May 2002

Your Trailer’s Safety Rests On Its Floor

Your choice of a trailer floor isn’t as a big an issue as how you take care of that floor, but Rumber may save you some effort.

When a horse gets into the trailer, his safety ûdepends largely on the integrity of that floor.

Many horsemen still raise their eyebrows at the mention of any non-wood horse-trailer floor. They’re skeptical, to say the least, citing concern that the floors won’t hold up or will crack or fall apart under the horse’s weight.

And, for a long time, wood floors were the only option, despite that horrific accidents occurred every year as a result of horses falling through decayed floors. Now, however, alternatives are surfacing, and the rumors surrounding them are being busted.

Actually, the proof of the durability of aluminum floors passes you each time you see a huge semi with a livestock trailer. These rigs used aluminum floors long before horse-trailer manufacturers even considered…