Specialist removal trucks are advertised for sale at these pages at Truckpages both from specialist dealers who have the bodies built for stock and from removal operators looking to sell their old trucks. These removal trucks have all been designed with the domestic or office removals in mind. This means that there is a low loading height – usually through the use of a dropwell at the rear of the truck allowing for easier entry on foot and giving more load space. In addition, the part of the body situated over the cab can be used for additional loading but is often used as crew accommodation as some of the relocations are international and can take many days to arrive. Upon arrival is will be more than a one-man job to unload, so the driver will need to take his crew along if there are no staff working locally.
Containers are often used to help shipment using airfreight, so to avoid having to handle the furniture multiple times, it is loaded into a container that is put into the specialist removal truck and then removed complete for trans-shipment by air.
Used Removal Truck Sales
The used removal truck market is relatively small. As with many different truck body types that are expensive to build, removal companies often keep their trucks for many years. As a result, a number of dealers will rebody trucks with new removal bodies.
After having moved away from buying Mercedes trucks, Northern Ireland based McGimpsey Removals have bought their first Mercedes tractor unit since 2017. Instead of the usual 6x2 configuration seen with the StreamSpace cab, the removals truck is a 4x2 configuration and pulls a tandem axle trailer. In the removals business a truck will usually cube out before it weighs out. This means the extra axles would be a waste of time on this type of work. Delivered by local Dealer MBNI Truck & Van, the new arrival is a 4x2 Actros 1843, with StreamSpace cab. It joins a fleet of…
What a great looking truck – and with both form and function, this drawbar demountable Volvo FM removal truck has clearly had a great deal of effort put into both (although reversing the drawbar trailer under two demountable bodies in a straight line would be beyond most of us mere mortal drivers). The Volvo FM 430 4x2 rigid has entered service at James Removals on the back of a glowing recommendation from another operator. Supplied by Mark Reeves, Truck Sales Executive at MC Truck & Bus, the new FM has been specified to meet Transport for London’s three-star Direct Vision…
The new Volvo FH bought by Cotswold Carriers is definitely a great looking truck. Standing out in the pure white with front bars the truck looks ready for work. The hi-spec FH rigid is the latest Volvo to join Cotswold Carriers’ fleet The 6x2 rigid is equipped to pull a tandem-axle drawbar trailer and comes with a lifting rear axle and air suspension on all three axles to aid loading and unloading, as well as protect cargo on the move. The truck also benefits from Volvo’s Dual-Clutch I-Shift gearbox that uses sports car technology to enable seamless gear changing. Supplied…
Matthew James Global Relocations, a removal company working across London and worldwide has taken the plunge and invested in their first hybrid truck – a 6x2 Scania P320 with a specialist 27ft removal body from SBR Specialist Coachbuilders of Preston. Silent Running The hybrid is perfect for quiet operation in and around London – assuming the truck is running with 15 tonnes onboard then should manage up to 10 kilometres on electric power only. That assumes plenty of additional factors – no going up Richmond Hill or Primrose Hill for jobs! When it is time to head off away from…