Duty
Name the cargo, maximum intended load, loading method, route, site surface, weather exposure, trip frequency and fixed equipment.
- Cargo envelope and mass
- Ramp, side door or open deck
- Securement and concentrated loads
Minimum viable RFQ
Trailer manufacturers requirement brief
Capture the minimum configuration and delivery facts that keep candidate manufacturer quotations from drifting apart. The brief is a buyer decision tool, not evidence of inventory, approval, fixed price or delivery timing.
Submit the BriefBuyer statesDuty, constraints and acceptance priorities
Factory statesExact offered build, terms and evidence
Comparison recordsDifferences, exclusions and open questions
Complete before comparison
Four groups of facts every quote revision must preserve
Configuration
Record body type, usable dimensions, construction, axle count, brakes, tires, coupling, jack, suspension and electrical interface.
- GVWR and GAWR basis
- Empty weight and payload
- Tongue-weight assumption
Quantity
State total units and option split. Separate sample, tooling, drawing approval, production inspection and spare-component needs.
- Sample versus production
- Identical units versus mix
- Inspection checkpoints
Destination
Give the US state or port, requested window, Incoterm, packing expectations and required document handoff.
- Factory versus landed cost
- Loading and unloading scope
- Destination-side review
Keep alternatives explicit
Enclosed versus open, steel versus aluminum, lighter tare versus heavier construction, single versus tandem axle, and basic versus finished interior each alter cost, payload or service needs. Ask suppliers to price labeled alternatives while the remaining basis stays unchanged.
For each alternative, request changes in empty weight, payload calculation, axle and brake package, usable dimensions, production timing, inspection scope and freight preparation. Keep drawing and quotation revision identifiers together. Provisional values remain provisional until an exact-build document supports them.
Check the evidence path
A specification sheet describes the offered build; a rating label or relevant document supports a defined field; an inspection record shows what was reviewed at a stated stage. None of those alone grants import, registration or operating approval. The buyer decides which qualified destination-side review is needed.
Submit the minimum configuration and delivery facts
A target budget is optional; when used, add currency and per-unit or total-order basis. Supplier preference describes a trade-off request, not an approved rating.
Send the Requirement Brief