made with plymetal doors.

Aluminum D-style or V-style are available.

2 hole skylights are available from our partner, Truck-lite®, the worldwide leader in advanced LED lighting systems for commercial trucks, buses, and trailers.

Ask us about additional lighting options or request an industry-specific recommendation from our experts.

Strick offers a variety of side lining options including Plywood (shown), Fiberglass, and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).

12 inch x 18 inch gauge galvanized steel scuff is standard. Strick offers a variety of side scuff options including 12 inch X 5/8 inch black or white HDPE (shown), 12 inch aluminum, 12 inch fiberglass, and 12 inch X .75 inch laminated hardwood. Additional scuff heights and/or rows of scuff are also available.

A 1 3/8″ inch full laminated oak floor is standard. An aluminum floor and Havco and Rockland composite floors in varying thicknesses are also available.

Both louver style and reefer style vents can be added in multiple locations.

Motion sensor LED dome lights can be added for additional light when loading and unloading.

While a 15 inch smooth galvanized steel crashplate is standard, diamond-plate steel crashplates (painted or galvanized) are also available in various sizes.

Composite swing doors are standard on all Strick models, but overhead doors are available for ease of loading and unloading.

48 inch high track protectors are used with overhead doors in order to protect the overhead door track from damage while loading and unloading the trailer.

A door handle recessed in the rear corner post and a step are both available on trailers with overhead doors for customers who load and unload trailers by hand.

On trailers with swing doors, a non-recessed grab handle is available with a step for customers who load and unload trailers by hand.

On trailers with swing doors, a heavy duty stainless steel extended hinge rod grab handle is available with a step for customers who load and unload trailers by hand.

Strick is able to install both rail and tuck-under liftgates on our assembly line. This allows for a factory finish as opposed to having a third party install the liftgate once the trailer is completed.

Strick’s standard lock bars are zero-torque with 90 degree reach and gather with rubber grips on the handles for smooth and easy operation. An additional set of lock bars can be added per door for extra strength.

Standard and flip-type placard holders are available.

Pintle hooks can be added for doubles operation.

If you need more than Strick’s standard .040″ aluminum roof, a .075″ Kemlite® extended weathering translucent roof embossed with enhanced tear resistant (ETR) fabric roof is a solid option. This upgrade improves visibility for safer loading and unloading of cargo. It is ideal for fleets making frequent stops and/or loading or unloading products by hand. Click here to learn more about Kemlite translucent roof panels from our partner, Crane Composites.

This option is available in a variety of widths to help protect the roof bows from cargo damage.

Ask us about the exterior roof bow system with aluminum exterior bows and a .110″ fiberglass roof sheet.

Various lift kit options are available that raise axles off the ground to offer operational flexibility, extend tire life, improve trailer maneuverability and allow vehicles to carry more payload.

In Canada, 4-axles like these allow carriers to carry more weight.

In Canada, 3-axles like these allow carriers to carry more weight.

Lightweight aluminum wheels reduce weight per tandem axle trailer. Machine finish is standard and polished finish is available.

A variety of lightweight hub/drums are available including Stemco Centrifuse drums with Walther lightweight hubs.

Hubometers — for logging miles or monitoring maintenance needs — are available from a variety of our partner manufacturers, including STEMCO®. The STEMCO® Hubodometer® is built from military grade materials and helpful for scheduling maintenance, determining lease charges, validating guarantees, calculating costs per mile, and more.

445/50R 22.5 tires are available with either steel or aluminum wheels.

Choose from a variety of systems including Meritor PSI and Hendrickson TIREMAAX® to keep trailer tires properly inflated and rolling smoothly. Hendrickson’s TIREMAAX® tire pressure control systems can pay for themselves with savings from increased fuel mileage, reduced tire maintenance and replacement costs and prevention of tire failure leading to downtime and costly road service.

Strick’s standard suspension options include Hendrickson VANTRAAX® HKANT 40K air ride with Quik-Draw slider pin extractor, Hendrickson SURELOK® anti-dock walk and no dump valve, or Hutchens Industries 40K Series 10 spring ride with 22,500 lb Meritor axles and 2 leaf high arch springs. Other suspensions can be installed upon request.

Strick’s standard includes cross members on 12 inch centers. We also offer cross members on 8 inch centers for loading and unloading with heavy forklifts and 6 inch centers for higher loads and/or loading/unloading frequencies.

Our standard connector between the bottom rail and cross members is a 3/8″ aluminum rivet. We also offer 3/8″ stainless steel bolts for additional strength for customers who use heavy forklifts.

Strick’s standard bottom rail is 8 3/4 inch deep. We also offer 10 1/8 inch & 12 3/4 inch deep bottom rails for customers who load with heavy forklifts.

This option is available for standard or wide base tires.

This superior corrosion protection is applied over standard undercoating for nearly every steel component.

Using aluminum in place of standard steel cross members saves weight.

Select this option if your trailers will be loaded and unloaded onto rail cars.

Strick builds custom belly boxes to be installed under a straight 53 foot van or under a drop van. Belly boxes are ideal for added dunnage or logistical items required like blankets, straps or load bars.

The Trailer AeroSlider™ System includes a center fairing, quick-release aerodynamic wheel covers and aerodynamic mud flaps installed on the bogie slider to reduce turbulence and drag around the wheels which improves fuel efficiency.

The NextGen Stinger System from EkoStinger is the most innovative, patent-protected aerodynamic trailer system on the market. Designed for tractor trailer aerodynamics and as an innovative alternative to trailer skirts, its patented undermount design enables the system to actively slide with the tandems for consistent, maximum fuel savings.

An optional nosecone (from our partners at Nose Cone® Aerodynamics) provides better fuel economy, reduced tire wear, and longer engine life due to its aerodynamic design.

Strick’s open top configuration offers the ability to load and unload cargo from the top of the trailer. An aluminum top rail is available with all side wall configurations and in all lengths.

Trailers designed for heavy-duty forklift loading of paper rolls can be built with galvanized steel exterior front corner protectors, heavy-duty bottom rails, cargo control systems, or anything you need.

Strick is able to produce trailers with drops up to 18 inches for increased cargo space and with interior heights up to 126 inches plus all kinds of options in between.

Our specialized pup trailers can be custom built between 22 feet (6.7 m) and 33 feet (10.0 m) long. With or without Pintle Hook. They are ideal for delivery in congested areas or in combination with another trailer for over the road.