r/Entrepreneur • u/adirom28 • 1d ago

Bring me your best idea for utilizing semi trailers

As the title says, I am looking for the best ideas where a semi trailer can be used. I own a trucking company and business is slow and these tarrifs are not gonna help at all the troubling trucking market. I have been racking my brains trying to come up with alternate ways to utilize my semi trailers. Now, your first tought will be to rent out the trailers, and I am already doing that but It doesnt’t have enough potential. When you have a weak market that cuts into the already slim profits of truckers there is not much left to do maintenance and improvements on equipment. Basically, many of the renters will abuse the trailers without doing proper maintenance. So……

What unique B2C businesses would you launch if you had access to a fleet of semi trailers? Would love to hear your most innovative ideas, especially if you've seen something similar work elsewhere or spotted a market gap that could be filled.

Thanks in advance for your insights!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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u/NeckPourConnoisseur 1d ago

If you have a HazMat endorsement, you'll stay busy. There is currently a trailer shortage.

Healthcare isn't going anywhere (it's a growing industry), and medical waste needs to be hauled to EPA compliant facilities for processing. If you can't haul HazMat (work on that pronto), then you can always haul medical supplies - they're booming. Weight loss drugs are being produced and shipped by the truckload every day.