Phoenix-based Brooklyn Bedding has introduced TruckingMattress.com: a new online resource that now makes the brand’s proprietary “fuel bucket bed” – along with several upgraded bedding options which are available on demand.
Brooklyn Bedding said that more than 16 years ago, its owners had been approached by the transportation industry to develop a mattress for semi-trucks that would absorb massive quantities of liquid in the event of an accidental fuel leak. At the time, truckers were using standard mattresses to attempt to soak up diesel fuel spills in crisis situations. Owner John Merwin developed a proprietary vinyl with creased corner seals, used in conjunction with a cotton cover, that could hold up to 60 gallons of diesel fuel, mitigating the environmental hazard.
Today, the company services some of the largest trucking companies in the nation, including the largest full truck carrier: Knight-Swift Transportation. Because Brooklyn Bedding custom crafts every mattress it sells, and also produces non-standard sizes for the RV industry. According to the company, it can manufacture virtually any mattress to specification. And with its bed-in-a-box concept, Brooklyn Bedding can also roll pack and ship any mattress in a box to any destination in the United States.
Shipping is free on individual orders within the contiguous 48 states and prices start at $163.75 for the fuel bucket bed.
