How Trailers Aid Truck Use

The trailer posses so many advantages as an auxiliaryand the weight is distributed over six or eight wheels
vehicle that it is coming into use rapidly, particularly ininstead of being concentrated on four.
the central and far western states, where industry andTow trucks are expensive, especially if the distance is
commerce are less conservative than in the east.great. A utility trailer is a great way to haul vehicles and
Those who have adopted equipment trailers find thata good investment if you need to do so regularly.
they double their hauling capacity of their trucks, greatlyPacking equipment and loading it into a pickup truck
reduce waiting time of trucks and drivers, and increasebed can get old very quickly. A utility trailer will allow
the earnings or cur down the ton-mile operating costyou to drive your equipment right up onto the trailer
materially.without the aid of ramps or two strong men. Utility
As an industry, the manufacture of trailers dates backtrailers are great for hauling appliances, live stock and
only half a dozen years, but it has grown rapidly untilrecreational vehicles.
today there are seventy-five or more trailerOpen utility trailers are well suited for many applications
manufacturers in the country, and several areincluding small landscaping businesses that are just
exporting to foreign countries.starting out and need a way to haul their landscape
Trailers are made in a wide variety of types andequipment. As their business grows and they decide to
capacities for all sorts of purposes, ranging from themove up to an enclosed trailer, the open utility trailer will
little pneumatic tired two-wheel trailer of 500 poundsstill be incredibly useful for hauling all sorts of material
capacity, to be attached behind runabouts and touringsuch as mulch, rock and plants.
cars, to ten-ton and fifteen-ton trailers and semi-trailers,The use of dump trailers has been gaining in popularity
hauled by powerful tractors and motor trucks. Theseas one of the most cost effective means for handling
include car haulers, dump trailers, utility trailers,tear-off removal. Licensing fees, insurance costs and
equipment trailers, gooseneck trailer etc. Size is one ofmaintenance expenses associated with a dump truck
the main considerations while looking for a trailer. Theare astronomical in most parts of the country. The use
maximum towing capacity and maximum tongueof dump trailers is a more cost effective and more
weight of your tow vehicle are limiting factors.versatile method for handling tear-off debris.
By use of trailers and car haulers, many hauling jobsDump trailers can be utilized for other practical
can be done that would be impossible with truckspurposes as well. Use it to haul equipment and material
alone, as for example – the handling object tooto and from various job sites. Their crews bring job
heavy, too big or too long to be loaded on the truck.site debris back to the yard at the end of each day.
Weights of ten to twenty tons and more are dividedWhen the trailer is full, they just hook it up to their truck
between truck and trailer so that neither is overloadedand take it to the dump.