2025 Merritt Trailers Cattle 48’
- Year 2025
- Make Merritt Trailers
- Model Cattle
2025 Merritt Trailers Cattle 48’
The Merritt Cattle Drive provides our customers with the biggest box on the road, loaded with key animal welfare features to deliver the highest quality product and are available in multiple axle configurations.
Features may include:
Single-Handed Drop Ramp- Drop ramps at the nose and doghouse create an easy one-handed operation creating a safer work space for drivers.
- The 3” round hole creates an air vortex that literally sucks air into the trailer as it travels down the road. No other design can create this effect. The double-embossed large viewing hole will resist dents and allow for better visual inspection of your livestock. Using punched side doors your Merritt will have superior ventilation that provides positive airflow and ventilation in any conditions.
- Merritt has always believed that cattle being hauled should come off the trailer clean, with less bruising and stress. This way of thinking has always led us to have a slightly more expensive trailer but now with more interior clearance than our competition. This has become more apparent with Merritt’s leadership in designing and promoting the “DEEPER BACK END” trailer designs. We now have three backend styles to choose from that will give you the best-condition cattle coming out of the truck.
- Merritt uses a thicker .125 tread plate with six stiffener corrugations in the floor to reduce slipping and split outs by livestock and dipping over time. Longitudinal floor plates eliminate unnecessary butt joint seams in the floor which have been proven to crack when the floor flexes. The longitudinal seam is overlapped and welded both top & bottom to give you the strongest deck in the industry. No floor rivets mean no bio-security problems for you.
- Our 3” custom I-Beam cross-member that is welded in has outperformed any “Z” or “U” style riveted in cross-members in every way. Thicker where it needs to be and resistant to torsional stress, it is stronger, lighter and provides a solid base using 13” centers for the deck structure.
Dimensions
Overall Length
48'
Width
Total: 102" | Inside: 100"
Height
13’6”, 13’ 7/16” and 14’ tall
Chassis
Chassis
Stationary, ¾, or full laydown
Suspension
Suspension
Hendrickson Intraax air ride suspensions
Brakes
Brake System Type
Extended life 16.5 x 7 air brakes, and Maxx22T air disc | Drums: Centrifuge brake drums
Hub Type
Aluminum Hubs – 10-hole uni-mount
Capacities
Axle Capacity, Rear
Hendrickson 22,500 axles, 5” round with auto slack adjusters
Lights and Safety
Lighting
2” mirrored truck light, ¾” penny-style lights, load lights
Wheels & Tires
Tires, Rear Specification
Michelin and Goodyear tires
Features
Features
Nose: Innovative tapered front nose; deck boards or crank lift and tilt options | Gates: Panel and tube-style gates with multiple hardware options | Decks: Standard two-deck pots, or multiple hog and sheep decks options with varying deck clearance
Construction Material
Side Sheet: .080 aluminum walls, extruded aluminum post | Roofs: 0.50" aluminum skinned fully riveted to roof bows | Flooring: Standard with .125 high grip diamond plate