Subsequent yr, U-Haul will add a brand new trailer to its rental fleet that is excellent for hauling race automobiles to and from the monitor.
Referred to as the Toy Hauler, this trailer measures simply over 23 toes lengthy and eight.5 toes vast. That creates 16 toes of usable deck area, and U-Haul included drive-over fenders to maximise use of that area. A 6,800-pound load capability is a significant enhance over the present U-Haul Auto Transport trailer’s 5,290-pound most weight ranking.
U-Haul Toy Hauler
For loading and unloading, three particular person 8.0-foot ramps on the rear are designed to accommodate three-wheelers in addition to automobiles, standard bikes, and side-by-sides. Elevated demand for trailers to move several types of autos like these led U-Haul so as to add the Toy Hauler to its fleet.
“By including this higher-capacity possibility, the rental fleet can higher serve a wider vary of buyer wants, making certain that there are appropriate trailers obtainable for each smaller and bigger autos, in addition to all kinds of cargo choices,” Jasmine Spencer, supervisor of the towing program at U-Haul headquarters, instructed Street & Observe, noting that the Toy Hauler is designed to “complement present choices relatively than change them.”
U-Haul Toy Hauler
Spencer additionally instructed Street & Observe that U-Haul will not be promoting off any of its present trailers as Toy Haulers enter the fleet, as most of its present trailers have been constructed inside the final decade and thus have a number of years of service left in them. So lovers looking out for an inexpensive trailer to haul their challenge automobile might want to look elsewhere.
Manufacturing is anticipated to begin in early 2025 on the U-Haul Technical Heart in Tempe, Arizona. Pricing shall be obtainable nearer to that point.
