any ideas as to where i can keep a trailer

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  1. afterburn25

    afterburn25 Medium Load Member

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    Hi im in Lafayette, Louisiana just bought me a nice truck and got everything legal with own authority and im all set to go.
    I am wanting to buy a reefer trailer got it picked out and everything my problem is where to keep it once i get it home.
    anyone have any ideas i have no way of knowing what channels i need to go through to finding a place to keep it when not on the road. i am stumped on this.
     
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  3. jeep383s

    jeep383s Light Load Member

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    Check with some local place that have a big parking lot or even a grass lot next to them. Maybe even Walmart. Some of the mom and pop truck stops might let ya too.
     
  4. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    You might find a local trucking or construction company to rent you a space on a monthly basis. Repair shops sometimes offer space too. They like that easy money if they have the extra space.
     
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  5. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    Did u buy the truck at a local dealer?? What about the trailer??? Asking them to rent u a spot would be easiest since your doing business with them.
     
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  6. HDFatboy

    HDFatboy Light Load Member

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    SHC has good advice about asking at a place you do business with. I do business with a local fuel station that has extra space out back and they let me park my trailer there.
     
  7. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    I'd try to find a space when you park it that is secure.
     
  8. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    I park mine at a mini storage facility that has truck, boat and RV parking. $45/month. Fenced lot, video surveillance, a roving security guard who patrols several facilities in the area, and 24hr access.
     
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  9. bigdad7

    bigdad7 Road Train Member

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    i use a city maint lot when home .....or my mechanic usually has space as when i am home there is almost allways something i would like to have done at 50 an hour than getting raped on the road
     
  10. afterburn25

    afterburn25 Medium Load Member

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    that wouldnt be an option as i live in louisiana and truck was bought in florida
     
  11. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    many self storage places have RV parking that would work
    wherever i would park it a quick trip thru blue beacon would be in my plan
    so the property owner would see your serious about respecting thier stuff
     
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