Semi Trailers for Sale (553)

Semi Trailers come in all shapes and sizes, but they are typically 13.6 metre (or 40ft. in old money) in length.  As with rigid trucks, the semi trailers can have any type of body fitted. The most common we see on the roads today are the refrigerated semi-trailers (or refeers) that are taking our food to the supermarkets or the skeletal trailers that are taking goods to and from the ports in shipping containers.  These containers – usually either 20ft or 40ft are held in place by Twistlocks. At Truckpages we always have a great choice of used semi trailers for sale.  These are the trailers used behind a tractor unit, rather than those towed behind a van or rigid truck in drawbar combination.  To view these types of trailers click here.

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Skeletal
Make
Krone
Location
- Available in red and blue - - Available now - - Single, or in stacks - - From £69.97 per week Year - : - - - 2023 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Krone - - - Body Type - : - - - Skeletal - - - Condition - : - - - New - - - Overall Height - : - - - - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - -...
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Skeletal
Make
SDC
Location
Just tested, BPW drum, sliding skeletal ready to go Year - : - - - 2014 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - SDC - - - Body Type - : - - - Skeletal - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - - Aperture Height - : - - - - - - Brake Type - : -...
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Box
Make
Don-Bur
Location
Tandem Axle BPW Drum - Roller Shutter Door - Aero Shape - 4.6m tall - Garment Carrier Year - : - - - 2019 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Don Bur - - - Body Type - : - - - Box Trailer - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - 4.6m - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - -...
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Curtainsider
Make
Don-Bur
Location
Large quantity of these good condition trailers available. Red and blue in stock - repainted front, rear, wheels and hubs, new ENXL curtains. - Also three 4.65's available with Moffett kits! - As standard, all come with white headboard and doors, but can be re-painted to your specification with new ENXL curtains. -...
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Curtainsider
Make
Don-Bur
Location
3.1m side aperture, pillarless, BPW drum, M4 Moffett Kits - Will come with re-painted front, rear, wheels and hubs (can be in your choice of colour), - New ENXL Curtains (can also be your choice of colour and with your livery). - Please enquire for further details and pricing. - Finance quotes available on request...
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Curtainsider
Make
Montracon
Location
4.55m overall height, 3.08m side aperture, two left - 2020, BPW drum, ENXL, pillarless, new ENXL curtains, 2025 MOT's, what's not to like?! - Please call for further details. - Finance available from our third party brokers subject to status, please enquire for more details - ‍ Year - : - - - 2020 - - -...
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Curtainsider
Make
Tiger
Location
Galvanised Chassis,  Long MOTs, New ENXL curtains, Full ENXL trailer, stock ready to go now! - ‍ - ‍ Year - : - - - 2015 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Tiger - - - Body Type - : - - - Curtainsider - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - 4.2m - - - Internal Height - : - -...
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Flat
Make
Dennison
Location
- 1.5m ENXL Headboard - - 12 Posts and sockets - - Fall arrest loops Year - : - - - 2024 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Dennison - - - Body Type - : - - - Flatbed - - - Condition - : - - - New - - - Overall Height - : - - - - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - - Aperture Height - : - - - - -...
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Box
Make
Don-Bur
Location
- Full MOT, repainted in white, Roller shutter doors, Long MOT - Excellent condition. Year - : - - - 2014 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Don Bur - - - Body Type - : - - - Box Trailer - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - 4.0m - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - - Aperture...
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Flat
Make
Montracon
Location
Burden Transport Ltd Auction Sale Number: 674 2016 Montracon Triaxle Flat Trailer - BPW Axles, Drum Brakes, Posts & Sockets, High Headboard, Manitou Forklift Kit, - Min: C428051 - Chassis: SMRF3AXXXGN118107 - MOT: Nov 2024 For Auction at 18 Butts Pond Industrial Estate, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1AZ on...
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Curtainsider
Make
Montracon
Location
Currently out of MOT but could easily be given a fresh one by us or you, clean trailer, please enquire for more details. Year - : - - - 2013 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Montracon - - - Body Type - : - - - Curtainsider - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - 4.5m - - -...
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Curtainsider
Make
SDC
Location
We have a small selection of these high spec curtainsiders: 2018, full ENXL, pillared giving 2.7m side aperture, sliding suzie rail, SAF drum, strap stowage, long MOT's, new ENXL curtains, ready to go in stunning red! - Please call for further details and pricing. - Finance can be arranged by one of our third party...
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Low Loader
Make
Nooteboom
Location
2011 Nooteboom 73ton 4 Axle Extendable Low Loader, 2 Rear Steer Axles, SAF Axles, Hydraulic Side Shift Flip-Toe Ramps, Trough, Outer Riggers
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Flat
Make
Dennison
Location
- 1.5m ENXL Headboard - - 12 Posts and sockets - - 12 twistlocks - - Fall arrest loops Year - : - - - 2024 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Dennison - - - Body Type - : - - - Flatbed - - - Condition - : - - - New - - - Overall Height - : - - - - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - - Aperture Height...
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Curtainsider
Make
Schmitz
Location
For Auction at CVA Carr Hill Industrial Estate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DE on 2024-11-12 Lot No: 40 *DONCASTER* 13.9M, BPW DRUM AXLE, BARN DOOR, RAISE & LOWER VALVE, FERRY LASHING RINGS, SLIDING ROOF* Price is Plus VAT * Reg No: M75234 * Seller: DIRECT LOGISTICS COMPANY* Weekly auctions featuring stock...
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Roll Trailer
Make
Cartwright
Location
For Auction at CVA Carr Hill Industrial Estate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8DE on 2024-11-19 Lot No: 3254 *DONCASTER* 13.6M, 4.2M, BPW DRUM AXLES, ROLLER DOOR, RAISE & LOWER VALVE, FERRY LASHING RINGS* Price is Plus VAT * Reg No: C476373 * Seller: DIRECT FROM ROYAL MAIL* Weekly auctions featuring stock from...
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Low Loader
Make
Faymonville
Location
2012 Faymonville 75ton 4 Axle Rear Steer, Extendable Low Loader, 2 Floating Island, Side Shift Hydraulic Flip-Toe Ramps, Neck Ramps, Winch, Outer Riggers, SAF Axles.
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Curtainsider
Make
Tiger
Location
Large quantity available. - Repainted front, rear, wheels and hubs to a high standard. - New ENXL curtains, full ENXL trailer, front pod, SAF drum, pillarless, long MOT's. - These are available from stock or can be refurbished to your specification and in your livery. - Please enquire for further details and pricing,...
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Low Loader
Make
Faymonville
Location
2016 Faymonville 4 Axle Extending 75 Ton Low Loader, 9ft wide with Outriggers, Flip Toe Ramps & 2 Tracking Axles In Great Order Throughout, Priced at £29,950
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Curtainsider
Make
Don-Bur
Location
- Oct 23 MOT - - Recently refurbished - - 1 only ready to go Year - : - - - 2012 - - - Manufacturer - : - - - Don Bur - - - Body Type - : - - - Curtainsider - - - Condition - : - - - Used - - - Overall Height - : - - - 4.37m - - - Internal Height - : - - - - - - Aperture Height - : - - - - ...
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More Semi Trailers Info

HGV Licences for Semi Trailers

To drive a tractor and trailer combination, the driver needs to have a class 1 HGV licence.  Despite improvements in truck technology, driving a 40ft trailer behind a tractor unit is no easy task.  The difficulty increases massively when you have to reverse the trailer.

Specialist Trailers

There are hundreds of thousands of flat, curtainside or refrigerated trailers running around the UK’s roads every day.  Read the short guid below for the more specialist types of trailers.

Don Bur Double Deck Trailer
Don Bur Double Deck Curtainside Trailer

Double Deck Trailers

Across Europe, the maximum height for a trailer is typically four metres.  This is because the bridges over the motorways are only just over this height in many places.  In the UK our bridges are higher, which means that we can have overheight trailers.

This has led to the development of double deck trailers that increase the volume that can be loaded and therefore make each trip more effective and better for the environment.

These double deckers often have internal lifts to enable loading of the upper levels – bear in mind that these types of trailers cannot carry dense loads – think polystyrene rather than bricks!

Tipper Trailers

For certain applications using a tipping semi trailer is better than an eight wheel tipper.  The main advantage is that the payload is greater – a tri-axle trailer with a three axle tractor unit can have a combined gross train weight of 44 tonnes compared to just 32 tonnes for an 8×4 tipper.

The disadvantage is that tipping trailers are inherently less stable than a rigid tipper.  Forget using tipping trailers in places where the ground is not level and solid.  For bulk applications in the waste and recycling industry they are perfect where large amounts of waste need to be transferred from recycling centres to the landfill sites or processing centres and incinerators.

walking floor trailer for sale
Typical Used Walking Floor Trailer

Ejector & Walking Floor Trailers

These trailers perform a similar role to a tipping trailer – the load gets emptied by the trailer without the use of a crane or forklift – but it can operate on a wider range of terrains.

An ejector trailer uses a hydraulic ram to push out the load from front to rear, whilst the walking floor or moving floor system has a floor that has been designed to move in such a way as it shuffles the load out of the rear of the trailer.

Typically these trailers can be loaded from above and have applications in the agriculture and waste industries.  Manufacturers of these types of trailers are Knapen, Legras, Stas and BMI.

Semi Trailer Manufacturers

Top  semi- trailer manufacturers for the UK market are Schmitz, Fruehauf, SDC, Montracon, Dennison and Don Bur.

Latest Semi Trailers News

Truckpages Issue 247 is out now

The new look Truckpages front cover this week shows a set of trailers of interest to truck and plant operators alike. Peter Gilder has a choice of brand new and unused King GTS44 stepframe low loader trailers. Take a closer look at the double flip-toe hydraulic ramps and you'll see the amount of thought went into the specification of these trailers. Why wait for one when you can buy a brand new one ex-stock? New News Inside the magazine, you can read about trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull's first all-electrically powered reefer that has been delivered in the UK. We cover…

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NEW LOOK Truckpages Issue 246 is out now

To celebrate Truckpages Magazine's fifth birthday we have celebrated and given the magazine a new look with a makeover. The same great magazine now brings you even more - all free of charge. We have added news features inside the magazine giving you a guide to what's on in your industry. Covering areas including new vehicle launches to environmental and legislative issues, we will keep you up to date on the most important truck & trailer news. The  photolisting section has been updated as has the fully updated Auction Diary with all the UK's best truck auctions listed. In addition,…

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UK’s First All Electric Schmitz Reefer Delivered

Marine & Cargo has put the first all-electric Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL refrigerated tri-axle semi-trailer into operation in the UK. The zero-emission reefer is working exclusively on the Buckinghamshire-based company’s contract with S.T.I. (U.K.) Ltd, delivering temperature-controlled goods to McDonald’s distribution centres across the UK. Andrew Marshall, Managing Director at Marine & Cargo, says: “We’ve had the S.KOe COOL on the road for a few weeks now and the early signs are really positive. The technology is easy to use, and it will offer our business and our customers huge sustainability benefits in the long run. “We are taking approximately…

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TIP Trials E-Reefer Powered by Braking

TIP is trialling a zero emission ‘e-reefer’ temperature-controlled trailer which enables the trailer’s refrigeration unit to be powered using regenerated energy. This energy is recovered by an ‘e-axle’ during braking or driving downhill and that is subsequently stored in a high voltage battery. The unit’s energy management system is then said to provide power from the battery to the refrigeration unit ‘intelligently’ by engaging the system’s generators when it is most efficient to do so. Solutions from Thermo King and BPW The AxlePower energy recovery system and e-Power axle have been developed in collaboration by Thermo King and leading axle…

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New Schmitz S.CS Low Ride MEGA Trailers for Continental Work

Birmingham-based Cargo Express has taken delivery of its first two S.CS MEGA curtainsiders in more than a decade, after being won over by the quality of the Schmitz Cargobull product. The low-riding trailers are fitted with POWER CURTAINS for speedy, safe loading and un-loading. Both the side curtains on the semi-trailers and the roofs incorporate Schmitz Cargobull’s anti-vandal system to protect loads and prevent illegal entry. Joseph O’Reilly, Managing Director at the family-owned transport firm, says: “We’re still running some MEGA trailers we purchased in 2011, so knew from experience that the product is high quality. “The trailers are perfect…

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