Commercial Trailers
R.M. Trailers Ltd manufacture special purpose commercial trailers for a wide variety of uses. Below are some examples, just click the thumbnails to view a larger image.
Ackerman steered trailer for site or airport use.
Generator trailer, 4000kg capacity with two-line air brakes.
Turntable steered chassis with air brakes, ready for a body to be mounted.
Close-coupled centre axle trailer, 12000kg gross weight with air suspension and two-line air brakes.
18000kg turntable drawbar trailer with air brakes and twist-locks for 20' container.
16000kg gross weight flat turntable trailer.
Flatbed trailer with drop-sides.
General purpose trailer with ramps and mesh extension sides.
Flatbed trailer with mesh side doors - used for transporting rolls of plastic pipe.
Hydraulic tilting bed trailer - useful for loading low ground clearance equipment.
Ground-loading trailer, also useful for low ground clearance equipment.
Machinery trailer with electric winch and ramps.
Hydraulic tilting flatbed trailer with ramps and electric winch.
Road sign/cone trailer with strobe lamps and directional arrow.
Enclosed equipment trailer with air brakes.
Telescopic trailer for transporting yacht masts.
Exhibition Trailers
We don't have a standard exhibition trailer, everything is made to your specification and so if you can't see the trailer you want, it's because you haven't asked us to build it yet. The trailer shown below is a good example of what we can offer.
5.0m long x 2.2m wide, this trailer has a top hinged flap on one side which opens up to form an awning complete with barn doors. This trailer has been fitted with electrics, fluorescent lights, sockets, a consumer board and mains inlet. Nyloop display panels have been fitted to the inside of the barn doors. It can be towed by a van or four-wheel-drive and is secure when closed up. It can be decorated with pictures of your favourite army regiment, or your company graphics, should you prefer.
The trailer below was built for a youth activity organisation and has been fitted out with furniture. This is a 3m run of worktop with cupboards beneath. Other furniture options include a sink with pumped fresh and wastewater tanks, bench seating and TV units. This trailer also has a 3.5kva generator to power lights and other electrics if there is no convenient mains supply nearby. A ramp gives access for wheeled items of equipment such as the generator.
To see more features available on exhibition trailers, please click here.
Industrial Trailers
R.M. Trailers manufacture a wide range of industrial/site trailers. These include trailers for use in dockside areas, airfields and airports, large factories, railway stations and anywhere except on public roads.
Freed from conforming to road legislation, a site trailer can have:
- No suspension
- No brakes (or handbrake only)
- No mudguards
- Solid tyres
- Tyres, which have a vastly increased load capacity when used at slower speeds
- No bearings, hence less maintenance
- Steering axles front and back for use in confined spaces
- Can be over-width, over-height and over-length (or even telescopic) when comparing to road trailer specifications
Shown below is a chain of baggage trolleys which can be towed from either end (reversible drawbar), and which have both axles steering. These were used to carry goods along the platforms at railway stations.
The trailers below are used to carry components around a large industrial site, have curtain sides and steer on the front axle. There may be instances where, whilst not a legal requirement for non-public highway trailers, suspension and pneumatic tyres may be preferable.
Low platform trolleys on cast iron wheels for carrying goods into a furnace.
Van trailer with tail lift for distributing food trolleys around hospital sites.
Equipment Mounting Trailers
There are many items of equipment which need to be mobile but do not warrant the permanent tying up of a lorry. In such cases a trailer is an ideal solution, not only meaning a lower initial cost but also saving money in terms of vehicle taxation and increased running costs for a motor vehicle.
Shown below is a trailer fitted with a customer's satellite antenna. The trailer is fitted with extending jack legs for stability in high winds. The trailer has also been supplied with an equipment locker.
Below is a cargo trailer fitted out with a customer's free issue solar panels, batteries and controls to make a mobile solar generating station. The power is used to operate a fridge, water-maker and to provide a 230 volt outlet.
The equipment trailer shown below can be fitted with generators, water purifiers, airfield support equipment or similar installations. The adjustable height tow hitch means a wide range of vehicles ranging from pick-up trucks to 7.5 tonne lorries can tow it.
Open chassis are ideal for mounting a wide range of machinery such as generators, pumping units, washing units, etc. Further examples of this style of trailer can be seen on our generator page.
