Vehicle Types

4×4 Towing Vehicles

4×4 Towing Vehicles

Having drawbar capacities of up to 3.5 tonne and fitted with ‘Combination-hitches’ so they can pull either standard ‘Ball-hitch’ or the heavier duty ‘Pin and eye’ trailers they also have standard UK 7 pin and EU 13 pin trailer electrics that make these a great way to pull loads at the lighter end of the…

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3.5 tonne drop side c/w HIAB (Loading Crane)

3.5 tonne drop side c/w HIAB Loading Crane

These are the greyhounds of the leet. A quick, agile, and cost effective platform for deliveries of up to 1.5 tonnes. Ideal for rapid deployment, working in built up urban areas and/or very restricted site access. When coupled to a trailer to give payloads of 3 + tonnes in combination. Equipped with rear mounted and…

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Rigid 6x2 and 8x4 c/w HIAB (Lorry Loading Crane)

Rigid 6×2 and 8×4 c/w HIAB (Lorry Loading Crane)

These are the backbone of the delivery fleet. Features including ‘Lorry Loading Cranes’ (HIAB), ramped transporter bodies with winches, means they load and carry a huge range of cargo’s. Available as rigid-trucks in 6×2 (3 axle), 8×2 and 8×4 (4 axle) axle configurations, with crane capacities of up to 50 tonne/metre and payloads of up…

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Rigid 8×2 + HIAB c/w Heavy Lift HIAB (VL-LLC)

Rigid 8×2 + HIAB c/w Heavy Lift HIAB (VL-LLC)

Fitted with ‘Very Large – Lorry Loading Cranes’ or VL – LLLC for short, these are our big lifting and far reaching machines. Ideal for moving and stacking/destacking Site Accommodation (Porta Cabins) or transport involving loaded shipping containers. With the capacity to load and carry freighted 20 foot shipping containers and stack them on site,…

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Road Plate Hire Partners and Clients

Rigid + Drag trailers (Waggon and Drag)

Wagon and drag outfits are becoming increasingly popular and offer some sizeable payloads, with the added flexibility of being able to remove the truck from the trailer to get better access or for split cargoes. For shifting sites involving one or more 20ft ISO units in addition to plant components they are unbeatable. With payloads…

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'Super Truck' and 'Super Urban'

‘Super Truck’ and ‘Super Urban’

We have pioneered and developed this concept to the point where some really big projects could not happen without our Super Truck (with HIAB) and/or Super-Urban (without lorry loading crane) vehicles. With cities like London becoming more and more congested, space on site is worth its weight in gold. So a transport option giving a…

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Articulated Units c/w HIAB (Lorry Loading Cranes)

Articulated Units c/w HIAB (Lorry Loading Cranes)

These are one of our more unique capabilities in the delivery of hire equipment, and they give us some very useful combinations to tackle a variety of lift and load issues. Whether it be complete modular buildings or large plates for a deliver and install procedure, or multiple component loads such as Temporary Vehicle Crash…

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Articulated Curtainside Trailers with opening roofs

Articulated Curtainside Trailers with opening roofs

Articulated curtainside trailers are a fantastic way of transporting equipment whilst keeping them secure and protected from the elements. Our 3 axle versions have some useful functions that make them special. We have self loading and unloading functionality with mounts on board to carry Moffett Mounty forktrucks Also, the roofs slide back, meaning we can…

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Articulated Trailers with Moffett Mounty

Articulated Trailers with Moffett Mounty

One of our key delivery capabilities are articulated vehicles and trailers with Moffett Mounty all wheel drive forklifts mounting. These are sometimes referred to as ‘Hitch Hikers’ or ‘Piggy back’ forklifts. For delivering large numbers of bulky items such as Zigmats or GPRM’s they take some beating for safe and speedy offloading on site. Ours…

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Articulated Flat Trailers

Articulated Flat Trailers

We have a range of these on fleet that can be pulled by a variety of units, including sleeper cab units for distance work and HIAB units for self unloading. They come in 3 main types; 45 ft trombone/extendable trailers – From 13.5 to 21 metres. 40 ft flats c/w Moffett Mounty function. Full load…

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