Trailers. A lot of us have them. Many just sit around until they are needed, then we hook up, load them up and head down the highway. They’re just back there. They follow our tow vehicles. Unfortunately trailers are the cause of an alarmingly large number of tragic highway accidents. Unfortunately most of those accidents could have easily been prevented.

Most of us have significant investments in our trailers. We often have a significant investment in the cargo that we carry and usually we have a significant investment in our tow vehicles and the people we have inside those tow vehicles. A relatively small investment in time and money can protect those other “investments” as well as protect others using the highway who may be unwitting victims of dangerous trailers.

PART ONE:
HITCHING EQUIPMENT

PART TWO:
TRAILER BODIES & RUNNING GEAR

PART THREE:
LIGHTS AND VISIBILITY

PART FOUR:
TRAILER SAFETY

PART FIVE:
WHAT SUPPORT YOU NEED

KBR / LRTC Survival School
PREVENTING TRAILER ACCIDENTS

The Wild Horse Mentors project is a concept that was first conceived by the LIFE Foundation, the “Wild horses” Internet Group and the Kickin’ Back Ranch (KBR). The idea was to develop a corps of wild horse enthusiasts who could help new wild horse and burro adopters by sharing their skills and knowledge, or who could assess situations and make referrals so that adopters can find the help that they need.

As the concept matured, a non-profit corporation called Least Resistance Training Concepts (LRTC) was formed to administer the Wild Horse Mentors, become a legal Volunteer Service Organization to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and an authorized adoption agency for the State of Nevada Comstock Wild Horse Program and for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.