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Factory Hustle: U-Haul's 23-Foot, 6,800-Lb Toy Hauler


U-Haul just put some serious muscle behind your weekend toys. Inside its Novi, Michigan factory, 16 blue-collar rockstars turn raw galvanized steel into a fully wired, surge-braked Toy Hauler every 60 minutes—no robots, just “asses and elbows,” as the boss says.
 

Key Points

  • Bigger Bed: 98.5-inch deck and 6834-lb payload outgun the classic Auto Transport.

  • Hand-Built Speed: One trailer an hour, ten-hour shifts, four days a week—pure human horsepower.

  • Nationwide Rollout: Goal is 5000 units across 24 k locations before the ball drops on 2025.

At $104 a day, it’s a 21-buck upcharge that buys triple ramps, drive-over fenders, and bragging rights the AT can’t match. If you’ve got a Slingshot, side-by-side, or Grandma’s gull-wing Gold Wing to haul, this flat-deck beast just hit the reservation screen.

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U-Haul, Toy Hauler, Trailer Manufacturing, Towing, Factory Tour, Novi

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