Posted 2013-01-24 11:16 PM (#149530) Subject: having a trailer shipped
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Posts: 11
Location: Beautiful British Columbia
If you had to have a new two-horse BP trailer shipped 600 miles, and you had a choice between the shipper towing it or putting it on a flat deck, which would you choose? I realize that putting it on a flat deck will probably cost more since the shipper will use a bit more gas pulling two trailers, but it would mean that I have don't have to buy a permit for each state that the trailer passes through if it were being towed. Is one better than the other?
Posted 2013-01-25 2:40 PM (#149541 - in reply to #149530) Subject: RE: having a trailer shipped
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Posts: 385 Location: high desert, CA.
Flat bed does not put any strain or miles on your trailer. the shipper will charge more. I noticed you are in BC, will the trailer come from the states? You may have to have permits to bring it into Canada.
Posted 2013-01-25 2:57 PM (#149542 - in reply to #149530) Subject: RE: having a trailer shipped
Expert
Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
You don't buy a permit for each state. The dealer will probably put a temp tag/plate on the trailer, or an In Transit tag and that will cover the trip.
If you are a commercial hauler, You will buy a trip permit for each state or have an IFTA account that tracks your mileage by state. You will pay this fee regardless of whether you are towing your trailer or have it on a flatbed. Most commercial transporters would probably load one trailer on the flat bed and tow a second behind to maximize their fuel cost. So any permit fees would be divided by the two piece of cargo.
Posted 2013-01-25 5:10 PM (#149543 - in reply to #149530) Subject: RE: having a trailer shipped
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Posts: 656 Location: Rayne, LA
I don't know if a trailer is like a truck, but I bought a truck in North Carolina and drove it to Louisiana. It was a private purchase with me driving my own truck back. I was told by state police that as long as I had proof of insurance and a bill of sale I could drive it back for three days with no permit or license plate. He told me this is true of all states.
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