What are the reasons why carriers have more trailers than tractors?

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{"text":"This may be a stupid question, but why is it that the mega carriers have double to three times as many trailers as tractors?  ","videos":"[]","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

289718

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"so they can have spotted trailers all over the place that way there some of the drivers can drop and hook instead of having to live load or unload"}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"some shippers require multiple trailers in their contracts . i had a deal awhile back that required a minimum of 10 trailers in my trailer pool","replyToPid":0}

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289718 发表于 2019-03-25 22:24:27 so they can have spotted trailers all over the place that way there some of the drivers can drop and hook instead of having to live load or unload

","text":"Sparky nailed it.","replyToPid":5764}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Drop hook and trailers tend to go down for repairs more often. ","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Drop and hook reduces down time","replyToPid":0}