Slip-resistant floor for a cargo-carrying apparatus

A floor for a container, comprising:

• a plurality of wood pieces disposed side-by-side that define a top floor surface;
• a first portion of the wood pieces being covered by a thin cured liquid coating to define a watertight slip-resistant layer that inhibits liquid water from passing through to the wood pieces;
• a second portion of the top floor surface being uncovered by the cured liquid coating and adapted such that moisture within the wood pieces can escape therefrom to inhibit the moisture content of the wood pieces from increasing over an extended time;
• the first portion defining between about 40% to about 60% of a total surface area of the top floor surface;
• the second portion defining between about 60% to about 40% of the total surface area of the top floor surface;
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• wherein the slip-resistant layer of the first portion and the uncovered second portion are substantially coplanar.