Shipping an enclosed trailer across the continent? Who? Where? How?

[Luke The Drifter]

Alright, my dad is currently looking at buying an enclosed trailer and a good deal has come up. Now one of the main reasons for buying the enclosed is that my brother is currently living in Boston, MA and is planning on moving back here sometime in June and he is planning to use an enclosed trailer to put all of his stuff in.

I figured we'd buy said trailer, use it for sledding then come time we'd clean it up and ship it via truck and trailer (trailer on a trailer so to speak LOL). Can this be done? And how for how much roughly? The trailer is 19ft long by 8.5ft wide if it helps and would be going from Edmonton to Boston.

Anybody know of a shipping company that'll do this?

Thanks

Luke

 

[Joe Mama]

Luke

Lots of guys make a living at exactly this, they pull campers and enclosed trailers around the country for manufactures. You could check with a local RV shop to find out who they use or try posting on a site like thedieselstop.com. Most of the pullers simply use hopped up diesel 1 tons and flat tow while others will use a big rig and load it on there trailer.

 

[Dam Dave]

this might help



http://www.uship.com/default.aspx



I believe Joe was talking about Hot Shots, thats what they are called, like he said they use 1 ton and med duty trucks to haul smaller custom loads across state or across the country, lots of retired folks do this too, I believe you will find them on U ship.

 

[F-Bomb]

Generally a buck plus a mile! $3400 cross country = ouch! That would have to be one heck of a bargain. Doesn't make much sense on a 5000 to 8000 plain sled trailer but if your spending some coin on a elaborate one it can balance out. Multiples on a contract long hauler is the cheapest but everything has to line up perfectly to make that situation work. That is why there are so many campers, trailers, and rv's hot shotted across the world.

 

[skibreeze]

Luke, I'd just have your brother buy a trailer where he is at to move and then sell it when he got out there.

 

[BU1]

Luke, I'd just have your brother buy a trailer where he is at to move and then sell it when he got out there.

 

[anchorman]

I use the transporter guys all the time to deliver trailers for me. About the cheapest you can get right now though is $1.50 per mile. They are fully insured and do a good job.

The other option that I've found is to hook up with someone who is going there anyway for work or whatever. (You can find them on Craigslist under rideshare or maybe even on this site.) They are generally happy to haul something for you if you pay for their fuel and a bit for themselves. It works great for them because it pays for their trip and it helps you out too. The only downside is that you don't always know what kind of character you're handing your stuff over to!