Rent or Lease a 53 foot dry van?

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You should be able to rent a Trailer there in DFW, That way you can go from van to reefer if you need to, You can stay above board when it gets slow with your choice of trailer. Good Luck.

 

You should be able to rent a dry van from $300-600/month. There are a lot of trailer dealers around the metroplex. I am sure you can find something that will work.

 

Older trailers may rent for the lower amount. If you do a rent to own or lease with a newer trailer you should expect the higher rate. The only place that comes to mind is in Tennessee, but I don't think that they rent to carriers or owners who base out of state. There are several trailer dealers around Ft. Worth and Dallas. I would check with them. Superior is on 80, but I think that they primarily sell open deck trailers. I have seen some off of Irving Blvd., I believe.

 

I know you said you want to rent but you can buy a good used van for pretty cheap. I've seen very good vans for sale for $4000-6000 in Texas. Wouldn't take long making rent payments to have that much into something you don't own. It's also going to be kind of tough to find a rental this time of year until after the holidays I think.

 

You might be able to buy an older trailer for as little as $200/month, if you can't afford to pay cash. I have seen trailers for as little as $3,500-6,500. I would try to find one that has logistics posts unless you plan on only hauling light loads.

 

The money you spend monthly on a rental can be used to pay for a trailer you buy.