48vs45ft

ah, this brings back memories, I asked this very same question a couple years ago..lol

 

45ft. are hard to get anything loaded on but prestress or steel, if you get one cheap with alum. wheels + good tires you can change them over to your 48ft. you get cheap because of steel wheels an bad tires.

 

For me it would be the width rather than the length. I can overhang the length but if you are picking up those steel reels of electrical cable, you need 102 wide. Did a gravy job this summer, 30 miles. All because the truck that showed up the day before was 96 wide and they could not load 2 reels side by side. It was too wide. Made 3 trips at $500 a trip. They needed it now so they paid now.

 

I would go with a 48 x 102

 

I've been pulling a 45' for 8 years. Had to pass on maybe 5 loads in that time.

 

I'd say all our loads would fit a 45 ft. trailer. Except for one shipper requires 53 footer. And their loads would usually fit a 45 and certainly a 48 if they loaded right.

 

I haul many 48' and 50' loads on my 45' also.