[AT] OT: Anybody know how I would hire a truck to pull a semi-trailer?

[Cecil Bearden]

Go to a truck stop and find an independent trucker.  Talk to him and you 
will get the answers you need.    The trailer has to pass DOT 
inspection.   It also has to stay together for the 2000 mile trip.  When 
your driver gets to the destination, he has to have another trailer 
lined up to pull back or he has to deadhead to the next job.  I don't 
think you will find a $2000 trailer that will make the trip without a 
lot of extra expense.  A Brake job alone will cost $1500 minimum.  Tires 
are $250/ea when I buy them 12 at a time..    Then there is mounting.  I 
have a couple of those $2000 trailers here and I pulled them home on 
Sundays on the back roads....

I would look at leasing, or go and talk to a freight company and see if 
they have some trailers they are replacing.  Usually trailers from the 
rust belt are replaced because they have too many holes and the brakes 
are frozen.

Cecil in OKla


On 1/20/2017 9:19 AM, Scott Williams wrote:
> If I buy a semi-trailer and want someone to pull it (loaded) across the
> country, how would I find/hire someone to pull it?  I was looking at the
> U-Ship site, and they don't seem to cater to this type of "shipping" but
> either way, I wouldn't be able to find out without actually putting a job up
> for bid.  I'd rather not do that until I decide I want to go this way.
>
>   
>
> I can buy a semi-trailer (45 or 48 foot) for around $2000 or less, and I'm
> trying to figure out how much it would cost me to have someone haul it
> across country (NY to AZ) with all my possessions in it.  Figured this group
> has more people with real answers than anybody else I know.  If anyone has
> any ideas about this, I'm all ears.
>
>   
>
> I'm also considering leasing a semi-trailer, haven't priced it, but I know
> it would give me a some peace of mind about roadside service vs. buying my
> own, just don't know how much it would be.  I'm quite certain that I can
> sell a purchased trailer once I get to AZ, perhaps even for a profit,
> because people love to have a cheap way to store stuff out in the desert,
> and a semi-trailer would be perfect - even if they just take the wheels off
> and lay it on the ground.  That's a REALLY big secure shed for $2000.
>
>   
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott in Penfield NY
>
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