Are All Dry Vans Essentially the Same?

Yes those inboard bumpers are a bad placement, if you order the trailer, make sure they are on the outside.

 

If you can, buy a Dane.

 

Great Dane is my favorite, Stoughton is second. Utility I am not a big fan of because I've seen too many people have too many issues with them rusting apart prematurely.

 

I’ve always owned Great Dane’s dry and reefer..just because.

Unfortunately I haven’t been impressed with the lack of quality control from the factory..wires and airlines pulled tight on metal parts etc.

I do regret going from a plated dry van to a standard high spec but that’s on me. I chose sexy over practical and have lost many loads because of it.

Buy a plated one because you never know when you’ll need it and in today’s environment every edge will matter.

 

on the reefer side I don’t think I’d buy another utility, doors don’t seal for #### and the floors don’t hold up,

think I’m going to try vanguard next, had a rental for a few weeks after my accident and for being the same year as my utility was in much better shap, also the closest dealer to me, full warrenty for 5 years and if it doesn’t work out I’ll go with something else next go around

 

Roger that, I see so many Utility reefer trailers leaking at truck stops and otherwise. What I mentioned regarding premature rust I have seen it plenty of times firsthand and have heard about it otherwise especially with the floors and undercarriage. When I worked for Roehl I ended up seeing a lot of these rust ridden Utility trailers being used for training purposes but never for actually hauling loads.

 

What does everyone think of Vanguard dry vans? I've heard some good things.

 

I wanted to try a vanguard reefer, no one wanted to order me what I wanted, same with Great Dane and they were about 14k more there’s a utility dealer 3 miles from my house and for some reason I pulled in and wound up getting exactly what I wanted, giving them one more try from brand new to hopefully impress me more then the last one, this one has a flat floor though so I’m hopeful