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monkey44's avatar
monkey44
Nomad II
Jul 05, 2013

Shipping a Trailer

We tried to find a company to ship our toy-trailer to Florida from Boston ... and drive the other one.

Couldn't find a company - all the haulers have a seven feet or so height restriction.

So, when you all don't drive it yourself, how do you get a trailer down and back from the south / north / south again.

Been trying to find a trucker that didn't want an arm and both legs along with my wallet to truck it down there ... trailer's only fourteen feet end to end including the tongue, but it's sits high, about 7'11" at the tip ... wanted $2100 ... that seems awfully rich when a car usually goes around $700 - $800 ...

Whats with that???
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  • michelb's avatar
    michelb
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2013
    I'd put a listing on www.uship.com and see if you can find someone driving along that route that wouldn't mind towing it for you.
  • chevor's avatar
    chevor
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2013
    Its all because of this sue happy society. There is a lot of money spent in commercial trucking on insurance and liability.
  • PapPappy's avatar
    PapPappy
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2013
    It's gonna be more expensive, because it's a specialty item.
    That show on Cable where they bid on transport jobs would probably do it:)
    They had one guy move the Grayhound Bus Conversion that a member of this forum bought, so I'm sure that they could move your trailer.....but probably not cheap.

    Another option might be to contact someone via Craigslist, to see if anyone is traveling down to Florida without a trailer, but has the TV that would handle it. Then, pay for them to tow it down....plus something extra. But, you would be taking a risk doing this, unless you know the person.

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