Box van trailer

A box van trailer, also known as a ‘box trailer’, ‘van trailer’ or even ‘boxvan trailer’, is the generic name for a solid-walled type of trailer that is not refrigerated. It is one of the haulage industry’s most popular types of trailer and is used to carry a variety of different types of goods from parcels to retail goods, where superior body strength and higher security is required (compared to curtain-sided trailers). They are typically loaded / un-loaded via its rear doors, either at a loading bay or by using a tail-lift at the delivery location.

Box vans are available as single deck trailers and double deck trailers (also known as double decker trailers), the latter often with a ‘step-frame’ design, which together with the increased height, enables additional cargo to be carried. Double deck trailers can have their ‘second’ deck as a fixed deck or as a lifting deck that can be lowered and raised to load and un-load the cargo.

When the box van trailer is temperature controlled it is known as a refrigerated trailer.

Box vans can have their bodies shaped to provide aerodynamic benefits such as fuel and carbon dioxide savings.

Several manufacturers, including Don-Bur, SDC, Montracon, Lawrence David, Schmitz Cargobull and Krone, produce box van trailers. In addition, Don-Bur, SDC, Montracon, and Lawrence David also offer a range of double deck trailer options for the UK market, catering to more specialised transport needs.

TIP offers box van trailers on a short-term rental or a long term lease basis from all of these leading manufacturers and others.