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Move Trailers Easily With Precision and Control Utilizing the Electric Trailer Dolly

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Trailer Caddy Terminal Tractor

Semi-trailers keep businesses moving by transporting goods, but who moves the trailers? Thanks to the electric trailer dolly from DJ Products, a single employee can easily shuttle these heavy vehicles from one spot to another for maximum productivity.

Today’s Solution for Moving Heavy-Duty Loads

The efficiency of distribution centers and warehouses depends on how quickly they can get semi-trailers loaded and unloaded. Every minute spent moving a trailer back and forth from the lot to the loading docks takes precious time away from the major job at hand.

If you use a shunting service, you already know how much those charges eat up your budget. Even if you own your own shunt truck, fuel and maintenance costs add up, and gas-powered vehicles significantly increase your carbon footprint.

With our series of trailer dollies, one person can move trailers weighing up to 100,000 pounds. No special licensing is required, and employees can get up to speed on operating the trailer dolly with a minimum of training. All our dollies run on battery power, so they’re eco-friendly and need little maintenance.

Trailer Dollies for Any Application

Our trailer dollies aren’t limited to warehouse and distribution center applications. Do you own a boat or RV dealership? Maybe you have a garage where mechanics work on large vehicles, or a production line that involves moving vehicles along the line and onto lots.

If you have a large vehicle that needs to be moved, DJ Products has an electric dolly that’s up to the job.

    • The TrailerCaddyHD Chain Drive, with its ability to move king pin, pintle and covered equipment trailers, is well-suited for use at RV and camper dealerships along with military bases.

     

DJ Products: Your #1 Material Handling Experts

DJ Products specializes in material handling solutions for a wide range of industries, from manufacturing and hospitality to transporation and military/DoD.

How can we streamline your operations? Contact us at 800.686.2651 or use the online chat feature and let our friendly and knowledgeable Sales Engineers find the right fit for your needs.

TrailerCaddy Terminal Tractor Lets You Use Regular Staff to Move Trailers – No CDL Needed!

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DJ Products Highlights the TrailerCaddy Terminal Tractor

After nearly two years, the transportation industry continues to grapple with a shortage of available and qualified truck drivers, which is having a ripple effect on the country’s supply chain. Keep your drivers on the road and out of the yard with a TrailerCaddy Terminal Tractor from DJ Products.

Are Your Truck Drivers Actually Driving?

Just how deeply is this problem affecting companies? Ryan Dezurik of DJ Products relates a conversation one of our Sales Engineers recently had during a meeting with one of the top global event agencies.

According to the agency’s representative, “Hundreds of thousands of dollars are being spent annually to keep a CDL licensed driver on site to move trailers in and out of dock doors at their 39 locations across five countries.” This is time and money that would be better spent on actually transporting shipments from one location to another.

Save Time and Money with a TrailerCaddy Terminal Tractor

So what’s the solution? Our TrailerCaddy Terminal Tractor doesn’t require a specialized license for operation. As Dezurik explains, “The process to pull loaded trailers out of dock doors to stage for drivers and bring empty trailers into the docks for loading can be streamlined to help increase efficiency and save money.”

An In-Depth Look at the TrailerCaddy

Let’s take a look at what makes the TrailerCaddy a vital resource for any transportation company.

  •  This streamlined yet powerful yard truck allows a single person to move trailers weighing up to 100,000 pounds.
  •  The 48-volt battery system is eco-friendly and provides long run times.
  •  Forward-facing operation and precise speed control improve safety and make it easier to maneuver trailers around the yard.
  •  Cost is less than 25 percent of a new shunt truck and there’s no expensive maintenance.
  •  No CDL or health card is required, so any employee can operate the TrailerCaddy. Eliminate wasted time waiting for a hostler or other specially qualified staffer.

 

DJ Products: Your Full-Service Material Handling Solution

Find out how the TrailerCaddy can save money and improve functionality at your company. Call 1-800-686-2651 or contact us online to speak with one of our Sales Engineers.

Watch the Video to See How Easy it Is to Operate

Find out more about the DJ Products trailer dolly line. We have wheeled cart moving solutions for trailers, cargo trailers, RV’s, semi-trailers, and boat trailers.

Couple Quits Job and Travels in a Cargo Trailer

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Traveling on a Freight Train?

What used to be the retiree’s dream has become a new model for happiness among younger couples. Sell what you don’t need, buy a trailer, and hit the road for adventure and freedom.

The blog “Pay Gas, Not Rent” chronicles the unique experiences of one 27-year-old couple. The former teacher and social worker from Alaska became intrigued by the tiny house movement and decided to customize a cargo trailer into a home.

Singin’ and Travelin’ Across the Country

Curtiss O’Rorke Stedman and Kelly Tousley left their jobs and home behind to see the continent while finding excitement and relaxation on the road. Stedman performs Americana music a few days a week for most of the couple’s cash, while the biggest chunk of income going toward gas and lodging.

Trailer living has grown in popularity as young people decide to do away with physical belongings and focus on experiences. As long as a trailer has a bed, bathroom, and basic cooking equipment, it can make a home.

The Changing Market for Trailers

Sales of trailers are up, such as Airstreams and basic cargo trailers, as more people decide to live in them full-time. If your business is seeing increased action on trailers, it might just be time for a trailer caddy to help maneuver and store them efficiently.

A powered trailer caddy can handle loads up to 50,000 pounds with ergonomic steering. Any employee can walk along and move trailers into parking spaces or service areas. For dealerships and distributors, a trailer caddy can revolutionize how you handle inventory. Contact DJ Products for more info about car, truck, and trailer movers.

Trailer Mover Pulls Heavy Equipment with Ease

There have always been strongmen who pitted themselves against modern machines in amazing feats of strength. Back when you were a small fry you probably watched them on TV or might have seen them in action at the county fair. Muscles bulging, in true John Henry fashion, these guys would harness themselves to a tractor trailer or railcar or some other amazingly heavy immovable object and with brute strength pull it down a street or across a field to the jaw-dropping awe of their audience.

Today, you can accomplish the same incredible feat and without the bulging muscles of a steel-driving man like John Henry. DJ Products’ amazing TrailerCaddy trailer mover allows a single, ordinary worker to push and pull a RV, camper, equipment trailer or boat with ease. The electric-powered TrailerCaddy is the perfect solution for moving wheeled trailers down an assembly line or into holding areas during manufacture. It’s the ideal tool for moving and positioning trailers at a showroom or trade show.

Less bulky than traditional material handling equipment used to pull trailers, DJ Products’ powered trailer mover provides precise operator control and maximum maneuverability, even in confined areas. Far less costly to maintain than other trailer pulling equipment on the market, the DJ Products trailer mover also significantly decreases accident rates and their associated costs. Superior maneuverability and operator control also mean less chance of damage to surrounding parts and equipment.

Like all of DJ Products’ superior powered movers, the TrailerCaddy trailer mover is ergonomically-designed to eliminate the risk of musculoskeletal injury caused by pushing and pulling tasks. Overextension and strain on muscles during the pushing, pulling and maneuvering of heavy loads can cause severe physical damage to workers. Treatment of musculoskeletal injuries is long-term and expensive. In addition to high medical costs, musculoskeletal injuries can significantly increase insurance, workmen’s compensation, disability and lost man-hour costs. The ergonomic design of all DJ Products’ pushers, pullers and movers is geared to eliminate the considerable physical strain of moving heavy objects, thereby reducing the negative impact of accidents and injuries on your bottom line.

Visit the DJ Products website for full specs and to see the amazing TrailerCaddy trailer mover in action.

Transport Trailers and Boats with the Trailer Caddy HD

Although tractor trailers have wheels they cannot be driven everywhere. There are times when instead of doing the hauling, a tractor trailer itself needs to be hauled.

The Trailer Caddy HD Chain Drive tractor trailer pusher is a powered pusher designed for pushing or pulling trailers that require lifting on one end before maneuvering.

Most often used with RVs, campers, equipment trailer, and boats, a Trailer Caddy can be used to transport these items across show rooms or down assembly lines, as well as in or out of storage. A Trailer Caddy can be of great use to individual owners or campers and trailers as well as to those who own and rent out this equipment.

Other equipment you may have used in the past probably allowed you to push an RV or a boat, but how did you feel afterwards? If you felt any strain or pain and it wasn’t too serious, chances are you forgot about it but you never know when this kind of strain will lead to a more challenging injury.

You really don’t want to take any chances with your health when transporting this kind or equipment. The powered Trailer Caddy HD Chain Drive tractor trailer pusher is less bulky than the traditional electric puller product, and that is useful because if you think about it, the trailer or boat itself is already bulky. The relative compactness of the Trailer Caddy HD does not mean that it is ineffective; instead it results in fewer accidents, lower maintenance costs, and minimal damage to surrounding parts and equipment due to the maneuverability and control the operator has using the Trailer Caddy tractor trailer pusher in tightly confined areas.

Watch Our Trailer Caddy in Action

You’ve seen those guys at the truck shows who strap a rope around their chest and pull a mega-ton truck across the ground, their muscles bulging and popping with every step. Well, you can do that too, and you’ll only need one hand! With the aid of the DJ Products’ TrailerCaddy, anyone can move multi-ton trailers with ease. Just click here to watch a You Tube video of our TrailerCaddy in action.

The DJ Products TrailerCaddy is a powered mover designed to push or pull trailers that require lifting on one end before maneuvering. Designed to move equipment short distances, the TrailerCaddy makes it possible for any employee to move an equipment trailer, RV, camper or boat across a show room floor, from one point to another in the plant, into position at a trade show or to a new position in the lot. The TrailerCaddy does not require bulging muscles or super-human strength. The caddy does all the heavy lifting. All your employee does is steer.

Our powered TrailerCaddy is less bulky and more maneuverable than traditional electric pullers. This cost-efficient electric puller will decrease fuel and maintenance costs. Maximum operator control and maneuverability, particularly in tight spaces, means minimal damage to surrounding parts and equipment. Ergonomically designed for easy use, the TrailerCaddy decreases accidents and prevents worker injury associated with muscle strain. You’ll save in decreased medical expenses, insurance costs and workmen’s compensation claims. Visit our website for complete information about the TrailerCaddy.