Choosing the correct trailer to carry dry fine clay at 44 tonnes on UK roads means managing a dense, dusty load that turns very sticky when wet. Processed clays - ball clay, china clay and brick clay - move from Devon, Cornwall and other pits to potteries, brickworks, paper mills and export ports.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying dry fine clay in the UK is an alloy aggregate or STAS plank sided tipper, with a rib sided bathtub tipper as an alternative. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for clay in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Clay is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Alloy Aggregate or STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: STAS Rib Sided Bathtub Tipper
Recommended Sales Options: Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Quicksilver Liner; Hydraulic Rear Door; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: No - clay works run year round.
TASCC Product: Yes - clay is a permissible load under TASCC rules, so it can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer.
Product Density: 1,600 - 1,920 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 26 - 35 cuyd
Region: Devon and Cornwall clay pits to potteries, brickworks, paper mills and ports
Britain produced around 1 million tonnes of china clay and 0.9 million tonnes of ball clay in 2018.
At 1,600 - 1,920 kg/m3 clay is very dense: a 29 tonne payload is only 15 - 18 m3.
The south west of England is one of the world's great clay regions. Around 1 million tonnes of china clay and 0.9 million tonnes of ball clay were produced in 2018, much of it for ceramics, paper and export.
Dry processed clay must be kept dry - once wet it becomes one of the stickiest loads there is.
A smooth plank sided or alloy aggregate body discharges dry clay cleanly; a Quicksilver liner and good sheeting stop it caking.
Clay Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps clay dry - wet clay sticks hard.
Clay Trailer Option: Quicksilver liner. Helps clay slide out.
Clay Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Controlled discharge.
Clay Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Clay overloads quickly.
An alloy aggregate or STAS plank sided tipper with an automatic roll over sheet.
Around 1 million tonnes of china clay and 0.9 million tonnes of ball clay in 2018.
Yes. Clay 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 tipping trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A clay trailer also works on the other minerals. See our guides to trailers for aggregate, sand and cement powder.
GB mineral products sales: Mineral Products Association profile. Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for clay in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | STAS Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 41 CuYds (31.3m3) | 30050kg | |
| Used | 2014 Fruehauf Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 43 CuYds (32.9m3) | 29700kg | |
| Also See | 2017 Fruehauf Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 40 CuYds (30.6m3) | 29500kg | |
| Also See | 2015 Benalu Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 40 CuYds (30.6m3) | 30550kg | |
| Also See | 2017 Fruehauf Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 40 CuYds (30.6m3) | 30040kg | |
| Also See | New STAS Aggregate Tipping Trailer | 41 CuYds (31.3m3) | 29840kg | |
| Also See | 2022 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| Also See | 2023 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
