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Planning to buy a 28-33 ft travel trailer to live in while our home is fixed up and sold, and then live in while we look for a new home in a community about 300 miles away. Both places in North Carolina,
However, do not want to drive it ourselves. No suitable vehicle, nor any relevant experience.
How do people go about finding someone to move their trailers?
Planning to buy a 28-33 ft travel trailer to live in while our home is fixed up and sold,
and then live in while we look for a new home in a community about 300 miles away.
Both places in North Carolina
Assuming you have a legal spot to park the rig ... the SELLER should be able to get it there.
Make it an understood part of the deal and it won't cost one dime extra.
The dealers will also have a list of people with trucks willing to do some local hauling.
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What should we expect it to cost?
A lot less than buying a truck.
eg: $X for the hook up and unhooking at each end ... plus $Y per mile.
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Sounds like OP has a regional specific need. Google search is not very conducive to that, local dealers are a better resource, tho seller would be the first and likely least expensive.
Uship or hotshotters are a couple other choices, but they operate USA wide, so finding a local one might require a hunt.
Could also ask at local LT campgrounds. Maybe a retiree with a truck would like some gas money.
I end up spending about $60 - $100/hr for professional short hauls (heavy equipment). 300 mile route will be best if driver has a backhaul. If not... 5 hours deadhead (fuel + time + rig use)
I googled transport travel trailers and there were a few that specialize in that. It looks like they'll give a quote.
Why "not helpful"? Have you ASKED the seller/dealer what provisions they can make? A private seller may be able and willing to take it to your location for a fee. A dealer should have multiple solutions available.
I could likely get the seller to transport to our home where it will sit for a month or so while the work gets done to get the house ready to sell.
But once it sells, we will need it hauled to an RV park 300 miles away. Then likely hauled to wherever we buy if we decide to keep it and use it as guest quarters. If not, the buyer can figure out how to move it.
Perhaps we should look around at RV parks in the area we intend to buy. Perhaps there is someone there we could hire to drive here and haul it back.
I've googled and put in my information, but have not heard back. The firms all seem geared to more cross country type hauling.
I've asked at a local RV dealer. Apparently, someone knows someone who does this as a side hustle. No idea how much this guy charges.
Sounds like OP has a regional specific need. Google search is not very conducive to that, local dealers are a better resource, tho seller would be the first and likely least expensive.
Uship or hotshotters are a couple other choices, but they operate USA wide, so finding a local one might require a hunt.
Could also ask at local LT campgrounds. Maybe a retiree with a truck would like some gas money.
I end up spending about $60 - $100/hr for professional short hauls (heavy equipment). 300 mile route will be best if driver has a backhaul. If not... 5 hours deadhead (fuel + time + rig use)
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So someone might do this for $1,000 or so?
~ accurate / reasonable. But a retiree might do it for $600. especially if headed that direction for some other purpose.
If seller can hang onto it for that month, then take it direct to your final location, that may be a plus.
Consider if you were making a living / interrupting your business to do this
300mi one way = ~10hrs RT + (2 hrs hook / locate-time) ~60 gal of fuel = ~$600 labor for a driver and $200 +/- fuel + time
as an example... I had a friend (retiree) in AZ sell his RV trailer to another of my friend's (oil worker) in central TX. It was about 600mi One-way. Seller delivered for $500 (a real bargain, but a nice road trip for the retiree)
option...
Lots of Hotshotters look for regional work to fill gaps in cross country trips, especially handy if you are quite flexible in delivery date. .
Go to the local American Legion/ VFW/ DAV...ask a member, bar tender, etc if they know a retired veteran who might be able to help you out. Many veterans have recreational vehicles/ trucks/ are Snowbirds,/have a lot of spare time, who head south in the winter.
Good Luck.
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