Question about hauling cars in Dry Van

Is there a nearby warehouse, that has a forklift ramp to ground level ? check and see if you could back to dock, drive autos up ramp and into trailer. as far as securing ...2x4 or 4x4 should work and any other protection you can throw in there. also...empty fuel tanks or close to it ( haz mat ). best of luck to ya

 

Most facilities won't 'officially' let you use a ramp, due to insurance.

I found an empty warehouse facility in an industrial park that had a suitable ramp that was not locked up at night or in a fenced area, and loaded my car in a company trailer at 3 am, in about 2 minutes.



You'll also have to find a place to unload the car at your destination.
Put chocks on the floor in front of the front wheels, and in back of the rear tires. You can use 2x4's, or whatever wood you can find and nail into the floor.

If the trailer has etrack, it's not so hard to throw a few straps on each vehicle, preferably around the axle, or using whatever tow hooks are available on each end. Set the straps up so they are pulling away from each other, and not rubbing on anything.



Since it's your stuff in the trailer, you should be able to stop and check the load ever so often, make sure the trucks aren't moving. Make sure the parking brake is set, and if a manual transmission, the trucks are in gear.

 

Hey driver if you can load the car also you will look back and say the was the thing to do! Happy Trails

 

Don't forget the blocking on the side. My company used to move a few company shop trucks around from time to time. The auto's tend to move sideways and rub against the sides, a bit hard on the mirrors and paint.

 

Strapping is your best bet, you don't need to drain the fuel tanks.

 

if you cant find a loading ramp around you ..you can also hire a roll back from a local towing company to load the trucks into the trailer

 

Used to haul those Sprinter vans from Greer out to various dealerships in a dry van...a few of them had a local tow company waiting with a roll back (flat bed tow truck)...back onto the tow deck, he moves out and you have your ramp.

Also...they used some old straps over the wheels and nailed to the floor...no side movement.