Truck types
The trailers and vans we book for road freight, with loading space, payload and pallet places.
- Trailers & vans
- 12
- Payload range
- 3–40 t
Curtain & tarpaulin
Curtainsider
Side curtains slide open, so pallets load by forklift from either side.
- L × W × H, m
- 13.6 × 2.5 × 2.65
- Payload
- 25 t
- Pallets
- 33
Tilt trailer
A tarpaulin over a frame. Roof and sides come off for crane or side loading.
- L × W × H, m
- Variable
- Payload
- 15–24 t
- Pallets
- 20–33
Conestoga
A rolling tarp slides back like a concertina for top or side loading.
- L × W × H, m
- Variable
- Payload
- 20–25 t
- Pallets
- 20–33
Mega trailer
A higher roof than a standard trailer, for light and bulky loads.
- L × W × H, m
- 13.6 × 2.47 × 3.0
- Payload
- 24 t
- Pallets
- 33
Jumbo trailer
Two 8 m loading decks, truck plus trailer, for the most volume per load.
- L × W × H, m
- 2 × 8.0 × 2.48 × 2.95
- Payload
- 21 t
- Pallets
- 38
Temperature-controlled
Refrigerator van
A van with its own refrigeration unit, for smaller chilled or frozen loads.
- L × W × H, m
- 6.5 × 2.5 × 2.5
- Payload
- 3 t
- Pallets
- 6–8
Refrigerator truck
A full-size refrigerated trailer for long-distance chilled and frozen freight.
- L × W × H, m
- 13.6 × 2.45 × 2.7
- Payload
- 22 t
- Pallets
- 33
Isotherm van
Insulated, with no cooling unit. Keeps a small load at a stable temperature.
- L × W × H, m
- 6.5 × 2.5 × 2.5
- Payload
- 3 t
- Pallets
- 6–8
Isotherm truck
Insulated, for electronics, pharmaceuticals and other temperature-sensitive goods.
- L × W × H, m
- 8.0 × 2.5 × 2.5
- Payload
- 20 t
- Pallets
- 12–24
Platforms & intermodal
Drop-side platform
Sides fold down so the load goes on from any direction.
- L × W × H, m
- Variable
- Payload
- 15–25 t
- Pallets
- Variable
Open platform
No sides or roof, for machinery, steel and oversized loads.
- L × W × H, m
- Variable
- Payload
- 40 t
- Pallets
- Variable
Huckepack trailer
Rides on a train for the long leg, then finishes the trip by road.
- L × W × H, m
- Variable
- Payload
- 39 t
- Pallets
- 33