Trailer rentals for new owner ops? Age of trailer issues?

I'm into the same thing right now. I called rider they said 28 dollars a day for Dyr and 68 dollars a day for reefer plus a dollar 25 for every hour the reefers on not including fuel

 

i can't really see the logic with renting a ryder or penske.

considering the cheap freight and there expensive rental fees. i'm just not seeing any money to be made.

 

Yeah buddy I'm doin it cuz I ain't got enough to buy a trailer right now but imma buy one some time soon there bo

 

Occasionally a few places will not load you due to age of trailer...Auto parts going into Detroit comes to mind as well as many roll stock paper loads. I ran into the same issue when trying to rent a trailer, it was a place called Metro Trailer in Atlanta and they wanted a year in business first. As I recall they wanted $350 a month for a dry van. If those are the rates for renting a reefer than I hope you have some $4.00 / mile consistent freight.

May want to try those load-out trailers that you see on the boards occasionally. They only pay about $100 but you can typically use them for 10+ days. If you ask for a few more days half way into the 10 days they are usually ok with it in my experience. It is a little bit of a gamble but if it works then you just made decent cash without a rental fee or trailer payment. Found a reefer one time to do that with for two weeks.

 

Send me a PM if you're still looking to buy an older unit, and can pick it up from Oregon. I have a drop yard in Eugene, and a '99 utility 53' reefer with a thermo king unit. PM me if you're interested in more information.

 

Some shippers won't load a trailer more than 10 years old no matter how nice they look.

 

A dry van probably goes for around $400 a month plus 4 cents per mile maintenance charge. You don't want to rent by the day if you're keeping it for a week or more. If you want to rent for a few months then you want a monthly rate. Renting by the day is the most expensive but is ok if you only need it for a day or a few days.

Search the internet. Ask other o/o's in your area. Check with your state trucking association. Maybe also check with your local chamber of commerce.

 

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