{"id":1641,"date":"2014-10-08T22:18:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T21:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartboxbelgie.be\/geen-categorie-en\/geschiedenis-van-de-bindlatten-2\/"},"modified":"2015-01-20T14:11:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T13:11:33","slug":"history-of-wooden-slats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartboxbelgie.be\/en\/news\/history-of-wooden-slats\/","title":{"rendered":"History of wooden slats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 18th century, coach builders were mainly concerned with making open wooden carts pulled by horses.<\/p>\n<p>When the first trucks appeared on the roads in the 1920s, they were given wooden truck boxes as well.<\/p>\n<p>These wooden boxes consisted of a wooden open container to which a wooden frame was fitted for the canvas. At the time, closed boxes were nothing more than open boxes with a hood. The first wooden tie slats for a closed box were a fact.<\/p>\n<p>The custom of securing loads with wooden slats is still alive here. Today almost all closed boxes consist of an aluminium or polyester structure to which wooden slats are secured.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are now more modern and lighter tying systems to secure your load. Wooden slats in a box weigh 60kg. An aluminium load lock rail only weigh 3kg. This system offers many other advantages. For more information, visit <a title=\"Aluminium load lock rail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartboxbelgie.be\/en\/options\/aluminium-load-lock-rail-2\/\">the load lock rail page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of van box brands are required to install wooden slats, as they are help ensure sturdiness of the truck box frame. In a Smart-Box this is not the case. 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