King Trailers are a UK based manufacturer of low loaders and articulated lorry trailers based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

HistoryEdit

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The Firm was established in 1962 by Vern King, a Canadian engineer, as an offshoot of King Truck Equipment from Toronto.^[1] The firm has expanded over the years by taking over other companies (details of who needed) and has also changed hands several times.

They specialise in building trailers customized to the users requirements in the STGO cat and 2 sector mainly as well as building rigid plant bodies for hire companies delivery fleet use.

ProductsEdit

• Low loaders
• Semi-Trailers (Step frames)
• Telescopic trailers
• Plant trailers
• Bevertail plant bodies for rigid chassis trucks.

King Access

Suppliers of truck mounted aerial access platforms.

King Sales

Supliers of used (pre owned) Trailers.

Model rangeEdit

• GTL range Low loaders from 48 ton to 120 ton
• GTL 60/3H 48 ton capacity
• GTL 70/4H
• GTL 150/5HS 120 ton capacity

• GTS range Step-frame 26 ton to 60 ton
• GTS 26/2 26 ton twin axle
• GTS ?/3
• GTS 73/4 60 ton 4 axle

• MTS range of Steering step frame trailers
• MTS 73/4S 58 ton capacity

GalleryEdit

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King trailer images

Tri-axle King machinery trailer in the Hydrex Hire fleet

A Typical King spec plate on a low loader listing axle and trailer capacities

An older King low loader with a Dutch built FTF heavy haulage truck on borad at the Donington Park CV show in 2009

Semi-lowloader Machinery trailer with drop wells (see next image)

Drop-well section for transporting machinery such as combines

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See alsoEdit

• Heavy Haulage
• List of Heavy Haulage Contractors
• List of Truck Manufacturers
• Andover Trailers
• Faymonville
• Goldhofer
• Nicolas
• Nooteboom
• Scheuerle

ReferencesEdit

• http://www.kingtrailers.co.uk/king.html
• Heavy haulage books
• Truck magazines

External linksEdit

• Official company web site