Tow With a Laredo · RV & 5th Wheel
The Best Truck to Tow Your Luxury Fifth Wheel — Laredo Conversions Built for RV Life
From the family logging their first full season on the road to the full-timer rolling into Motorcoach Country Club for the winter, the truck pulling a luxury fifth wheel sets the tone for the entire setup.
A Laredo conversion is the rig built to do it properly — heavy-duty diesel, dually rear ends, the payload to carry serious pin weight without breaking a sweat, and an interior that holds up to months on the road. Whether you’re pulling a DRV Mobile Suites, a New Horizons Majestic, an Augusta Luxury, a Vanleigh Beacon, or a Luxe Toy Hauler, there’s a Laredo built for the job — on Ford F-350, F-450, Ram 3500, Chevy 3500, and the flagship Freightliner M2-112.
Pin weight is the truth — and most trucks aren’t built for it
Towing a luxury fifth wheel isn’t the same as towing a bumper-pull. The number that matters isn’t max towing capacity — it’s payload. Once you hook a 38- to 44-foot luxury fifth wheel to the bed, you’re carrying 4,000 to 5,000-plus pounds of king pin weight, before you’ve added fuel, passengers, gear, generators, batteries, or the contents of the bed. Most factory pickups run out of payload long before they run out of towing capacity, and the difference shows up the first time you climb a grade in a crosswind with a fully loaded coach behind you.
Laredo Truck Conversions has been building heavy-duty haulers in Weatherford, Texas since 1998. The conversions are designed around the realities of life behind a serious trailer — reinforced frames, true commercial dually rear ends on the heavy builds, real diesel torque, and the kind of cab finish that holds up to months of full-time travel. For luxury RV buyers, that’s not a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between a setup that feels stable at 70 mph in Wyoming wind and one that doesn’t.
Below is the Laredo built for every kind of fifth wheel and RV buyer — from the weekend family to the full-time luxury traveler.
For the family weekend — state parks, lake trips, and seasonal travel
Not every fifth wheel is a 44-foot full-timer. For families using the RV on weekends, school breaks, summer road trips, and the occasional snowbird run, the trailer is typically a 32- to 36-foot mid-luxury fifth wheel — a Jayco Pinnacle, Grand Design Solitude, Coachmen Brookstone, or Forest River Cardinal — with pin weights well within the payload of a properly specced one-ton.
The Ford F-350 Laredo and Ram 3500 Laredo are the sweet spot. Power Stroke or Cummins diesel, the comfort to drive every day of the week, and the capability to tow a mid-luxury fifth wheel without flirting with payload limits. The Laredo conversion gives you the cab interior to live in on the long Saturday drive to the campground — premium upholstery, real wood and metal trim, custom paint or blackout — without ever stepping into “this is too much truck for me” territory. It’s the daily that hauls the trailer six weekends a year and earns its keep the rest of the time.
RECOMMENDED BUILD: Ford F-350 Laredo, Ram 3500 Laredo
BEST FOR:
30–36ft mid-luxury fifth wheels
Weekend & seasonal travel
Daily driver crossover
For the full-timer — DRV, New Horizons, Augusta, and a life lived on the road
RECOMMENDED BUILD: Ford F-450 Laredo, Ram 3500 Dually Laredo
The snowbird circuit has its own register. October through April from Maine or Michigan down to Florida, the Gulf Coast, or Arizona — typically a 38- to 42-foot luxury fifth wheel set up at a premium destination resort for months at a time. The setup matters. The rig parked at Motorcoach Country Club in Indio, Naples Motorcoach Resort, Mountain Falls, or the Quartzsite long-term scene is part of the social fabric of the lot.
The Ford F-450 Laredo and Chevy 3500 Dually Laredo are built for this kind of buyer. Towing capability and payload for a fully optioned luxury fifth wheel, paired with a Laredo conversion finished to the level of the coach behind it — custom paint to match the trailer, premium interior, blackout or chrome to taste, and a presence in the resort lot that holds its own among the Class A diesel pushers. For owners who are going to be at the same site for three or four months at a stretch, the rig is part of the experience.
BEST FOR:
38–44ft luxury fifth wheels
Full-time RV living
Multi-state and year-round travel
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Finance Options
Competitive rates and flexible terms for your purchase.
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The Premium Advantage, 100+ point maintenance inspection.
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Comprehensive coverage for peace of mind on the road.
For the toy hauler buyer — Luxe, DRV Full House, and the RV-plus-garage life
The toy hauler fifth wheel is the rig for the buyer who can’t choose between RV life and the side-by-side, the dirt bike, the sport bike, or the small sports car. Luxe Toy Hauler, Luxe Elite, DRV Full House, Vanleigh Beacon, and Heartland Cyclone build fifth wheels with a full luxury front end and a separate garage in the rear — and the weight of a fully loaded toy hauler with a Polaris RZR or a couple of motocross bikes inside pushes the truck spec higher than the floor plan suggests.
The Ford F-450 Laredo and Ram 3500 Dually Laredo are the answer. Real GVWR, real payload, real dually stability under a loaded garage trailer, and a Laredo cab finished to match the rest of the rig. For owners running the dual lifestyle — luxury fifth wheel on the trip out, toy garage at the destination, the kind of weekend that goes from highway to trailhead and back — the F-450 or 3500 dually Laredo is the truck that doesn’t blink at any of it.
BEST FOR:
- Luxury toy hauler fifth wheels
- RV-plus-toy lifestyle
- Multi-state travel
- Trailhead and adventure travel
RECOMMENDED BUILD
- F-450 Laredo
- Ram 3500 Dually Laredo
FLAGSHIP MODEL
For the largest fifth wheels — the truck built like a semi, finished like a flagship
RECOMMENDED BUILD: Freightliner M2-112 Laredo
At a certain level of fifth wheel — Spacecraft Custom, the largest New Horizons builds, full-custom 44-foot-plus luxury coaches with triple slides and 6,000-plus pounds of pin weight — even the F-450 stops being the right answer. The buyers at this level are the ones running the most serious full-time setups in the country, often triple-towing a boat or utility trailer behind the fifth wheel, and they want commercial-grade hauling with a Class 8 finish to match.
The Freightliner M2-112 Laredo is that truck. A true medium-duty commercial chassis built around a Cummins L9 (8.9L) diesel and air ride, with the GCWR, the payload, and the brakes to tow the largest luxury fifth wheels and still triple-tow behind them. Laredo’s M2 conversion finishes the truck to flagship level — full custom interior, sleeper or extended cab configurations, premium leather, climate, entertainment, and a paint and graphics package that turns the truck itself into the lead piece of the whole rig. Roll into a luxury RV resort in an M2-112 Laredo and the conversation in the lot stops.
BEST FOR:
44ft+ custom luxury fifth wheels
Triple-tow setups
Highest-tier full-time travel
Commercial-grade reliability
YOUR SPECIALISTS
Talk to Someone Who Knows Haulers
Not salespeople — specialists. They’ve spent years in the field and know exactly what buyers need from a Laredo.
Alex Clampitt
Hauler Specialist
With a decade of experience, Alex is the most recognized expert in the Custom Hauler Truck industry. He brings deep knowledge of Sportchassis, Laredo Conversions, Western Hauler, Bolt Custom Trucks, and Schwalbe Trucks.
Chris Barnes
Hauler Specialist
Originally from Australia, Chris moved to the United States in 2015 in pursuit of new opportunities and a deeper connection to the automotive world. By 2017, he found his home at Premium & Exotic Wholesale.
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Marine Performance & Yacht
Long-distance interstate runs down to Florida or Havasu with a 40-foot, triple-axle boat trailer ask a different question of a truck.
Motorsport & Race Trailer
Enclosed gooseneck race trailers, multi-car stackers, and sprint car rigs demand more than what a factory bed can offer.
Equine & Livestock Industry
Laredo’s roots are in the horse industry, and that heritage shows. Built in the cutting horse capital of the world, Texas.
Luxury RV & 5th Wheel Towers
When your trailer is also your home, the journey should be just as luxurious as the destination.
A Dealership That Knows Your Community
RV owners are lifestyle-driven and community-minded. So are we. As the exclusive online dealer for new Laredo Truck Conversions, Premium & Exotic provides a concierge buying experience that matches the quality of the coach behind it.
- Nationwide USA Delivery: We deliver your new Laredo directly to your home, your storage facility, or your destination RV resort.
- VIP Buying Experience: Skip the traditional dealership hassle. Handle everything over the phone with an expert who knows the difference between pin weight and payload, and a DRV Mobile Suites from a Grand Design Solitude.
- Commercial Finance: We offer tailored, high-level financing solutions for full-time households, family RV operations, and LLC-owned setups.
- In-Person Inspections: Prefer to see it first? Schedule a private, VIP viewing appointment at our facility.
Your fifth wheel deserves a truck built to carry it properly, and you deserve one you’ll want to live in.
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