Some of us are retired with adequate financial capacity to just enjoy the ride as we travel the country.  If you're like my wife and I, who bailed out of our original careers at age 45, you probably need a working income of one level or another to live comfortably on the road. 

There are a wide variety of possibilities for providing a source of income to the full time RVer. Some may take a bit of "thinking outside the box" so to speak, but that’s what makes them fun and enjoyable!

Ready to fill out the application to be an RV transporter? Does the idea of traveling at someone else’s expense sound pretty good?  With any luck, transporting RVs could provide a nice side income as well. 

But, before you sign on the dotted line, you might be interested in knowing what you can expect from the job, plus what they will expect from you.

The last time you went looking at new RV's at the dealer’s lot, did you ever wonder just how all those new rigs get from the factory to the dealer?  Transporters, thousands of men and women, actually drive or tow new motorhomes and trailers across the country from their point of manufacture to the dealers who sell them.

Fleetwood, Country Coach, no matter the brand, they all must be driven or pulled from the factory to the dealership. 

I worked for an RV transport company in Tucson for about 6 months. During that time, I transported everything from small travel trailers to $400,000 luxury motorhomes all over the country for hire.

Here are some interesting things I've learned firsthand about the business of transporting RVs...

On Wednesday we were on the road early, leaving Dalhart, Texas around 8:30 a.m.

On the western edge of town, we passed by what must have the biggest cow pen in the world, at least it was the biggest one I have ever seen.

There were cows as far as we could see -- thousands of them. I have since found out that this was a feed lot, where the cows are held to be fed. I have never seen anything like this before. It was too foggy to get a good picture.

We saw lots more interesting things along the way from Texas to New Mexico...

We left Wichita, Kansas yesterday morning headed for our summer job at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  We headed out US 54 West, and stayed on that road all day. 

I don’t know what exactly I expected Kansas to be like, I found that there was quite a bit about this state that I didn’t know.

 

The nice lady at the front desk of the campground we are staying at in Wichita recommended Jimmie's Diner for breakfast.

To get there, we drove about 4 miles down K-96 east to the Rock Road exit, and turned right. The restaurant is about a half mile on the right, just past the Hooters.

Jimmie's is a 50's diner, where all the waitresses wear poodle skirts and ponytails. 

After a mad dash across the country from Atlanta, Georgia to Wichita, Kansas in 2 days, we stopped for a week at USI RV Park.