The Ragin Trailers Blog
Straight talk on trailers, financing, and building your food business in Acadiana.
Buying a dump, equipment, cargo or food trailer for your business in 2026? Here is how the Section 179 deduction and 100% bonus depreciation work on a trailer, the December 31 placed-in-service deadline, and the order dates that matter in Lafayette.
Buying a used trailer around Lafayette? Ask these 5 questions first to avoid title trouble, a rusted frame, worn-out running gear and a deal that costs more than new.
Snoballs, coffee and cold drinks or a full fry-and-grill kitchen? A Lafayette builder explains how your menu decides between a simple concession trailer and a full food trailer under Louisiana health code.
The plain-English 2026 guide to starting a food truck or food trailer in Louisiana: LDH health permits, parish and city licensing, commissary rules, real fees, and a step-by-step timeline for Acadiana.
Getting into hot shot hauling or growing your fleet? Here's how to pick the right gooseneck trailer size, GVWR, and features — no matter what industry you haul for.
Enclosed cargo trailer or open utility trailer? A Lafayette dealer compares cost, security, uses, and towing so you buy the right trailer the first time.
Deck size, gate type, single vs tandem, open vs enclosed, tie-downs, theft and weather: which trailer fits your UTV or golf cart, from a Lafayette dealer.
Which dump trailer a half-ton F-150, Silverado, Ram or Tundra can really pull: tow rating vs payload, tongue weight, brake controller and Louisiana rules.
Telescopic vs scissor hoist on a dump trailer: how each lifts, dump angle, wet clay and cane-country loads, upkeep, and what to ask on a Lafayette lot.
Honest Lafayette dealer comparison of Falcon and Load Trail utility trailers: frame, axles, brakes, GVWR, finish, warranty, and who should buy which.
Permits, power, water, propane, serving window and towing: the pre-festival checklist for Acadiana food trailer vendors, with 2026-27 festival dates.
Cost of entry, LDH health code, NFPA 96 fire basics, towing, resale and the Acadiana festival circuit. A Lafayette dealer compares trailers and trucks.
Payload, stability, turning, truck and CDL rules, hotshot use and cost: when a 14K bumper-pull equipment trailer is enough and when to buy a 24K gooseneck.
The federal 26,001 lb rule, Louisiana's Class D and E licenses, farm exemptions, and the sub-26K gooseneck setups Acadiana hotshotters run without a CDL.
Lafayette dealer comparison of Rock Solid and Wells Cargo enclosed trailers: frame, roof, skin, warranty, Louisiana humidity, and who should buy which.
Gravity vs power tilt, torsion vs spring axles, and which deck length fits a skid steer, scissor lift or low car. A Lafayette, LA dealer's guide.
Lafayette dealer compares Load Trail CH car haulers on our September truckload with MAXX-D C4X, C6X and DOX you can order: frame, ramps, axles, warranty.
Lafayette dealer compares the Load Trail DL 14K with the MAXX-D DJX 14K and DTX 16K: hoists, floor gauge, sides, finish in Louisiana humidity, warranty.
Load Trail GP0230 on our September truckload vs the MAXX-D GSX, GSB and LDX we can now factory-order: frame, axles, payload, warranty and non-CDL math.
Lafayette dealer compares the Load Trail TH8324 Tilt-N-Go and TM8320 Rapid Loader on our September truckload with the MAXX-D T8X power tilt you can order.
Honest Lafayette dealer comparison of the Load Trail UE8316 on our September truckload and the MAXX-D U3X 83x16 you can factory-order through Ragin.
How the MAXX-D ROX 14K roll-off works, bin sizes, who buys one in Acadiana, and a worked contractor payback example. First units on the way to Lafayette.
Roll-off dumpster trailer costs in Louisiana: trailer, bins, truck, insurance, permits, rent vs buy vs a dump trailer, and when the MAXX-D ROX pays off.
Boudin stand, snoball trailer, or a full Cajun kitchen on wheels — here's what a custom food trailer actually costs in Louisiana, line item by line item, and how buyers around Acadiana pay for one.
12ft or 16ft? Single axle or tandem? Here's how to size a dump trailer to the work you actually do, instead of guessing and paying for capacity you'll never use.
Thinking about launching a food business? Here's what goes into a health-code-ready custom food trailer — and what it really costs.
Keep your dump trailer working hard with these quick maintenance habits from our service department.
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