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    Volunteers In Mission

    Office Hours:

    8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

    1501 N.W. 24th St.

    Oklahoma City, OK 73106-3635

    (800)231-4166

    (405)530-2029

    FAX:(405)530-2048

     

    DERT Trailer Information
    DERT Trailer Specifications

     

    • We will have two 16’x6’x6’8” trailers and the remaining trailers will be either 14’x6’x6’8” or 12’x6’x6’8”

    • The DERT Trailers are to be identified as Cargo Trailers in kind, and will contain at a minimum the tools listed on the attached sheet. Each district’s trailer can contain additional tools, beyond those on the list, as they see fit and depending on the disaster to which the trailer and team will be responding.
     
    • A laminated list of tools and a laminated diagram of tool location will be posted in each DERT Trailer.
     
    • The interior design of the DERT Trailers can be determined by each district.
    • Given that the DERT Trailers will weigh 4,000-4,500 lbs the DERT Equipment Maintenance person must check the towing vehicle’s manual for towing weight capacity. If a vehicle’s manual does not state a towing weight in accordance with the DERT Trailer weight, the vehicle should not be used for towing the DERT Trailer.

    • The vehicle pulling the trailer must have brake controls.
     
    • Each trailer needs to have a ladder rack, stabilizing jack on the back, a spare tire with jack, ramp door on the back, and a side door.

    • DERT Trailers must have dual axles and at least one axle must have a brake. Electric brakes are preferable, but surge brakes are optional.
     
    • DERT Trailers must be tongue towed.
     

    The total amount needed to buy and equip a DERT Trailer will be approximately $10,000.

    • The exterior message of the DERT Trailers on each side and on the back should be as follows:
      Oklahoma United Methodist Church
      Volunteers In Mission
      Disaster Response
      District Name
    A cross and flame should be printed to the left of this message. Also, a listing of sponsors can be displayed on each side at a bottom corner of the trailer. The letters and symbols of the sponsors listing must be smaller than that of the above main message.
    SIGNAGE DESIGN AND WORDING FOR DERT TRAILERS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VIM COORDINATOR OF DISASTER RESPONSE FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO BEING PAINTED ON A DERT TRAILER.
    • DERT Trailers must be white with black lettering, black cross and red flame.