Specified for trade use, not weekend use
The gap between a cargo trailer and a work trailer shows up months after delivery, when shelving goes on the walls, a rack goes over the roof and the doors get opened every weekday for years. Car Mate build their CC series around exactly that, and we keep work-spec trailers in Zeeland alongside dump bodies for trades hauling material out as well as back. Most contractor trailers here get ordered to a configuration, so if what you want is not on the lot, tell us and we will quote the build.
What to settle before you order a work trailer
Start with the trade, then pick the trailer
An electrician and a landscaper want almost opposite trailers. Small enclosed with deep shelving and a single axle suits anyone whose load is tools, fittings and a ladder. Anything that rolls on and off wants a ramp and a wider door. Trades moving soil, stone or demolition waste are better served by a dump body than by any enclosed trailer, however well fitted out.
Doors decide how the day goes
A ramp door is the right answer whenever something is wheeled aboard: mowers, barrows, compactors, a tile saw on a cart. Double rear doors suit a trailer that is shelved out, because you can reach the back without walking a ramp and they open in far less space behind the trailer. Picture the tightest job you park on, not your own driveway.
Wall construction is what you bolt the business to
Shelving, e-track and ladder racks only hold if there is something behind the skin to hold them. The Car Mate CC trailers we carry use three-eighths inch plywood walls on sixteen inch centers, with Dexter Torflex axles and brakes on both axles. Those are the numbers to ask about on any trailer you are comparing, because they decide what you can mount later.
Lakeshore winters are hard on running gear
Salt from Zeeland to the lake gets into bearings, wiring and light housings long before it shows on the paint. A trailer worked through winter wants its bearings repacked, its brakes checked and its grounds cleaned on a schedule rather than when something stops working. We do that here on any make, and it is the difference between a trailer that lasts a decade and one that does not.
Ordering to spec is the normal route here
Size, axle rating, door arrangement, interior height and finish can all be chosen rather than settled for. Lead times move with the manufacturer and get longer as spring approaches, so a trailer you need in April is a conversation worth having in January. Come in with the work you do and we will build the spec around it.
If the job is more machine than material, the equipment trailers carry skid steers and tractors, the landscape and utility trailers handle open loads, and we take trade-ins against anything here.