what trailer is better

Great Danes are heavy, but they are good, solidly built trailers. You can't go wrong with one of those.

 

I have pulled many reefer and many vans, Great Dane makes an XLT reefer trailer that is lighter than the Utility line(2000&3000). I like the doors on the Great Dane better, too. I have pulled Wabash X-tralite, they are pretty decent.

Really specialized reefers are rail trailers for swinging meat, and flat floor,and .or wood floor reefers which can haul anything that will fit, you can nail boards to the floor in these to secure the load from sliding(wood floor) I have seen glue on pockets to place 2x4 or 6 to use as load locks

Vans come in standard, E-track, A track, and plate vans, which are the widest. The plate vans are 101' inside width. A track will accept load supports/locks, that lock into sockets located at regular distances from the front to the rear of the van, E track is horizontal strips, I have seen plate vans with A track in the plate joints. There are some newer special plate vans as well, Wabash Duraplate is one of several similar products. The plates have interlocking flanges riveted together, no joint plates so they are smoother on the outside and almost as smooth on the inside.

There are some very specialized vans available, some are made to secure coils inside, there are electronics vans and also high cube vans with smaller wheels on the back and lower floors for hauling bulky products like chips. I'm sure there are others as well, you can haul almost anything in a box that brute force can put into the box, been there and done that.

Look for repairs on the inside and the outside, look at the tires to see how they are wearing, trailer might need to be aligned. Have a mechanic check the brakes and bearings,and make sure the lights all work. Look for roof leaks, check to see if the trailer is tight, doors and joints. Some products need to be kept dry and won't be loaded on trailers with holes.

 

What's a "vertical deck trailer"?