Open Question: who is responsible for the trailer?

7 February 2012, 8:19 am

Some independent truckers own their own trailers. Is there ever a situation where the customer provides a trailer? How does this work. If you carry a load on a flatbed from Evansville IN to St. Louis, MO, is it possible to then pick up a load for a closed trailer, they call it a van. I understand some companies own the trailers, so the driver drops one off at a terminal and picks up another, but I am curious about how this works.... Read More »