Choosing the correct trailer to carry sawdust at 44 tonnes on UK roads is all about volume and containment. Sawdust is very light and very dusty, so a trailer fills long before it reaches legal weight, and any gap in the sheeting lets it blow off.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying sawdust in the UK is a Knapen ultralight moving floor of 120 - 140 cu yd with a well-sealed automatic roll over sheet. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for sawdust in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Sawdust is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Ultralight Moving Floor Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Biomass or Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Sealed Automatic Roll Over Sheet; Ultralight Body; Hydraulic Rear Door
Seasonal Hire: No - sawmills run year round.
TASCC Product: No - sawdust is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 250 - 350 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 120 - 140 cuyd
Region: Sawmills and joinery works to pellet mills, animal bedding and panel board
Sawdust is a sawmill co-product, so there is no separate national tonnage.
At 250 - 350 kg/m3 a 29 tonne payload would need 83 - 116 m3 - the biggest, lightest floor carries the most.
Sawdust comes from sawmills and joinery works and goes into wood pellets, animal bedding and panel board. It is a classic volume load.
A Knapen ultralight floor maximises volume and payload; a well-sealed sheet stops fine dust escaping.
Sawdust Trailer Option: Sealed automatic roll over sheet. Stops fine sawdust blowing off.
Sawdust Trailer Option: Ultralight body. More sawdust per trip.
Sawdust Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Fast unloading.
A Knapen ultralight moving floor of 120 - 140 cu yd with a sealed automatic roll over sheet.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A sawdust floor also carries other wood and biomass loads. See our guides to trailers for wood chips and wood pellets.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for sawdust in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Biomass Moving Floor Trailer | Volume Decrease from 130 cy to 120 cy Volume Increase from 130 cy to 140 cy Volume Increase from 120 cy to 130 cy Volume Increase from 120 cy to 140 cy Volume Decrease from 140 cy to 130 cy Volume Decrease from 140 cy to 120 cy Volume Decrease from 130 cy to 57.5 cy (Running Height From 4.45m Down To 3m Based On 1250mm Ride Height) |
140 CuYds (107.0m3) | 27770kg |
| Also See | New Knapen Ultralight Moving Floor | Volume Decrease from 130 cy to 120 cy Volume Increase from 130 cy to 140 cy Volume Increase from 120 cy to 130 cy Volume Increase from 120 cy to 140 cy Volume Decrease from 140 cy to 130 cy Volume Decrease from 140 cy to 120 cy |
122 CuYds (93.3m3) | 28650kg |
