Choosing the correct trailer to carry dry food waste at 44 tonnes on UK roads depends on how it has been treated. Dehydrated or shredded food waste is drier, lighter and less smelly than raw food waste, and moves from processors to AD plants, biofuel makers and composters.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying dry food waste in the UK is a STAS plank sided or rib sided tipper with a sealed body, with a Knapen standard moving floor as the alternative. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for dry food waste in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Dry Food Waste is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: STAS Rib Sided Bathtub and Square Body Tippers; Knapen Standard Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Sealed Rear Door; Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Wash-Down Fittings; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: No - food waste is produced year round.
TASCC Product: No - dry food waste is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 400 - 700 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 65 - 90 cuyd
Region: Food waste processors to AD plants, composters and biofuel producers
Dry and dehydrated food waste is a small, growing part of the UK food waste stream.
Dry food waste varies in density; a weigher keeps loads legal.
With separate food waste collections expanding across England, more food waste is being shredded, depackaged or dehydrated before it moves on. Drier material travels further and cleaner than raw food waste.
A sealed plank or rib sided tipper keeps residues in and washes down easily. A Knapen standard floor offers horizontal discharge for drier, bulkier material.
Dry Food Waste Trailer Option: Sealed rear door. Keeps residues in the trailer.
Dry Food Waste Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Contains smell and dust.
Dry Food Waste Trailer Option: Wash-down fittings. Thorough cleaning after every load.
Dry Food Waste Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Keeps loads legal.
A STAS plank sided or rib sided tipper with a sealed body, or a Knapen standard moving floor.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers tipping trailer hire and moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A dry food waste trailer also carries the other food and organic loads. See our guides to trailers for food waste and AD Plant feedstock.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for dry food waste in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29650kg | |
| Used | 2021 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| Also See | 2022 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| Also See | 2022 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| Also See | 2024 STAS Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 71 CuYds (54.3m3) | 29750kg | |
| 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 | |
| Also See | 2023 Fruehauf Plank Sided Tipping Trailer | 70 CuYds (53.5m3) | 29700kg | |
