Welcome to the one-stop self-help RV safety information website for novice and experienced RVers. You'll find vehicle tow rating reviews, tire load charts, manufacturer tow rating charts, towing guides, RV safety articles and videos, and much more. The "Before You Buy an RV" SAE J2807 compliant RV Tow Check App and the Truck Camper Load Check App will assist you with matching up tow vehicles, trailers, and truck campers. Desktop users can access the free industry-leading 13-point weight safety report for conventional trailers to ensure the weight safety ratings aren't exceeded. This website assists all RV travelers. Owners of truck campers, fifth wheel or gooseneck trailers, conventional trailers (travel trailers), boat trailers, and utility trailers will find important need-to-know safety information. There is info for motorcoach owners too. The RV Weight Safety Report App is the industry-leading 13-point weight safety report for fifth wheel and gooseneck trailer owners. Please continue to scroll down to see more and look at all the available information in the menu above.
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Podcast 207: October 2018, Fifth Wheel Street's founder was interviewed again by Greg Gerber.
Podcast 98: April 2016, Fifth Wheel Street's founder was interviewed by Greg Gerber, the founder of RV Daily Report. Note: Greg reported that this podcast is the most downloaded interview ever.
Almost an endorsement! The RV Tow Check App was announced in the weekly RV Dealers Association News Brief.
Step 1: Choose, print and provide answers on the appropriate worksheet.
Step 2: Weigh your vehicles. Once with the trailer or other towable attached, then the tow vehicle without your trailer or other towable attached.
Step 3: Enter the data from your worksheet into the RV Safety Report Calculator.
Step 4: Adjust load distribution and inflate tires per tire load inflation recommendations.
The RV Safety & Education Foundation data indicates that 57% of all RVs on the road exceed one or more weight safety ratings.
Additionally, the following exceed at least one rating:
Ensure you're not the one exceeding a load rating. Use our easy 4-step weight safety plan.
How Much Can I Tow?"Towing with mismatched vehicles or towing while exceeding the vehicles’ weight safety ratings may not always be the primary factor in an accident. However, I am convinced that the severity of some accidents are exacerbated by overweight conditions and/or mismatched combinations." Dave Gray
Matching the correct tow vehicle and trailer starts here: Before You Buy That RV, Truck or Other Tow Vehicle
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Truck Camper Buyers
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Travel Trailer Owners
How likely will these trucks be overloaded by a 5th wheel trailer?
The answer may be jaw dropping for some.
Check out our latest tow rating charts showing some of the most popular truck brands and models used for towing.
Heavy Duty Trucks (HDT) for Towing RVs
In recent years, the big three pickup truck makers have really made waves with the high payload and towing capacities. Additionally, the cost of buying these big one ton trucks have skyrocketed as well. For most RVers, the cost of medium duty trucks (MDT), even used ones, are hardly affordable. As you will read in this recommended article, a used and well maintained HDT can be the lowest cost to buy, and it's certainly the safest to tow any RV trailer available. Considering an HDT is a viable option. Read more here.
Is it possible to tow 5th wheel trailers with these light duty trucks and not exceed the weight safety ratings?
The answer may surprise you...
Or may cause you to gasp.
Check out these tow rating reviews for five commonly used half-ton truck brands.
Joe Jamieson, the inventor of the Automated Safety Hitch System and owner of the manufacturing company, shared his hair-raising story of the accident he and his production manager experienced in June 2018. Read more here.
Less than 25 seconds of trailer sway can cause loss of control which could end up causing serious injury or death. Learn what you can do to prevent and and hopefully stop trailer sway before ending upside down on or off the highway. Read more here.
Weight Distribution SystemThere has been much controversy over the use of air springs along with a weight distribution system (WDS) when towing conventional trailers. Let's look into some insight that may not have been considered.
Read more here.
There are way too many conventional trailers becoming detached from the hitch ball while in tow. Many of these detached trailers are killing people. Education and application will prevent serious injury or death. 
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