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...

Jim was in Indiana last week transporting a few RVs from Indiana to Canada and back for an RV dealer.

While there, he talked to the folks at Hoosier Transit about RV transport jobs. They are located in Nappanee, IN and they're currently hiring RV drivers! Here's the scoop...

Jim (and 3 friends) drove an RV cross country last week -- all the way from Elkhart, Indiana to Edmonton Alberta Canada.

This was Jim's first time being an RV transport driver. They were taking a Gulfstream motorhome from the factory in Indiana to a sales lot in Canada.

So, 2 guys rode in the Gulfstream -- a Class C RV with double slideouts -- while 2 guys rode in Terry's Renegade which is more like a truck with customized sleeping & living space than a "traditional" motorhome.

The trip coincided with an IHRA drag race in Edmonton, so the guys used Terry's motorhome as the return vehicle to get home. (It's the one he takes to all the races -- looks sort of like a semi -- and has his Alcohol Funny Car on board. They ship his Top Fuel Dragster separately in a semi tractor trailer.)

Here's how it went...

Who says you have to buy an RV or motorhome in order to be an RVer? ...even a full-time RVer!

There IS another option: Sign up to deliver RVs with an official RV transporter!

When Ken [Murray] learned about commercial RV transporting companies, he realized then that his dreams of full-timing could come true. Ken sold his house, and last May he moved into his present RV, a 38 foot fifth wheel trailer with a slide out. He contacted two different RV transport companies, Hinkley RV Transport and Horizon Transport, and says both were more than happy to work with him. Both companies have some 200 drivers nationwide, and while they usually deliver new RVs, when Ken wants to move he calls their dispatcher and they have a driver hook onto his trailer and move him to a new park."
-- Gypsy Journal

Heck, depending on the company (and their requirements), you may not even need to have much RV experience at all! And transporting an RV could even be more exciting than renting one!