Dry Vans for Sale
Enclosed 48 and 53 ft vans for general and palletized freight — the backbone trailer for most fleets, sold and serviced across Florida and Georgia.
The dry van is the workhorse of the trailer world: an enclosed box that hauls everything from palletized consumer goods to packaged food, paper, and dry industrial freight. Because dry vans run so many miles, the small spec decisions — wall construction, door type, interior height — add up to real money over the life of the trailer. The right van is the one that maximizes cube and durability for your specific freight.
Nationwide Haul is an authorized dealer with in-house financing and nationwide delivery, with new and used dry vans ready to put to work.
Industries & Applications
Dry vans carry anything that fits, stacks, and stays dry. The volume and weight of your typical load should drive how you spec the box.
General & Palletized Freight
The bread-and-butter use case — consumer goods, packaged products, and LTL consolidation. Logistics posts and a flat, plated floor make securing mixed pallets straightforward.
Food & Beverage (Dry)
Canned, bottled, and packaged goods that don't need temperature control but do need a clean, sealed box. A tight roof and good door seals keep loads dry through Southeast weather.
Paper, Packaging & Retail
High-cube, lightweight freight where interior height and width directly determine how much you can carry. Plate-wall vans squeeze out extra inches of usable space.
Warehousing & Distribution
Drop-and-hook fleets that stage loaded vans at docks. Durable, low-maintenance construction matters when a trailer sits, gets bumped, and cycles constantly.
What to Consider When Buying a Dry Van
Dry vans look interchangeable until you load them. The spec choices below decide how much freight you carry, how long the trailer lasts, and how much you spend keeping it on the road.
Length, Height & Cube
53 ft is the over-the-road standard; 48 ft still has a place in regional and drop-yard work. What's easy to overlook is interior dimensions — a high-cube van with extra interior height and a wide plate-wall interior can carry meaningfully more volume on the same footprint. If your freight cubes out before it weighs out, every inch of usable height is money.
Wall Construction: Plate vs. Sheet-and-Post
Plate (composite) walls give you a smooth, durable interior with more usable width and fewer snag points for forklifts — the popular choice for high-cube freight. Sheet-and-post walls are easier and cheaper to repair section by section, which fleets with rough dock environments often prefer. Neither is wrong; it comes down to whether you optimize for cube or for cheap repairs.
Doors & Floor
Swing (barn) doors seal well, hold up to abuse, and give a full-width opening — the default for most operations. Roll-up doors are faster at tight docks and don't swing into traffic, at the cost of a few inches of door-opening height. For the floor, hardwood (oak/apitong) handles forklift traffic and is repairable plank by plank; confirm floor condition and rating on any used van.
Axle, Suspension & Logistics
Tandem air-ride is standard and protects freight and trailer alike. Slider tandems let you shift weight to stay legal across axle and bridge limits in Florida and Georgia. Inside, logistics posts (E-track or recessed) make load securement faster and protect the walls — a small upcharge that pays off on mixed-pallet freight.
Brands We Carry
We're an authorized dealer for multiple dry van lines, so you can match the build to your freight and budget.
MAC Trailer
Durable, high-spec dry vans backed by MAC's reputation for heavy-duty construction.
Learn MoreDorsey Trailers
American-made dry vans since 1919, built for fleets that value longevity and value retention.
Learn MoreVanguard National
High-cube plate-wall dry vans engineered for maximum capacity and low cost of ownership.
Learn MoreService Locations
We sell and service dry vans from three Southeast locations, with nationwide delivery available. Local service means door, floor, and panel repairs plus DOT inspections without leaving the region.
Lakeland, FL
Our Central Florida hub on the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — central to the state's distribution and warehousing freight.
Pompano Beach, FL
Serving South Florida and the Miami metro, with a full service shop for warranty and maintenance work.
Macon, GA
Central Georgia coverage at the I-75 / I-16 crossroads, supporting regional and long-haul fleets across the Southeast.
Frequently Asked Questions
Plate wall or sheet-and-post — which should I buy?
Plate (composite) walls give a smooth interior with more usable width and fewer snag points, which is best for high-cube freight. Sheet-and-post is cheaper to repair section by section, which fleets with rough docks often prefer. It comes down to whether you optimize for cube or for cheap, fast repairs.
Is a high-cube dry van worth the upcharge?
If your freight cubes out before it weighs out, yes. Extra interior height and a wide plate-wall interior let you carry meaningfully more volume on the same footprint. For dense, weight-limited freight the extra cube does nothing, so spec it based on whether you typically run out of space or run out of weight.
Swing doors or roll-up doors?
Swing (barn) doors seal well, take abuse, and give a full-width opening, which is the default for most operations. Roll-up doors are faster at tight docks and don't swing into traffic, at the cost of a few inches of door-opening height. Pick roll-up for urban multi-stop work and swing for over-the-road durability.
What should I check on a used dry van's floor?
Hardwood (oak or apitong) floors handle forklift traffic and are repairable plank by plank. Look for soft spots, delamination, and rot, and confirm the floor rating supports your forklift weight. A failing floor is one of the more expensive dry van repairs, so price it into any used unit before you buy.
Browse Our Dry Van Inventory
See current new and used dry vans, or talk specs with a sales rep who knows the trade-offs.