Buying dry van trailer

Great Dane 101".

 

Great Dane make excellent trailers, that would be my first choice also if you can afford one plus they hold their resale value as well if taken care of. There a plenty of nice used well taken care of trailers out there as well, you just have to look around. Take your time and you will find a nice one..

I own two Great Dane refer trailers with Spreads one has a 10' and the other a 12' and after owning these two I won't ever own anything else..

 

That's the place I got my trailer from last July.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3762853&dlr=1&pcid=2000810239

 

You can also find some good used if not like new up for auction at auctiontime.com

 

Have them and would not do without logistics post

 

I've had great luck with Dane and Utility, poor luck with Watrash (wabash) and Hyundai.

 

I like great dane and utility. I would look at getting a plate trailer with logistics post and I dont think you can go wrong

 

I guess this is probably obvious, but the good thing about a van is you should be able to pretty much know what you are getting (compared to a truck). visual inspection underneath, walls, roof, floors, brakes, tires, lights, fifth wheel pin and plate.

release the brakes and jack up each axle and check the wheel bearings. pull it down the road and make sure it trails straight. make sure the doors open and close correctly, test the jacks in high and low up and down.

Is there much more to a van than that ?

 

If planning on heavy loads( paper rolls) , go with double cross members. Adds weigh but it will hold up far better in long run. Floor will almost never be a issue with that set up.