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Selling, start to finish
No listing it, no tire kickers asking to hear the unit run, no booking a tow. Here's how a sale goes.
Load sheet · Free offer, no obligation
Step by step
Year, make, length, unit make, hours if you have them.
Both sides, the nose and unit, inside the box, the tires.
One offer with pickup built in.
We fit around your yard hours.
Sign, get paid, we pull it out.
On the day
Reefer sitting idle? Get a number today.
Good to know
Would a dealer pay more?
For a clean, late-model reefer with a low-hour unit, maybe. We're the quick choice for trailers that sit, need work, or have to go this month.
Why owners sell
Selling tips
The more we know up front, the less likely anything changes on pickup day.
Both sides of the trailer, the front with the unit, the rear doors open, the floor, and the unit's display or hour meter. Close-ups of any damage help too. Daylight photos from a few steps back show more than close-ups. Five to eight photos are usually enough.
Make and model of the unit, engine hours, standby hours if it has them, and whether it runs, cools and holds temperature. The unit's data plate is usually behind the front panel. Alarm codes on the display are worth a photo.
Year, length, door type and whether it has side doors. The VIN plate on the front or the frame tells us most of this. Tell us the floor type and whether the trailer has a multi-temp setup with bulkheads.
Tires, brakes, suspension, lights and air lines. A trailer that can be safely pulled is simpler and cheaper to move than one that needs to be loaded on a deck. Tell us whether the tandems slide and whether the landing gear cranks.
Pallets, product, shelving and racking should come out before pickup. Tell us if anything heavy can't be removed. If the trailer held food, a quick clean-out is appreciated, but it doesn't have to be spotless.
If the trailer is at a busy dock or yard, choose a time when it can be reached without moving other trailers around. Tell us the gate hours and who to call on site.
Carriers and distributors often retire several reefers at once. We can price them together or one by one and pick them up over a few days. A list with unit numbers, years, unit makes and hours is a good start.
One trailer from an owner-operator is as welcome as a fleet. If you're selling the trailer because you're retiring or parking the truck, tell us, and we'll tell you whether the trailer is worth more sold another way.
Getting a figure doesn't commit you to anything. Many owners ask for a number before deciding between fixing the unit, selling to another carrier and selling to us. If our figure doesn't suit you, that's fine.
Questions
Yes. Send a list with years, makes, lengths and unit status and we'll quote them together.
Yes, please. Pallets, load bars and old product should come out first.
Yes. Give us the yard contact and gate hours and we'll work around them.
Usually a few days from the first call, depending on photos, paperwork and when we can reach the trailer.
Someone needs to sign and hand over any keys. If the trailer sits at a yard, a site contact who can open the gate is enough for the pickup itself.
Yes. Tell us before we price it. We can buy the trailer as an insulated van and leave the unit with you.
Send the details now. You'll have a number to think about.
