Choosing the correct trailer to carry charcoal at 44 tonnes on UK roads is a volume question. Charcoal and biochar are light, dusty and fragile, so a trailer fills long before it reaches legal weight. Bulk charcoal moves to packers and industrial users, and biochar to farms and soil improvers.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying bulk charcoal and biochar in the UK is a large Knapen biomass or recycling moving floor with an automatic roll over sheet. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for charcoal in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Charcoal is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Hydraulic Rear Door; Ultralight Body; Side Doors
Seasonal Hire: Partly - barbecue charcoal peaks in summer.
TASCC Product: Yes - charcoal is a permissible load under TASCC rules, so it can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer.
Product Density: 290 - 400 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 120 - 140 cuyd
Region: Ports, producers and packers to retailers, industry and farms
Charcoal and biochar are niche loads, with no published UK tonnage.
At 290 - 400 kg/m3 a 29 tonne payload would need 73 - 100 m3 - big floors carry the most.
Much barbecue charcoal sold in the UK is imported, though British woodland charcoal and industrial biochar are growing. Biochar is increasingly used as a soil improver and for carbon removal.
A large Knapen floor carries the volume charcoal needs and unloads gently, reducing breakage and dust compared with tipping.
Charcoal Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps dusty charcoal on the trailer and dry.
Charcoal Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Gentle discharge.
Charcoal Trailer Option: Ultralight body. More volume.
Charcoal Trailer Option: Side doors. Side loading of bags.
A large Knapen biomass or recycling moving floor with an automatic roll over sheet.
Yes. Charcoal is a permissible load under TASCC rules, so it can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer, with the load and cleaning recorded as part of the trailer's previous-load history.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A charcoal floor also carries other biomass loads. See our guides to trailers for RDF.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for charcoal in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Ultralight Moving Floor | 122 CuYds (93.3m3) | 28650kg | |
| Used | 2021 Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 140 CuYds (107.0m3) | 27900kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Lightweight Moving Floor Trailer | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 28551kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Lightweight Moving Floor Trailer | 130 CuYds (99.4m3) | 28550kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 27930kg | |
| Also See | 2015 Kraker Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 130 CuYds (99.4m3) | 27900kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 130 CuYds (99.4m3) | 27850kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 130 CuYds (99.4m3) | 27850kg | |
