Stake-Side Semi-Trailer

What this trailer is

A stake-side semi-trailer, manufactured in our own factory, and the one page in this catalogue where there is no single set of dimensions to print, because there is no single trailer. Length, axle count and axle brand are specified by you before the build starts.

The deck carries removable vertical posts along both sides. Pull them out and you have a flat deck. Drop them in and the load is contained. There is no fixed wall and no hinge, which is what separates it from our drop-side trailer.

What is settled by us is the quality of the parts that fail first. JOST dual-speed manual heavy-duty landing gear. A WABCO RE6 relay valve, T30/30 spring brake chambers and a 40-litre air tank. A 2 inch or 3.5 inch slip-on steering shaft. Suspension in air or mechanical, on airbags or steel-plate springs. Tyres and rims from the full range of common sizes, with steel rims optional.

What it is used for

Haulage and agriculture. It is bought by operators whose load is different every week and by co-operatives and produce buyers who need containment during the harvest and a flat deck for the rest of the year. Timber, drums, crates, sacks, palletised goods, machinery, building materials.

The posts are also the practical answer to loading from a place that has no dock. Take one section of posts out and a forklift works from the side, in a field, with nothing to reverse up to.

Why a build sheet rather than a model

This is the part of our range that a used-truck exporter cannot offer, and it is worth being direct about why it matters. A used tractor unit is what it is. It has the cab it has, the engine it has and the axles it has, and your only decision is which of the ones in the yard to take.

A trailer we build is a set of decisions. If your roads are bad, mechanical suspension on steel springs is more repairable in the field than airbags and you should probably take it even though air rides better. If your loading is always kerbside, the post spacing matters more than the deck length. If your tyre supply locally is 12.00R20, order 12.00R20 and not 315/80R22.5, whatever looks better on paper, because the tyre you can buy in your own town is the one that keeps the trailer working.

Tell us the job and we will tell you what to specify. That conversation is the product.

Condition and what we do before it ships

New build. Powder coat in your colour. Because nothing here is fixed, the specification sheet is agreed in writing before any deposit, and it is what the Proforma Invoice describes. You get photographs from the shop while it is being built rather than only when it is finished.

Shipping it, and what the volume means

Shipping volume depends on the length and the height you specify, so there is no figure on this page. Every other trailer here publishes its cubic metres because the build is fixed, and printing one for a trailer you have not specified yet would be a guess.

Send us the specification and we will come back with the volume and the freight to your port in the same message. We load at our yard in Tangshan and ship through Tianjin Port.

What to tell us

The load, the deck length you want, and the roads it will work on. Your tyre size if you have a local supply. Your destination port and the quantity. We will turn that into a specification sheet you can check before anything is built.