My experience now and as a dispatcher regarding older trailer trailers is the ABS system. Wiring harness, corroded plugs, and wheel sensors. I have spent about 800.00 on my current trailer to fix ABS, I’ve replaced a starter, and had to replace a compressor seal. I did all of it when I was in for time off. Still under 2000.00 in maintenance. This is on my 2011 trailer. I bought it for less than 27k. If you have the money you could look at the 50-55k range and get a pretty nice trailer.
New reefer vs used, pros and cons revisited.
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2nd, I never thought of trucking as the most dangerous job, I believe astronauts, farmers, and construction workers are the leading ones, but trucking is right up there.Rocknroller4 Thanks this. -
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Used reefer a few years old is the way to go. Also, I’d Never haul ice cream unless a newer unit. You can purchase a newer unit from a trailer that was in an accident but did not ruin the reefer part from copart.com and put it on a different trailer. They’re not hard to remove and replace. You can take it to a Mechanic and they can dismantle one and install it on a different trailer and you’ll have a new reefer at a cheaper price.
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At least 10% - 6.5K down payment is required, just like van trailer.Last edited: Feb 4, 2018
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