Flatbed and hay tarps for fleets and hay growers
The right tarp for your load, at the weight you paid for.
For planned fleet and hay-cover orders. We confirm fabric weight, dimensions, hems and hardware in writing before production, then check delivery against that specification.
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- US companyQualitora LLC, New Mexico
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- In writingSpecs, terms and duties
Start with the tarp decision in front of you
| Your situation | Where to start | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A tarp failed, the next order must not | Build the written spec → | The spec checker turns your load into the measurable values to demand in writing. |
| You need the right size for your trailer | Size your tarp → | The calculator works from your trailer and load, and only ever names published formats. |
| You buy ahead for a fleet | Prepare a purchase brief → | Group quantities, measurements and open questions for your team, then send the brief for review when ready. |
| You need a replacement tarp today | Not us, honestly | We hold no stock. Same-day replacement comes from a US retail shelf; we serve planned orders. |
Find the tarp size and weight your loads need
Flatbed tarp spec checker
Answer three questions about your loads. Get the specification to demand in writing: fabric weight, tensile and adhesion values, seams, hardware and drop, as a block you can paste into any request for quote, ours or anyone else's.
Tarp size calculator
Enter your load dimensions or your round bale stack. Get the flat size the job needs and compare it with published formats. When none fits, the result says so.
Choose the tarp family by what you cover
| Family | What it covers | Published formats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumber Tarps | Packaged lumber, plywood and tall palletized loads. | 8 published formats, 16 to 28 ft wide, 4 to 10 ft drop published US formats, read 2026-08-20 | See the family → |
| Steel Tarps | Steel plate, beams, pipe and other low flat loads. | 3 published formats, 16 to 24 ft wide, 4 to 8 ft drop published US formats, read 2026-08-20 | See the family → |
| Coil Tarps | Steel coils, shaped to the eye and the curve. | 2 published sizes: 6 x 6 x 6 ft, 7 x 7 x 7 ft published US formats, read 2026-08-20 | See the family → |
| Hay Tarps | Stacked round and square bales stored outside. | 6 published sizes, 15 to 33 ft wide and 33 to 54 ft long, each priced by two vendors published US formats, read 2026-08-20 | See the family → |
Formats above are published by US vendors, read on 2026-08-20. Factories cut custom dimensions to order against a written dimension sheet.
Ten years of buyer reports point to the same failures
Practitioner threads from 2013 to 2025 repeat the same account: quality is a lottery even from known names. Sparse grommets. D-rings that tear out. Panel welds that fail. And the one that costs the most, the weight trap: Fabric under 16 oz lets water through; 18 oz takes the abrasion. The buyer finds out at the customer's dock, not at purchase. The difference is invisible on delivery day; only a written value and a scale can see it.
The fix is not a better brand. It is a written specification with measurable values, and a reception that checks them. The published 18 oz reference values make that possible: they are numbers a scale and a pull test can verify.
Published 18 oz reference values
| Fabric weight | 18 oz per square yard |
| Grab tensile | 450 x 425 lbs (ASTM D751) |
| Tear strength | 90 x 80 lbs |
| Coating adhesion | 10 lbs/in |
| Puncture resistance | 185 lbs |
| Cold crack | -40 F |
Source: published spec sheets of US fabric vendors, read 2026-08-16. These are the values our spec checker puts in writing.
Plan the order around real factory and import constraints
Factory lead time
Declared production time for custom finished tarps: 3 to 4 weeks, before freight. A factory claim, verified only at quote, and stated as such.
Factory MOQ
Declared entry MOQ: about 50 pieces declared by two factories; 100 by a third. Below MOQ, a factory order does not exist; we say so instead of dressing it up.
Duty, read at the source
Finished synthetic-fibre tarps: HTS 6306.12.00 at 8.8% MFN, read directly on the USITC tariff. Classification and duty stack still get validated by a licensed customs broker before any quote.
No duty-free side door
De minimis is suspended for all countries since 2025-08-29: no parcel under 800 USD enters duty-free (executive order 14324 of 2025-07-30; statutory end codified for 2027-07-01). The average effective US duty rate is 6.6% estimated for 2026, the highest since 1969 (Tax Foundation). Planning ahead is not caution, it is arithmetic.
A calendar, not a countdown: nothing here expires at midnight. It just takes the weeks it takes.
Who stands behind the specification
What we refuse, in writing
- No load securement equipment of any kind: straps, chains, binders, hooks. Their ratings certify life safety we cannot verify. A tarp covers a load; what holds the load is a different trade and we name it as out of scope.
- No order below the factory MOQ dressed up as available.
- No certification we do not hold. No stock we do not have: phase 1 sells nothing.
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