How to Ship a Travel Trailer with Heavy Haulers
Each type of oversized equipment needs a different type of care and handling to ship. When your shipping a travel trailer, it's similar to shipping a school bus, in that there's no way to make it smaller. Lower decked trailers allow your travel trailer to pass under lower clearances on the road. At Heavy Haulers, we have access to a wide range of trailers and rigs, to get just the perfect one for you. Travel Trailer are typically shipped using either a heavy-duty pickup or a larger trailer and rig.
We carefully inspect your travel trailer for shipment, making sure that the tires are inflated to the proper pressure and in acceptable condition and the lights are working. We also make sure that the vents and doors are closed and secured. Finally, we inspect the hitch, to make sure there aren't any problems and it can be safely towed.
The Best Transport Rigs for Shipping Travel Trailers
Choosing the best rig for shipping your travel trailer is important, depending on what type of RV travel trailer you have, Heavy Haulers have the equipment to pull many different hitch types, such as a fifth wheel, goosenecks, Pinter hooks, and various ball hitches. We can transport any travel trailer, despite its size or dimensions. Larger units will require permits and these costs will be figured into your quote.
Travel trailers are generally shipped on a step-deck or lowboy trailer, with an attachable fifth wheel in the truck to load up. These trailers are similar to flatbeds but stronger, to accommodate the extra weight of an RV.