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Advice on Buying Used Trailers
-- (A Primer on Issues and Procedures)
Whether
you are in the market to buy 1 or 100, the unique and individual
characteristics of each used trailer purchase present buying challenges
that are very different than buying new.
When a fleet order for new trailers is
built by the OEM, they are most often assembled identically and
consecutively, from the beginning of the order to the end.
Without the unit numbers or VIN plates, it is a virtual
impossibility for anyone to tell them apart.
When those same
trailers turn 3, 5, or 8 years old, however, the “genetic sameness”
that they enjoyed at birth is washed away by hundreds of thousands of
miles of unique operating conditions.
While they still share the same original factory line spec sheet
and general appearance, each of the trailers in the group is as different
as it can be. Tire and brake
conditions, the nature of any un-repaired damages, variations in repairs
that have been made, undercarriage corrosion, body scratches, floor
gouges, crossmember deflection, and even the dirt on the interior lining,
are all examples of areas in which used sister trailers can vary widely.
In addition, the
process of buying a used trailers (ie, passing monies, conveying titles
and delivering the trailers) differs dramatically from purchasing new.
As a leading
specialist in the buying and selling of used trailers, WillGo has
accumulated a tremendous amount of experience in both the “science”
and “art” of purchasing used trailers.
From this experience, we have developed the following list of
recommended steps for the used trailer buyer’s reference.
(Please note that this list is not intended as a replacement for
legal or professional advice on trailer sales transactions.
You should use this list simply as an additional reference guide to
issues and considerations in the sale process.)
Advice
on Buying (Continued)
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!
WillGo is constantly working to
improve and streamline the trailer sales process for both
buyers and sellers. Not
only do we bring both together with our massive, easy-to-use
database of trailers for sale, we reduce many of the old
inefficient steps in the process to simple “point and
click” functions. While
we acknowledge that there is no internet substitute for
“kicking the tires” or negotiating face to face, these
key steps represent only a small percentage of the overall
process. Most of
the buyers’ and sellers’ time is spent trying to find
each other and communicate in a fair and orderly manner.
That’s were WillGo does more than anyone else!
Not only can buyers search our database, they can save
their searches and program them to run automatically on a
daily, weekly or monthly basis!
Not only can sellers list for free with WillGo, they
can now review
their listings anytime, 24/7, renewing, modifying and
deleting on-line! In
addition, our expert trailer people are available to stay
involved in every transaction assisting and consulting with
both buyer and seller until the deal is done and both
parties are happy. Not
bad for a little internet company, but its still not good
enough for us! We
are already working on our next wave of time and money
saving enhancements. Stay
tuned! When it
comes to trailers …we are driven!
For more information, comments, questions, or ideas
on how we can further improve our service, call 800-933-6167
or e-mail info@willgo.com.
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Trailer
News Briefs From Around the Web:
Leasing May Be Losing Entrepreneurial Spirit
– Is trailer leasing losing its appeal?
Trailer
Tracking: Ready At Last
– “Fleet Owner’s” editor takes a closer look and the issues
surrounding untethered trailer tracking.
(Also see our June ’03 issue, “State-of-the-Art:
Trailer Tracking”)
Tracking
Test Get $2 Million – FMCSA contracts with SAIC to evaluate
the opportunities for untethered trailer tracking in moving
hazardous and high value cargo.
Aurora
Financing Set – Fleet
Capital bankrolls the Jefferies Group purchase of
Wabash
’s leasing and after-market parts businesses.
Kidron
Now
Building
Reefers in CA – OEM has
opened a plant to build food service reefers in
Tulare
,
CA
.
Tire
Pressure: Is the Solution at Hand?
– Will pending federal regulation force us all to do what we should have
been doing all along?
Cargo
Securement Rules Effective Jan.1 –
Tie it down, lock it on, and do it right by Jan. 1 or else!
Upcoming
Events:
October 19-22, 2003
ATA Management Conference -
www.truckline.com
San Antonio
Marriott & Convention Center
Recent
Trailer Traffic Issues -
Follow these links
to our most recent issues:
Sept 2003 - OEM Websites August
2003 - Auctions
July
2003 - Wireless Tracking
www.willgo.com
800-933-6167
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