Triangular-Truss Awning Built for Wide-Span Cantilever Coverage
Your property stands out when the shade structure is as much a design feature as a functional one. The USA Shade Tri-Truss Cantilever delivers column-free coverage through an exposed triangular truss framework that provides the structural strength needed for wider spans — making it the right choice when a standard cantilever canopy isn't enough reach and when the aesthetic of visible engineered steelwork fits the setting.
Instead of a conventional canopy, your property gets a cantilever structure built around a triangular truss system that distributes load more efficiently across longer overhangs. School campuses, aquatic centers, amphitheaters, vehicle shade areas, and pedestrian pathways all benefit from the combination of wide-span coverage and unobstructed open space underneath.
Supply-A-City is an authorized USA Shade and Fabric Structures distributor. All products are manufactured in the USA and backed by a 10-year structural warranty on steel and a 10-year limited fabric warranty.
Tri-Truss Carport Shade That Reaches Further from the Column
The triangular truss framework is what separates this structure from a standard cantilever canopy. The truss geometry transfers the load of a wide overhang back to the column more efficiently, allowing the structure to extend further while maintaining the rigidity and stability required for commercial and institutional use. For vehicle shade rows, wide pool decks, and large pedestrian areas where a standard cantilever would fall short, the Tri-Truss is the appropriate step up.
Joined and double-wide configurations are available for properties that need coverage across longer spans or wider areas without adding extra post foundations. If your project doesn't require the extended span of the Tri-Truss, the Full Hip Cantilever is a cleaner-profile alternative, and the Hip T-Cantilever is worth comparing for T-shaped footprint requirements.
Cantilever Roof Shade Structure Fabric and Finish Options
Shadesure™ is the standard fabric option, available in 20 colors with a wide range of shade factors and UV blocking levels. Colourshade® FR is a fire-rated fabric approved by California's Division of the State Architect (DSA), making it the correct specification for California school projects and other DSA-regulated installations. It is available in 7 colors.
Steel post colors are available in Black, Cobalt, Blue, Forest Green, Red, Yellow, Dark Brown, Light Ivory, White, and Tele-Gray. Steel finish options include super durable TGIC powder coat, Zinc Rich Coastal primer and powder coat, hot dip galvanizing, and combinations of galvanizing with powder coat or wet paint.
Technical Specifications
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Frame material: Heavy-duty steel with exposed triangular truss framework; UV-resistant powder coat finish
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Configuration: Single cantilever; joined and double-wide systems available
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Sizing: Custom to your project. Contact us for dimensions and lead time.
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Fabric options: Shadesure™ (20 colors) / Colourshade® FR — fire-rated, DSA approved (7 colors)
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Steel finishes: TGIC powder coat, Zinc Rich Coastal primer and powder coat, hot dip galvanizing, galvanizing with powder coat or wet paint
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Post colors: Black, Cobalt, Blue, Forest Green, Red, Yellow, Dark Brown, Light Ivory, White, Tele-Gray
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Warranty: 10-year structural on steel; 10-year limited on fabric. See full warranty page for details.
Supply-A-City is an authorized USA Shade and Fabric Structures distributor serving parks departments, school districts, property managers, and facilities directors across the United States.
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