Flatbed / Moffett carriers

Thanks King That is something i will look into

 

I am not saying i know all there is to know, but when someone says i'ts too small and it may not lift my boxes, i know they dont know what there talking about is all i was getting at. I did not mean to come off rude or anything, and i have contacted Princeton, they only manufacture the moffett and also trailers and offer them for sale. they couldn't point me into the right direction of a trucking company that offers these. i have no problem finding a truck,trailer, and moffett for purchase. but that's not what I'm trying to do. i just want to find a company that can contract me a dedicated team or find an owner / operator that needs some work. Thats all.

 

no look I'm not hard to tell anything to, im not hard headed. I just don't like bad advice.

I do have a question for you since you do run a moffett, in which ways would it be hard to use the moffett? My containers are 4 way. (meaning it can be accessed from all 4 sides) I personally have ran a moffett to load these onto a truck and unload them at the warehouse where I use to work. The moffett i ran had 8 foot forks on it with variable width. I ask because I only know what i used to use which was a M5000, and never had a problem handling any size container the company i worked for had. and i have pretty much the same size containers.

Maybe during my search i can be aware of problems i may face due to equipment. which type of moffett do you use?

 

Ill be honest i don't want to purchase as I don't want the maintenance and upkeep. I do see what your saying about bumps and such with box on lift. and im not denying that it is difficult to maneuver. who knows i may have to buy one, but before I opt to do that I will continue to search for a company that can do this for me or an owner / operator. It may be hard to find it but I'm sure someone can and will be willing to do it. If i cant find someone though i just may purchase, or find an alternative provision that makes sense.

 

Yeah money isn't the issue I can buy the equipment, my issue is I am a start-up company in a very competitive market, I just don't want to purchase the equipment and my company not do as well as I liked and be stuck with equipment that I may have to try to sell. down the road if things are running well then it may be more feasible for me to buy the equipment. but for now for my start-up phase i don't think its a wise move. but who knows i may have to buy, I just don't want to jump to that conclusion yet. I mean i can only look for soo long before I have to figure something out. At the least I can look for a company or someone that can do this for me. Never hurts to try.

 

This is true, but honestly as it stands right now with out this setup I'm still pretty busy, for the past 2 months i have worked Saturday every weekend. as far as the flatbed / moffett it may or may not be used daily if i owned it but i would have no time to Use it on the "side" so to say. but i do see your point. lol who knows if my business fails and i own a truck trailer and moffett I just may have to start trucking LoL Nah I don't think company will go south I just want to be real and like to be prepared if company doesn't make it.