Trailer Rentals
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This month we are interested in information about trailers you rent. Here are the responses to the March survey on trailer rentals.
1. Do you have trailers that you do not rent and use for your own purpose?
Yes: 70% (26 responses)
No: 30% (11 responses)
2. What type of equipment do you rent?
Party: 11% (4 responses)
Equipment: 57% (21 responses)
Both: 32% (12 responses)
3. Do you rent Open Box Trailers?
Yes: 84% (31 responses)
No: 16% (6 responses)
4. What sizes of open box trailers do you rent? (Select all that apply.)
4' x 6': 47% (14 responses)
5' x 8': 83% (25 responses)
5' x 10': 90% (27 responses)
5' x 12': 70% (21 responses)
5' x 14': 37% (11 responses)
Other comments: 20% (6 responses)
1. Too numerous to specify. Concrete mix, car, large and small specialty equipment trailers to transport our equipment and on and on.
2. 6' x 12'.
3. Tractor haul.
4. Dumps, drop decks.
5. Drop deck, misc. small utility.
6. 6 x 14.
5. Do you rent enclosed trailers?
Yes: 25% (9 responses)
No: 75% (27 responses)
6. What sizes of enclosed trailers do you rent? (Select all that apply.)
4' x 6': 0%
5' x 8': 33% (3 responses)
5' x 10': 33% (3 responses)
5' x 12': 22% (2 responses)
5' x 14': 11% (1 responses)
Other comments: 67% (6 responses)
1. We rent these through U-Haul.
2. 6x12.
3. 16'
4. 6x12.
5. 6x10.
6. None.
7. Do you r
ent:
Tow
dollys ? Yes: 71% (25 responses) No: 29% (10 responses)
Heavy duty dump trailers? Yes: 75% (27 responses) No: 25% (9 responses)
8. Do you rent flatbed trailers?
Yes: 56% (20 responses)
No: 44% (16 responses)
9. Which type of flatbed trailers do you rent?
With wheel wells: 40% (8 responses)
Without wheel wells: 10% (2 responses)
Both types: 50% (10 responses)
10. Do you charge a discounted rate when you rent trailers with a tractor?
Yes: 64.7% (22 responses)
No: 14.7% (5 responses)
N/A: 20.6% (7 responses)
11. Do you charge a hook-up charge for trailers?
Yes: 0%
No: 85% (29 responses)
N/A: 15% (5 responses)
12. Do you limit the distance that trailers can go?
Up to 50 miles: 18% (6 responses)
Up to 100 miles: 38% (13 responses)
No restriction: 29% (10 responses)
N/A: 15% (5 responses)
13. Do you require an Insurance Certificate?
Yes: 17.2% (6 responses)
No: 71.4% (25 responses)
N/A: 11.4% (4 responses)
14. Additional survey comments:
1. We have a package rate for tractor and trailer with certain tractors. We don't rent trailers for larger tractors. Confusing? Yes. Large tractors have mandatory delivery charges.
2. I'm a U-Haul dealer.
3. Trailers are very easy to rent with all the new pickups being equipped to plug in and go.
4. We should charge for hook up. I would like to know what other companies charge.
5. We get a copy of their insurance policy if going over 75 miles from our store. We also have them sign an extra spot on the contract saying they know they are going over 75 miles from our store and if anything happens, they have to get the trailer back to us.
