Step deck decision help!

My deck height is 42", but I can blow the air bags and drop the deck a couple of inches or so.

 

I miss out on a lot of better paying loads because I don't have the low-pro step. (mine is 42"). seems there is always a few things 10'-1" - 10'-6" looking for a truck. but I'm out scrounging the loadboards all the time. If you're just hauling your tractor around and hauling general freight out of your area, you may never see those opportunities anyway to make it worth it to have the lower deck. probably a little more operating cost in tires and brakes on the 17.5's.

 

I have missed a few loads because of the deck height, but you can't be all things to all people. I have regular freight that I could haul if I had another axle and another foot of height. You can permit the extra height, if needed.

 

No matter what trailer you have, you'll always find loads that need a different trailer combination. When you buy the lightweight aluminum floor to be able to haul more weight, you'll find loads that need an all wood floor. It never fails.

 

Yea I've seen them hauled on hotshot trucks. I ha e a 13 3500 silverado that I traded my 07 1500 in on. I started to buy a gooseneck and get a kingpin adapter so I wouldn't have to purchase a ball to go with my reese elite 5th wheel. The reese uses pucks in the bed rather than nig bulky rails which are actually mounted under the bed. The benefit being that the truck and trailer ride on 17.5 standard anyway but didn't see the point in buying a goose neck that I would hardly use. I asked in another thread about a towbar for going to pick up the tractor but instead of what was talked about I ended up being able to get some help driving back. I planned on using the gooseneck to move hay down the road a couple miles but that would only be once a year as well so its about $18 grand out the door with very little use so thats just one more asset the IRS is gonna screw me on when they show up for a asset/tax audit.

 

Technically I don't have to work at all but I'm one of those that has to stay busy to keep my sanity and what better than what ya love right? I would benefit a lot better with a step deck for personal and business use plus I can make less trips on moving hay off my property. This will also give me the advantage on picking up my John Deere batwing when it gets in. Then after everything else is complete on my land and we get fully settled in, we are gonna break for a short vacation then on to purchasing more trucks and getting my business fully off the ground.

 

OK, so I have made up my mind now I have one more thing I need to consult a little advice on. My truck is currently 2 weeks into a 30 day temp tag from Oklahoma. Can I run on that tag to Georgia to pick up the trailer and come straight back still under "in transit" and come back without problems since I'm not making revenue or even hauling anything for that matter?

 

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I would think you'd be fine. You can haul an empty trailer in transit. Just make sure you're insured.

 

10-4! I wasn't sure if I would catch hell for getting the truck home and then driving on futher east away from my home state under a temp tag. Just don't want to catch hell at the scales on the way back.