Dry van trailer shortage

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  1. TallJoe

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    If there are any age requirements on some load board listings, it is usually 10 years or newer. Mostly, I've seen those on loads of paper rolls or bottled water.
     
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  3. JoeyJunk

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    Talked to a few guys that said they haven’t had any shipper check. Maybe they just hadn’t hit one of those shippers yet. They actually haul water too.

    My company has some 17 year old trailers with rotten doors. I’m surprised anyone loads them. I’m embarrassed to pull them.
     
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  7. oscarp

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    I’m trying to buy a Great Dane in pretty good conditions is a 2020 my only concern is the small door on the side other than that the trailer is in good shape thanks for your reply
     

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  8. TallJoe

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    Those side doors are funny. I've seen them on reefers too. I wonder how many times they were even used and what for. It is not like you can pull out a pallet of carrots through it on a partial load...lol
     
  9. zaroba

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    Bought my 2018 Wabash dry van in February for $28k from Trailines Inc in Cincinnati.

    They where the 10th place I called and had to drove 600 miles to get it. It was a matter of luck. It's a former Werner trailer that had been rearended by another semi and the place had just finished repairing it and was putting it for sale the day I called.

    All you can do is keep calling around hoping to get lucky and get hold of a place right when they are ready to sell one. Unless you want a worn out old trailer.
     
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  10. Freddy57

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    Mostly what I used that door for was loading grain. I would stand a sheet of plywood in front of the door and they would put an auger in there and load it up. The only other time I used it was with a load of knock down furniture. They loaded it backwards, so I was starting in the nose handing boxes out to guys on the ground. It was a big pain but at least I was able to make the deliveries.
     
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  11. oscarp

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    Try on Ritchie bro or iron planet .I been looking for a dry van too and it looks like this guys are the only ones who have some dry van inventory but again people are taking advantage of the shortage and price are crazy.. ridiculous
     
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