Hi there,
I've been driving with CDL for the past 5 years (semi-truck), reefer and regular and finally decided to start working for myself doing car transportation. I am looking at purchasing RAM 3500 and a 5-car trailer. I know that 3 will be a waste of time and 4 will not work for me either. I am going to drive long distance, 1000-1200 miles or so, and I need 5 car trailer for sure. I wanted to ask for an advice regarding truck/trailer combination. I am pretty sure that RAM 3500 will be the best in its category/price range since it can pull up to 30,000 lb, which will work with 5-car trailer. Which trailer would you recommend for 5 cars? People I know only use Kaufman and I've heard it is not the best quality. Any advice will be highly appreciated!
Best pick-up truck/5 car trailer combination?
Discussion in 'Car Hauler and Auto Carrier Trucking Forum' started by DriveAround, Mar 15, 2014.
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Skip the pickup, go to a used single axle. Much better driveline , power , torque , brakes( get a jake if you can), and far more comfort . And fuel mileage will be as good , if not better!
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Sun Country makes a nice 5 car.
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Have to ask, when you said reefer experience, did you mean the refrigerated trucking or were you smoking...? Ehhh nevermind.sxdime, toostroked, KANSAS TRANSIT and 5 others Thank this. -
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A 5 car is to small, get a air brake system on the pickup and pull a 8 car, you will make more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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The ram and manual is the way to go. However, consider the 45 or 5500 if you can. You can put that trailer behind a dually but it will be difficult. A medium duty will work better. Kaufman is the cheapest and pretty popular, but not the best. It will be ok for a first trailer. That's what I'm likely to do. The thing with the five is that it will be difficult to load due deck height. When it comes down to it, get a ram or medium duty with sleeper.
I saw a decent five car on eBay a week ago in Florida and I dont know if it's still there. -
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