Ever need extra hauling or storage space but are unsure if buying a dry van trailer is the right move? Renting might be your perfect solution! Here’s why renting offers more flexibility, saves you money, and frees up valuable resources for your business.
Flexibility
Renting allows companies flexibility with hauling or storage capacity as your needs change. A great example of this is during seasonal times of the year. Rental road trailers (OTR) are a great solution for moving the extra inventory needed for times such as holiday sales. It is also beneficial to rent a dry van trailer for the storage of extra inventory needed during that time, especially since the extra inventory may be temporary.
Adding Temporarily to Your Fleet
Renting creates the flexibility to add as many trailers as needed quickly to your fleet based on high demand. It is much easier to access rentals quickly compared to shopping for trailers to purchase and securing financing. You may find, with business fluctuations, that you do not need as many trailers as you did previously during certain times of the year. That said, it is also easier to return unneeded trailers if they are rented.
Frees Up Capital
As you know, trailers are not cheap. With the current economy right now, watching expenses is especially important. If you decide to purchase trailers, you most likely will be making a monthly payment on them. Renting is a great way to keep from being tied into a trailer payment (which probably is more costly than a rental payment). It will free up your capital by not having to make monthly payments on something that you may or may not consistently need. Also, you are not taking the depreciation hit on the equipment.
Lack of Parking Area
Do you struggle with having enough space to park trailers? Returning trailers when not in use will free up more parking and workspace for the trailers that you are currently using. Due to their size, it is always hard to find parking or additional parking for semi-trailers when they are not in use.
For all these reasons, renting is the better option when adding semi-trailers to your business. Contact us today for your semi-trailer needs, whether for the road or storage, and see how a rental can make your life easier.
