spring ride dry van

Be careful of big fleets and their junk. Cracked springs within the U-bolt, bent cross members from hauling loads improperly with weight distribution, capped tires, and the famous 10 yr limit on shipper requirements on trailer age.

 

Maybe 1 in 100 loads will say no translucent roof. Maybe 1 in 10,000 random loads require air ride, but if you filter to just loads weighing less than 15,000 lb that drops to maybe 1/50.

 

Everything has pretty much been covered except one thing... I hauled a spring ride for knight once.. and I can tell you that it was one bumpy ### ride. Then I picked up my brand new utility air ride van and I pretty much floated away..

If you have a choice.. stay away

 

Do you realistically think all trailers last a lifetime? Well, frankly, some do. But companies do upgrade their equipment from time to time. I can guarantee you that many of the trailers you see for sale now will be going to smaller companies that cannot afford NEW trailers on a regular basis. I take no stock in the fact that one company selling a lot of their trailers says anything more than that it is upgrade time, and they can get more for the trailers now, at whatever miles are on them, then if they gather more miles, and need more repairs soon.

 

Fiberglass roofs are much more prone to leaking as they get older. The leaks are harder to locate and more difficult to repair than a metal roof. Kind of like doing body work on a Corvette.