Hello,

I got a call today from a guy that wants me to haul away a big heavy street sweeper. I have no experience with hauling heavy stuff like this and I will have to pay someone to do the transport because I only have a smaller truck and trailer. Im going to get the vin number, make and model to see if I can find some specs on this and to see how much it weighs. I need to determine if it will be worth it to pay someone to haul it for me to the recycle yard. The recycle yard is only 5 miles from where I would pick up the street sweeper. The street sweeper doesnt have any wheels and the guy I talked to mentioned that he is in the towing business and since it doesnt roll he cant haul it away. I plan on getting the pink slip in order to do the transaction. I dont have a driver's license for driving semi trucks so I would have to pay a driver and for the use of the truck. I will ask if I can drain all of the fluids at the pick up site so that I can haul it straight to the recycle yard. Here are my questions:

1. What type of truck should I be looking for in order to haul the street sweeper ( flat bed, full size semi, etc.)?
2. How would I go about lifting the street sweeper on to the truck (remember the sweeper does not roll)? Would I need a big fork lift or a big tractor? Or just a special type of truck.
3. Do you think it will be worth it for me to pay someone to transport it or would I be paying more than I would probably get from recycling it?

Any feedback would be much appreciated and I hope to get this task done as quick as possible to make my client happy.



thanks!