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How to Choose an Equipment Trailer Rental

GVWR, deck length, tilt vs dump vs Airtow, and matching your truck before you rent a trailer to haul scissors, compact loaders, or materials.

Trailer rental is a math problem: machine weight + fuel + attachments + margin versus GVWR and your truck’s towing package. Deck length is the second number — a 26 ft scissor does not care about your optimism. Get both right before you leave the yard in Springville.

Weight first

Look up the machine’s operating weight, not the brochure “class.” Add the bucket, the extra forks, and the water in the tires. Stay under GVWR and under what the truck can tow and stop. A 15,000 lb tilt-deck is not an invitation to load 15,000 lb of machine plus 2,000 lb of attachments.

Deck and loading style

Tilt-deck for roll-on equipment. Dump for dirt. Airtow-style ground-level decks for cargo that hates ramps. Scissor-lift-specific trailers exist in the fleet for 19 ft electric scissors — use them instead of a too-short utility trailer.

Width and tie-downs

Measure the machine’s width and the trailer’s usable deck, not the fenders. Bring chains rated for the weight. If you have never chained a CTL, say so — we would rather show you once than meet you on I-15.

When to skip the trailer

Booms, 10k telehandlers, and anything that makes you uneasy should come on our truck. Call (801) 880-8800. Pride is a bad load chart.

FAQ

Can I haul a mini excavator on the 7×14 dump?

That is a tilt-deck or our delivery conversation. Dumps are for material.

Do you rent the scissor-lift trailers by themselves?

We have scissor-oriented trailers in the mix, including packages with 19 ft scissors. Ask what is available as trailer-only versus a package.

What hitch do I need?

The one that matches the trailer’s coupler and the truck’s receiver rating. Bumper-hitch vs gooseneck is not interchangeable by wishing.

Need a quote on the right class?

Call or text — we'll match height, width, and capacity to the job instead of renting you a bigger machine than you need.