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Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Malone prefers you to have a 48fter because they do get a lot of pipe to haul...I guess it depends on where u are. |
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sidman82
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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Location: Long Island,NY
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info, I will most likely just get a 48FT. |
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GMAN
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:34 am Post subject: |
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sidman82 wrote: Hey guys, I just wanted to jump in quick and ask what would be the best size flat for Landstar or Malone. 45ft or 48ft. I can get a real good deal on a 42ft trailer. Should I bother with the small trailer?
Your best bet would be a 48'. I have known of some owner operators who started with a 45' and later bought a 48'. I would not buy anything shorter than 45' unless I were going to pull doubles. A friend of mine hauls steel almost exclusively and he has a 45' aluminum East trailer. He has thought about buying a 48', but has kept the 45'. He runs primarily in Pennsylvania and Ohio. It hasn't affected his income. A 48' works better when you have steel beams that are long. I prefer a 102" width but a 96" will work just as well. I have both width's. The 102" can come in handy when you have a load that covers most of the deck and you need to walk around it to secure or tarp. You can sometimes get a better deal in a 96". |
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