Stepping Out With My Own Numbers

I’m hoping some time next week I’ll have my deposit down and order the new reefer trailer. It would be here between January and March. It is custom spec’d for my needs and has one option in particular that is sure to catch some eyes. Price before trade and 5k deposit was 94,500. Amount to be financed will be 74k. I was down to two manufacturers but, in the end, the one I went with can get me everything I wanted. I would have had to compromise on some things elsewhere.
My current trailer is in good condition but it uses a lot of fuel. I haul a lot of frozen and if you push on the walls you can hear the ice in between. The insulation is not that great. It maintains temp but not very efficiently. And, it’s a Utility and I think they’re overrated. I bought it because it was a good deal and had the features I wanted at the time.
I have two features on the new one I’m excited about. One will remain a mystery for now until I can show a picture of it but the other is a wireless door sensor that will put it in low speed when the doors open. No wires running through the trailer walls or any of that stuff that stops working 6 months after you get it.

 

I turn mine off a lot too. My problem is that there are still a lot of places that tell me I can’t. I can’t stand it when I’m getting unloaded and the reefer is screaming away doing nothing.
It will be a surprise as to what brand I chose.

 

If my only debt is the equipment, I don’t mind. I’ll always have a payment but it pays for itself with the efficiency and the lack of maintenance expense. I had some other debt but paid all that off, due to the second truck I had. Prices are up due to demand, but also due to the trade spat going on right now. Aluminum is going to keep going up until that calms down.
I did get stainless steel on the nose, doors, and lock rods, the trailer sides are white aluminum. I don’t care for the stainless sides.