Back in the day before kids, my wife and I used to deliver trailers on a semi-regular basis. We had always delivered bumper pull trailers, but my wife quickly got tired of the truck rocking up and down as we went over the bumps in the road. One day I brought my carsick-prone wife along as I delivered a gooseneck trailer and the whole world changed in her eyes. With a gooseneck trailer the cab of the truck rode smooth and straight and didn’t buck up and down over the bumps.
So why is it that a gooseneck trailer pulls so much smoother than a typical tag trailer? With a gooseneck trailer the weight of the trailer is distributed directly over the rear axle of the truck. The truck suspension is then able to carry the weight of the trailer without bouncing the frame of the truck (and the cab) all over the road. In a typical bumper pull trailer, the weight of the trailer resides about four feet behind the rear axle of the truck. When the truck and trailer hit the all-to-common bumps in the road, the suspension of the rear axle can only absorb so much form such a great distance away.
Now, don’t get me wrong, our ATC and Motiv bumper pull trailers pull very well, but when you compare a 30′ tag trailer to a 38′ gooseneck trailer, it just isn’t a fair comparison. The 38′ gooseneck trailer will pull smoother every day of the week. Why not look at some of our gooseneck trailers now!
Tags: Aluminum Trailer, ATC, Gooseneck Car Haulers, Gooseneck Trailers, Motiv Trailers
