I dont really need a gooseneck trailer but for $250 I figured I couldnt go wrong and had planned on getting a skid steer to do some side work eventually. but in the mean time I fiugred I could haul equipment for some local people.
does anyone on here do it? how do you charge?

also I need to know what some things about insurance and licenses for hauling this trailer.
from what I understand if the trailer weighs less than 1K you dont need to insurance for it. But I'm pretty sure this one weighs 1k.
then insurance will ask if it is for commercial or personal. How many people tell their insurance its for personal instead of commercial? whats the cost difference.

Im just looking for things like that to get an idea on cost of start up

 

where the hell did you get a gooseneck for $250, i thought i got a deal getting a 16' equipment for $380

 

Each state has their own particulars on this subject. As an overall answer, don't do it. As a private trailer most any auto insurance you carry on your truck will also cover the trailer and contents up to your policy coverage while it's in tow. Weight is not an issue on this as long as it is within the legal limits of your truck. There are few companies that have an exclusion to this check to be sure.

Insurance for commercial carrier. OUCH, this will cost you at a minimum few thousand a year and probably much higher. I haul livestock for hire myself, and my commercial insurance Quote was $4000 plus some change per year. Didn't matter how much or little I hauled. The only way you are going to make commercial haul even come close to paying for itself is to be on the road full time. This doesn't even take into account the CDL, truck business plates, DOT inspections, Log Books, ICC registration and so on. In most states all of this is and more are required on commercial vehicles. There is no enjoyment in commercial hauling it is strictly a job now day's. Used to be a guy could do this in his spare time and make pretty good money at it. Like everything else though, when the idiots find out about it they ruin it for everybody. Regulations follow stupidity.

There are some ways to work around this stuff, but you have to be willing to gamble on your clientel, the traffic around you, the local law enforcement and basically just you overall good luck that nothing out of the ordinary will ever happen. The first time it does you could be in a world of trouble.

 

wow that sounds like a PITA. I may have to think twice about it.

 

If this is gonna be your first experiance towing a heavy trailer, deffinately hold off. You got a lot bigger learning curve coming than it looks like. These truck don't handle the same way as your used to when you put 30,000 behind em, nor do they handle the same way a semi does if you have done that. Make the mistakes with you own equipment, it's cheaper then doin it with somebody elses.

 

I used to have a buddy that did it. He just did it for extra money b/c it was hard to keep busy all the time. I used to haul hay with ours when i was younger.

 

Well if your having second thoughts ill buy the trailer get ahold of me, also did you get your shirt.

 

yeah I got the shirt. I thought I PMed ya. it looks good.

My buddy decided to keep the trailer and told me I could use it when ever.