Choosing the correct trailer to carry wood logs at 44 tonnes on UK roads depends on whether the logs are fresh or seasoned. Freshly cut wood is heavy with water; kiln-dried firewood is much lighter. Logs move from forests and processors to firewood merchants, biomass boilers and homes, and the trailer has to take knocks from rough, heavy timber.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying bulk wood logs in the UK is a Knapen recycling moving floor with strong planks and side protection, with Knapen biomass and heavy duty floors as alternatives. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for wood logs in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Wood Logs is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Biomass Moving Floor; Knapen Heavy Duty Waste Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Heavy Duty Floor Planks; Side and Top Rail Protection; Automatic Roll Over Sheet; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: Yes - firewood demand peaks in autumn and winter.
TASCC Product: Yes - wood logs are a permissible load under TASCC rules, so they can be carried in a TASCC-registered trailer.
Product Density: 500 - 1,800 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 90 - 130 cuyd
Region: Forests and firewood processors to merchants and biomass users nationwide
There is no single UK firewood tonnage - logs come from forestry thinnings, arboriculture and sawmill off-cuts.
Seasoned logs are a volume load; fresh green timber is far heavier. A weigher is the only reliable way to know when you are at 29 tonnes.
Logs for firewood and biomass come from forestry thinnings, tree surgery and sawmill off-cuts. Since May 2021, firewood sold in small quantities in England for burning at home has had to be dry, so seasoned and kiln-dried logs are the norm for the domestic market.
That makes the haul two-stage: green logs from forest to processor, then dried logs from processor to merchant or customer.
A moving floor unloads logs horizontally without the damage and hang-ups of tipping awkward timber. A Knapen recycling floor with heavy duty planks and protected rails stands up to rough loading by grab or loader.
Wood Log Trailer Option: Heavy duty floor planks. Take the weight and knocks of logs.
Wood Log Trailer Option: Side and top rail protection. Protect the body from grab damage.
Wood Log Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps seasoned logs dry.
Wood Log Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Green logs are much heavier than they look.
A Knapen recycling moving floor with heavy duty planks and rail protection.
Seasoned logs are a volume load; fresh logs can reach legal weight quickly.
Yes. Wood logs 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 moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A log floor also carries other wood and biomass loads. See our guides to trailers for RDF.
Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for wood logs in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
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