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In the US, 75% of truck owners tow only once a year or less. Nearly 70% of them go off-road once a year or less. Additionally, 35% of truck owners haul something in their truck beds once a year or less

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    • @[email protected]
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      52 hours ago

      Over time

      Hey I think I found the issue, you rent a trailer when you need it, you don’t just rent it long term.

      Also, even if you own a trailer, you don’t have to tow it all the time.

    • @[email protected]
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      144 hours ago

      Given the cost of a truck vs hiring a trailer, I have no idea how that can possibly be true.

      • @Zexks
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        13 hours ago

        How many rentals to hit 2-5k.

        • @[email protected]
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          33 hours ago

          I doubt many people are driving around a $5k 2024 truck, but let’s say it’s reasonable or say that this is the difference between what you could otherwise have and what the truck costs. Let’s also say you own the truck 10 years.

          I don’t know what your average trailer hire costs in the US. Maybe $20 for a few hours? Let’s assume $50. So you need to hire a trailer 100 times in those 10 years, or 10 times a year.

          Though as someone who doesn’t own a truck but who hires a trailer once a year or so, if I have multiple things I save them up and do them together in one trailer hire, so a bit of planning makes it even less worth having a truck.