Trailer sway is also known as yaw in the trucking and RV industry. It’s never good to be personally familiar when you’re towing a trailer. Sway in this situation is a side-to-side movement of the trailer on the hitch ball.

Trailer sway can occur at any time. You may be on vacation with your family and encounter troublesome trailer sway. This often happens to many families who travel with their travel trailer. Many times it is due to a situation that has caused there to be more weight than normal on a trailer and trailer hitch while on vacation. Sometimes it is difficult to judge the exact weight of what you take with you on these adventures. Without the proper trailer hitch, you can experience trailer sway even if you are under your weight limit. There are many factors that contribute to trailer sway, but many times it has a lot to do with the wrong trailer hitch equipment for the job.

If you don’t have the right trailer hitch, you may have to deal with trailer swaying at the most inconvenient time. While on the interstate, you will be passed by vehicles traveling faster than you and this can disrupt your trailer. If your trailer is designed to be loaded unbalanced, it can sway severely while being passed by faster vehicles on any road. You will need to change the trailer hitch to dampen or eliminate this condition.

Severe trailer sway can cause you to lose control of your vehicle and trailer and that is unacceptable to anyone. If you lose control of your vehicle or trailer, you could injure yourself or others on the road in the worst case. A specialized sway control hitch may work to pull your trailer safely. However, specialized hitch work is generally done on RVs rather than trucks. Of course, some trucks may also require specialized hitch work, depending on the situation.

Investing in a premium sway control trailer hitch system is a great way to keep yourself, your family and others safe on the road. To be sure about your trailer hitch system, always try to get a hitch that will hold more weight than you think it will tow. The more weight you can properly support, the better. There may come a time when you need that extra weight support.