For Auction on: 2024-04-20
These pages contain all types of car transporter trucks for sale. These can be as varied as an eleven car transporter all the way down to a single car transporter based on a van chassis. What distinguishes a car transporter as opposed to a recovery truck that also carries cars is that a car transporter is designed to carry as many as the vehicle weight will allow, whereas a recovery truck is all about rescue of broke down vehicles – so flexibility and speed of loading is vital. Many operators will interchange the terms, so it’s worth checking out both categories here at Truckpages. If you are looking to move a maximum of two cars at a time, then a 7.5 tonner should work for you – but make sure it is built on a lightweight chassis or a couple of large cars will put you over the gross weight rules. Most trucks running as a 6×2 car transporter will manage six or seven cars – you’d need to add a trailer and run at 44 tonnes to get to the 11 car threshold.
For specialist car movements there are covered car transporters that afford additional protection for the prestige vehicles inside – this also means new cars may not need their protective wrapping. These trucks may have box bodies or curtainsiders. Other specialist versions include race car transporters. These are designed to load these very low slung cars – so long tail lifts or ramps. There is usually additional storage for tools, parts and tyres and sometimes accomodation too.
Charles Trent Ltd, one of the UK’s largest vehicle recycling companies, has taken delivery of the first three of six new Renault Trucks D16 4x2, with the decision to purchase the D16s influenced by the superior dealer backup service experience, along with the positive history with Renault Trucks’ vehicles. Equipped with Global sleeper cabs, and finished in Charles Trent Ltd’s striking red livery, the D16s are fitted with bespoke Belle Trailers’ Belle 3 + 1 car transporters with hydraulic beaver tail ramp and Nuvech Solutions AirBar system that helps to create a safety zone around the vehicle, protecting drivers and…
If you are delivering Aston Martins and Ferraris then your truck needs to look the part and perform as well. Low ground clearance for the cars means that great care has to be taken in the specification of the body – but it is important for the chassis too. Having an air suspension system that raises and lowers massively helps the loading process, for example. If you are involved in premium car transport, then take a look of the specification of South west-based car dealership group Dick Lovett’s two new Volvo FL 4x2 rigids, that the company has specified for…
If you are buying a new truck and thinking of taking it into London any time soon, then make sure it has at least three stars for direct vision. That’s what Automotive dealer group Mon Motors has done in adding a new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 4x2 tractor unit to its fleet. It will be used for operation with a seven-car transporter trailer moving vehicles from its preparation centre to dealerships across South Wales and the West of England. The three-star Direct Vision Standard-rated FM replaces an eight-year-old FH and will handle regular deliveries to dealerships within the city of…
If you are transporting any old car, then an open-backed recovery truck or small car transporter is fine. For something a little more special you can find these types of bodies with curtainsides to hide what’s inside. For classic Aston Martins that can be worth over £250,000 each, then only a secure box will suffice to transport them. Carrying two cars at a time, with a fragile load that could exceed half a million pounds, the Aston workshop has opted for a sleeper-cabbed, 12-tonne Mercedes Atego 1224 to carry the precious cargo safely. Supplied by North-East Dealer Bell Truck and…
The first two new model Volvo FM car transporter chassis to enter service in the UK are heading to Bolton-based J&P Vehicle Deliveries, both specified to a high standard as part of the firm’s commitment to giving its drivers great trucks. The two FM 500 rigids operate with Transporter Engineering Odyssey bodywork and drawbar trailers Supplied by Paul McNicholas, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commercials, the new FMs are powered by Volvo’s D13K 500 hp engine. This is matched with Volvo’s brand-new low roof sleeper cab which features a new dashboard design with more storage space, a fully digital…