Choosing the correct trailer to carry peat and growing media at 44 tonnes on UK roads means maximising volume and keeping the load dry. Peat is light, dusty and sticky when wet, and it is moving from a big market to a shrinking one as England phases it out of horticulture.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying bulk peat and growing media in the UK is a Knapen standard or biomass moving floor of 120 - 140 cu yd 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 peat in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Peat is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Standard Moving Floor Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Biomass Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Hydraulic Rear Door; Side Doors; Ultralight Body
Seasonal Hire: Yes - growing media demand peaks in late winter and spring.
TASCC Product: Yes - peat is a permissible load under TASCC rules, so it can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer.
Product Density: 250 - 350 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 120 - 140 cuyd
Region: Ports and growing media blenders to nurseries, growers and garden retail
The retail sector accounts for around 70% of peat sold in the UK.
At 250 - 350 kg/m3 peat is a volume load - a big floor fills before legal weight.
The UK Government's policy is to end the use of peat in horticulture in England: the retail sector, around 70% of UK peat sold, was targeted first, with professional growers allowed limited exemptions until 2030. Growers are switching to peat-free media based on bark, wood fibre, coir and green compost.
For hauliers, that means the same trailers increasingly carrying peat alternatives - which is good news for a versatile moving floor.
A Knapen moving floor carries the volume peat and growing media need and unloads gently inside blending sheds. The same trailer carries bark, wood fibre and compost as peat-free media take over.
Peat Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps light, dusty peat dry and on the trailer.
Peat Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Fast unloading at blenders.
Peat Trailer Option: Side doors. Side loading of bagged or baled media.
Peat Trailer Option: Ultralight body. More volume per trip.
A Knapen standard or biomass moving floor of 120 - 140 cu yd with an automatic roll over sheet.
Government policy is to phase peat out of horticulture in England, with limited exemptions for professional growers until 2030.
Yes. Peat 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 peat floor also carries the other organic and agricultural loads. See our guides to trailers for silage and AD Plant feedstock.
Peat use and phase-out policy: Defra, via Farming UK. Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for peat in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Lightweight Moving Floor Trailer | 120 CuYds (91.7m3) | 28551kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Lightweight Moving Floor Trailer | 130 CuYds (99.4m3) | 28550kg | |
