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title: Why Choose a Weld-Free Floor & UHMW Liner for Your Aggregate Hauling?
description: Why should you choose an aluminum end dump trailer with a weld-free design? A weld-free floor and a UHMW liner will maximize your aggregate hauling.
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# Why Choose a Weld-Free Floor & UHMW Liner for Your Aggregate Hauling?

 February 24, 2022

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**Because a weld-free floor and UHMW liner enhance the safe operation of dumping and extend the life of your trailer. Here’s how.**

Hicks uses [Rochling](https://www.roechling.com/us/industrial/rep-us/heavy-duty-truck-products) UHMW liners.

- Last longer.
- Reduce wear. 
- Added thickness at the rear.

![Ultra high molecular weight liner for aluminum end dump hauling](https://blog.hickstrailers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/UHMW.jpg?width=555&name=UHMW.jpg)

Advantages of a weld-free, modular design using [Huck](https://www.hfsindustrial.com/us/huck_replaces_welding) fasteners.

[![Weld-free floor of a Hicks trailer versus a welded floor](https://blog.hickstrailers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Weld-Free%20Floor.jpg?width=587&name=Weld-Free%20Floor.jpg)](https://www.hfsindustrial.com/us/huck_replaces_welding)

Discharge design flaws.

[![Design Flaws in dump trailers with hoist housing and narrow bottleneck rear](https://blog.hickstrailers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Discharge%20Design%20Flaws.jpg?width=756&name=Discharge%20Design%20Flaws.jpg)](https://www.hfsindustrial.com/us/huck_replaces_welding)

**Designed for optimal discharge, minimal wear, and reduced repairs.**

- The rear of Hicks's trailer is the same width as the front - straight and same width all the way through. Our liner reaches the furthest possible, providing optimum protection.
- Not to mention, because of Hicks's modular design using [Huck](https://www.hfsindustrial.com/us/huck_replaces_welding) fasteners, our rear panel can be replaced in an hour.
  
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