Choosing the correct trailer to carry coke at 44 tonnes on UK roads means combining big volume with toughness. Coke - metallurgical coke, foundry coke and petroleum coke - is light for its bulk but extremely abrasive. It moves from ports and producers to foundries, steelworks, cement kilns and fuel merchants.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying coke in the UK is a Knapen heavy duty waste or recycling moving floor, or a STAS plank, rib sided or steel tipper. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for coke in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Coke is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Heavy Duty Waste or Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: STAS Plank Sided, Rib Sided Bathtub and Square Body Tippers; Steel Body Tipping Trailer
Recommended Sales Options: Heavy Duty Floor Planks; Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Hydraulic Rear Door; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: No - industrial demand runs year round.
TASCC Product: No - coke is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 400 - 600 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 70 - 90 cuyd
Region: Ports and producers to foundries, steelworks, cement kilns and merchants
UK coke demand follows steelmaking and foundries, which are shrinking as blast furnaces close.
At 400 - 600 kg/m3 a 29 tonne payload needs 48 - 73 m3, so a larger body earns its keep.
Coke has long fuelled UK blast furnaces, foundries and kilns. With blast furnace steelmaking winding down, the market is shifting towards foundry coke, petroleum coke for cement kilns and smokeless fuels.
A heavy duty moving floor carries the volume coke needs and resists its abrasion; STAS tippers are the simple alternative. Treat floor planks and liners as wear parts.
Coke Trailer Option: Heavy duty floor planks. Resist highly abrasive coke.
Coke Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps dust and fines on the trailer.
Coke Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Controlled discharge.
Coke Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Records every load.
A Knapen heavy duty waste or recycling moving floor, or a STAS or steel tipper.
No - at 400 - 600 kg/m3 it is bulky for its weight, but it is very abrasive.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers moving floor trailer hire and tipping trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A coke trailer also works on the other industrial loads. See our guides to trailers for heavy scrap metal and aggregate.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for coke in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 75 CuYds (57.3m3) | 29410kg | |
| Used | 2021 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| Also See | New STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 75 CuYds (57.3m3) | 29510kg | |
| Also See | New Lück Steel Body Tipping Trailer | 76 CuYds (58.1m3) | 27620kg | |
| Also See | New Lück Steel Body Tipping Trailer | 90 CuYds (68.8m3) | 27200kg | |
| Also See | New STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29650kg | |
| Also See | New STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29650kg | |
| Also See | 2022 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
