Route Wear Replacing Hinges Fast: Why Composite RV Boxes and Rear Swing Doors for Box Truck Builds Matter
Box: One of such issues operators do not plan, but it silently consumes uptime and maintenance funds, is route wear. Hinges loosen, doors hang, seals become compressed and soon enough, the back of the car becomes the weak point. Poor material selection and door design can be identified as the main cause of most of these failures, in my case,by reviewing fleet specs and post-route inspections. It is precisely there that box truck application rear swing door, composite RV box, comes in handy. This paper dissects the causes of route conditions increasing hinge wear, alteration of the stress equation by composite construction and what to consider in the specification of rear swing doors that last. Getting to Know Route Wear and Hinge Failure The repetitive forces are formed by every d...
