Rigging 53' Dry Van for Cars - Good or bad idea?

Tied down well you should be OK. I would forget the ramps and load/unload at a dock where you can roll 'em on/off easy. The ramps are just too fraught with nasty posibilities! What will the insurance compamy say when you dump one off the ramps? And how happy will your friend be when his SEMA display is on it's side in the parking lot?

 

i hauled a porshe and a ferrari from new york to san diego. in a dry van. using ramps.

it was christmas for the mrs. and mr.

 

I've hauled cars and a few pickups in a dry van before. I just nailed some cut down 2X4s to the floor to form a wheel chock with a tie-down strap sandwiched between the boards. wrap the strap around the tire and away you go. The only problem I see with what you want to do is the fact that they are lifted trucks and they'll sway like crazy. Especially if the sway bars have been removed for more suspension flex. you'd probably have to sinch down the suspension as well. I'd do it just to go to the SEMA show!

 

Correct me if I am wrong but Swift does it all the time delivering new Sprinters from the NC factory. Theres a youtube video of diesel ducy loading them into a swift dry van. not too sure if they do it anymore.

 

Might have been for the better, if you don't have experience hauling vehicles, you don't want to jump in hauling custom vehicles. How were you going to get those big lifted trucks in and out, drive them, how were you going to get in and out of them, climb out a window, what happens if you scratch a truck or damage w tire or wheel. I think you were better off NOT doing this.

 

Sprinter is a good example. Merc-Benz Sprinter has pulled away from pretty much anything except qualified rail and soft-tie haul-away for delivery in North America. WAY too much damage. They are uniforming their shipping procedures. Rail 'ties' on rail only, or soft-ties on hiway only.

Want it there properly ? Ship it with a pro who knows.

Would you ship hi end valubles (money and gems) in a non-armoured carrier ? No. Because if something happened, insurance wouldn't cover you. So don't play around. Common sense. Let someone who does it for a living do it for you. Play the odds in your favor and write it off as a bussiness expense, and forget about it.

SL

 

Only because these vehicles are stated to be lifted 4x4's. I would reccommend not putting them inside of a 53' box trailer. The suspension may roll the body beyond what you may be able to secure. Being that you will be limited in the type of securing inside a 53' box trailer.