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Dry van trailer is one of the most popular and widely used cargo trailers. It is sometimes referred to as box trailers. This type of trailers are entirely enclosed and is used to transport non-perishable products because usually, there is no temperature control inside. Usually, goods are loaded and unloaded to the dry van trailers from the rear doors.

The best way to identify the difference between a dry van and a refrigerated trailer is its temperature control unit: if the trailer does not have a temperature control unit, then, it is most likely a dry van. A dry van is fully enclosed and therefore it can be sealed.

These types of trailers are the most commonly used trailers in the industry because numerous products, including electronics, furniture, clothing, building materials, non-perishable food and drinks, laundry soap, cleaning products, pet food, canned food, and any products that do not need refrigeration can be moved with them. Another reason why these trailers are one of the most prevalent trailers is that the cargo in the dry van is safe from all kinds of bad weather and theft.

The dimensions of the dry van differ. The dimensions of the small straight/box truck are not the same as the dimensions of the standard 53ft trailer. Yet, we should keep in mind that they both count as a dry van trailers regardless of their size.

The dimensions of the 53ft dry van trailers are 53ft in length, 102 inches in width, and 9ft in height.
This trailer can carry up to 45,000 pounds of weight. The dry van trailer has doors at the back, and it can hold 26 pallets stacked in single and 52 pallets stacked in a double stack.

A day cab (a semi-truck without a sleeper), semi or straight trucks can haul a dry van trailer.