Gooseneck trailer rental

Gooseneck describes how a trailer hitches, not what it carries. The coupler sits on an arm that reaches over the tailgate to a ball in the truck bed, and that hitch can be fitted to flatbed, equipment, dump and other bodies.

Typical jobsite uses

• Heavier or longer jobs, where a gooseneck hitch suits the truck that will tow it.
• Machinery or materials on whatever body the offered trailer has.

What to confirm with the supplier

The trailer a supplier actually offers is what decides whether it suits your job. What this page says is general, not the specification of any trailer, so check the offered unit against the list below before you choose.

• Deck or box dimensions, measured against what you plan to load.
• Payload, and whether it suits the heaviest load you expect to carry.
• How things go on and off (ramps, doors, a gate or a tilting deck), and whether that suits your equipment.
• The hitch and coupler size, and whether the vehicle that will move it is rated to tow it loaded.
• The brake and lighting connections, and whether they match that vehicle.
• That the truck has a gooseneck ball in its bed, and the ball size the supplier specifies.
• Which body the offered trailer has, since the same hitch is used on more than one kind of trailer.

Other types: Dump trailer · Enclosed trailer · Equipment trailer · Flatbed trailer · Utility trailer · Car hauler