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Flatbed Trailer Rental Tips

Sep. 13 2023 Buying Guide By Utility Trailer of Washington

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Looking to rent a flatbed trailer? While these helpful pieces of equipment aren’t hard to find, they aren’t as easy to rent as a car or motorcycle. Thankfully, we have a number of rental tips written below to ensure you get your hands on the perfect flatbed for the job. For more advice, or to browse an impressive stock of available flatbed rental trailers near you, be sure to check us out, here at Utility Trailer of Washington.

Reserve Your Equipment

Rental equipment has the tendency to be grabbed up very quickly, especially if dealerships don’t have a surplus of a specific model type. Flatbeds—while not the most common rental equipment—are no exception to this rule. To ensure you get your hands on the trailer you need, you’ll want to reserve your rental as far in advance as possible. This also means you’ll need to know the exact dates you’ll need your flatbed trailer to avoid incurring late fees. 

Read Your Rental Agreement 

While it’s not uncommon to sign a rental agreement without reading it, we encourage you to take the time to read your contract carefully. While they can seem a bit tedious, rental agreements often include a ton of important information you’ll want to be aware of before you sign a legally binding contract. For example, it’s common to find a list of add-on costs listed in a rental agreement, as well as unique dealership policies you may not have been aware of. You may discover that your rented flatbed trailer actually comes with a number of helpful perks such as free or low-cost maintenance services, included insurance, and special deals on other rented equipment. 

Looking for an affordable flatbed trailer rental service near you? Then come check us out here at Utility Trailer of Washington to browse our enormous selection of amazing rental models. We have a number of convenient locations across the state of Washington, with our permanent dealerships in Auburn, Mt. Vernon, Richland, and Blaine, WA, and offer a number of mobile locations in a variety of different cities, including Moses Lake, Tacoma, and Centralia, WA.