Choosing the correct trailer to carry palletised goods on UK roads is about loading speed and flexibility. Curtainsiders are the standard for general palletised freight, but a moving floor that can also carry pallets lets bulk hauliers fill empty return legs with palletised goods.
Short answer: the best trailer for palletised goods in the UK is a curtainsider, with a Knapen side door or standard moving floor for hauliers who mix pallets with bulk work. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for palletised goods in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Pallets is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Curtainsider
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Moving Floor with Side Doors; Knapen Standard or Biomass Moving Floor; Flat Platform Trailer
Recommended Sales Options: Side Doors; Load Restraint; Watertight Sheet; Smooth Floor
Seasonal Hire: No - palletised freight runs year round.
TASCC Product: Yes - palletised goods are a permissible load under TASCC rules, so they can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer.
Product Density: 600 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 26 pallet spaces (13.6 m)
Region: Nationwide - distribution centres, factories and stores
Palletised freight is the backbone of UK distribution, so there is no single tonnage.
Pallet loads usually cube out by pallet spaces before they reach 29 tonnes.
Most UK freight moves on pallets. For bulk hauliers, the opportunity is the empty return leg: a moving floor that can take pallets turns a one-way bulk run into a round trip.
A Knapen moving floor with side doors loads pallets by forklift from the side and can unload them on the floor - then switch back to bulk work.
Pallet Trailer Option: Side doors. Forklift loading from the side.
Pallet Trailer Option: Load restraint. Keeps pallets secure.
Pallet Trailer Option: Watertight sheet. Protects goods.
Pallet Trailer Option: Smooth floor. Easy pallet handling.
A curtainsider, or a Knapen side door moving floor if you also run bulk work.
Yes - a Knapen floor with side doors can carry palletised goods on return legs.
Yes. Palletised goods are a permissible load under TASCC rules, so they 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 curtainsider hire and moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for palletised goods in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 27930kg | |
| Used | 2019 Kraker Side Door Moving Floor | Sales Information: Side Doors K502 | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 27100kg |
| 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 | |
| Also See | New Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | 140 CuYds (107.0m3) | 27770kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Side Door Moving Floor | Sales Information: Side Doors K502 | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 27250kg |
| Also See | New Knapen Side Door Moving Floor | Sales Information: Side Doors K502 | 133 CuYds (101.7m3) | 26800kg |
| Also See | 2022 SDC Curtainsider Trailer | 1 CuYds (0.8m3) | 30000kg | |
