In dealing with a towed trailer, the liability coverage will extend from the vehicle towing to the trailer being towed but the physical damage coverage does not extend. This means that if you are backing up at a fuel station and the trailer backs into another vehicle then the liability will cover the damage done to the other car that is damaged by the trailer. Any damage done to the trailer itself will not be covered.
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The vehicle being towed has to have physical damage coverage itself in order to be covered for damage. A vehicle towing another vehicle does transfer the liability insurance to the trailer or object it is legally towing but the physical damage done to the object being towed does not transfer.
Compare the GVW of the trailer with the towing capacity of the tow vehicle.
Not as long as the trailer doesn't exceed the towing weight limit of the tow vehicle and that the transmission is healthy to start with.
no
on the back of the trailer.
On the back of the trailer .
A vehicle hitch is a mount on the rear of a vehicle where a trailer can be connected. When a trailer is hooked to a vehicle to be towed it is said to be "hitched" to the towing vehicle.
Yes - the odometer will register miles travelled while towing a trailer etc. The odometer is linked to the towing vehicle's wheels - not the trailer's.
Any vehicle towing a trailer or other vehicle is, in essence, a tractor. If the dump truck is towing another vehicle (trailer, etc.), then it is a truck tractor. If it isn't, then it's just a straight truck.
No they do not. We use a small trailer with smallt ires behind our car and it does fine. It would be a good idea if you tow a lot of heavy things however.