How much are the costs of owning a dry van?

That’s about it. The UCR includes 1 st trailer for no charge. Aside from tires and brakes. Minor stuff, Not a big deal

 

Tires and breaks I assume you included with regular maintenance? LIGHTS can be a pain in the ash, and the abs can also be a pain.

 

My trailers an 08 w/ aprox. 500 k just replaced main abs ( Penske has spliced it after dragging the ground) $135 also both wires to wheels @ $ 35? Ea. Not bad sensors (2) about $50. Gonna repack bearings and do brakes again Myself this time. Last time they got me about $2000 with new drums.Never again.

 

I bought mine in 2016 for $30500, with a down payment of $3000, I pay $583 a month for 5 years. In IL registration was $114 - one time only and good forever. Insurance is roughly $83 a month ($2.5K deductible). So far, there was only greasing and floor sweeping for maintenance.

 

A brand new Wabash dry van trailer is 32-34k on Truck Paper. Wabash shows as the top seller, followed by Great Dane and Utility, in that order. I would stick with the most sold product. Now that I think about it, new dry vans are cheap, compared to reefer. Reefer are double the cost. I don’t know why people are buying old junky dry vans. They need to get their money and credit under control.

Your monthly payment will depend on how much downpayment you give, the interest rate, and the length of the loan.

 

New is the best way to go. Especially because of wood floor life, and cost to replace or even patch problem areas. I kept last one too long.I bought it @ 3 yrs old for $12 k and ran it 13 yrs.Replaced bogie for $.3500 and ran it 2 yrs before floor and rails were shot. Now it’s storage only. Should have sold it 8 yrs earlier and bought new. Good bogie if anyone’s looking.

 

I'm not interested in the cost of the trailer or the maintenance I can figure that part myself. I was asking about hidden costs such as permits and such.

 

Good Luck shopping.

 

Thanks but I may never get one since it's so nice not having to babysit it.

 

Trailers, especially dry van and flat bed, are likely very low maintenance. I have a reefer, and no maintenance yet after months of usage. My reefer will need an oil change at 3,000 hours. So far, 2,100 hrs in about 6 months. It looks like maintenance will be every 6-12 months. My truck, on the other hand, is a complete different story. Now that’s babysitting.