We also use a trailer for hauling equipment and doubles as T&S for the Cincy
region SCCA events
We have concession style flip up windows on each side with a bench for all
the workers and equipment.
It works well but hauling it around and storing are issues to consider.
If your lucky enough to have a site where you can leave the trailer between
events, it is usually not to painful for one of the regular competitors to
un-hook and move the trailer into place.
I think overall due to annual cost and maintenance of a truck a trailer is
the way to go.
Our other club just bought a used tool truck - this may be the ideal setup
with a lift gate on back and plenty of room, not to mention on board A/C and
a huge generator, but I am not sure what the insurance and maintenance costs
are, but my guess is more then a trailer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen E. Thompson" <glen.thompson@cox.net>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: RE: Equipment Truck/Trailer Question
> We use a trailer for hauling equipment as well as running T&S out of it.
> We pay members to haul the trailer to the event site. The price is high
> enough to ensure people are willing to do it. In talking with Atlanta
> Region, they worked out a deal with their local Ryder truck rental place
> to have one truck installed with a hitch and they have that truck
> reserved for every weekend that they have an event.
>
> Our previous trailer was much smaller and it took a long time to get
> setup at an event site. The new trailer really smoothed over that task.
> We considered a truck but higher initial costs, maintenance issues, and
> insurance caused enough concern to make the trailer a safer option.
>
> Trailer and contents are insured separately. In Va. towing vehicle
> insurance covers trailer while being towed.
>
> A nearby region uses a box truck and it works very well. There are
> times I wish we had gone that option.
>
> glen
> ======================
> Glen E. Thompson
> Regional Executive
> Blue Ridge Region SCCA
> glen.thompson@cox.net
> www.brr-scca.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Venisnik
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:50 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Equipment Truck/Trailer Question
>
>
> My region (Arizona) is looking into replacing our equipment truck. We
> seem
> to be leaning towards replacing our box truck with another box truck as
> opposed to a trailer and something to pull it with. This is due to
> concern
> about increased expense on maintaining a truck and a trailer as opposed
> to
> just a box truck.
>
> I was just wondering how other regions handle this issue. There was
> talk of
> just using a member's truck to move the trailer when needed or renting a
>
> truck when the trailer has to be moved but concerns about insurance
> coverage
> and Uhaul/Ryder not allowing their trucks to be used for pulling
> non-Uhaul/Ryder trailers kind of quashed this. If your region has an
> equipment trailer how do you handle moving it around the site and if
> needed
> moving it from site to site? How do you address concerns about
> insurance?
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