Knapen Trailers News

Transport of loaded moving floor trailers via rail Knapen Trailers has carried out a series of test for the transport of loaded moving floor trailers by train. For this so-called Huckepack system, Knapen Trailers has equipped its moving floor trailers with four grip points so that the trailer can be hoisted for loading. By cleverly integrating these grip points into the standard trailer construction this system perfectly matches... Read more »

Top-class quality is the highest priority In a transport world where time equals money only the best equipment is good enough. Which is why top-class quality is the highest priority at Knapen Trailers. Knapen Trailers has recently set even stricter requirements for its quality system. The quality improvements can be seen in, among other things, the welded joints, the securing of various components and the trailer finish. There are two important factors behind this: not just an even... Read more »

The service technician's sense fitted as standard Unique in the market: Knapen Trailers fits every moving-floor trailer with a pressure gauge on the hydraulic system as standard. This pressure gauge serves as a remote sense for a service technician. If a driver phones in the system pressure, the service technician can easily determine the nature of any problem. If our technicians know the system pressure, they... Read more »

Knapen Trailers delivers moving floor trailer of 15.5 meter length and 113m³ Create as much volume as possible within a length of 15.5 m, a width of 2.6 m and a height of 4.4 m: this was the task set for Knapen Trailers recently by its Swedish dealer AG-Trailers AB. The result: a moving-floor trailer with as much as 113 m³ volume. A steered third axle at 4.2 m from the second was the most suitable solution for complying with the Swedish... Read more »

Knapen Trailers provides five-year full paintwork guarantee on all trailers Knapen Trailers recently extended its partnership agreement with Metalak. Agreements were made not just about the supply of high-quality paints made by Spies Hecker but also about the unique Knapen Trailers paintwork guarantee. This means we can continue to provide our unique guarantee package: a five-year full paintwork guarantee as standard on every moving... Read more »

Every year Knapen Trailers welds the distance between Berlin and Hamburg Did you know that every moving floor trailer from Knapen Trailers contains several hundred metres of welded joints? Every year Knapen Trailers welds a total distance that stretches the length of the A24 motorway between Berlin and Hamburg. It is with good reason that welded joints have been the most important joints in a moving floor trailer since time... Read more »

Newton Trailers now UK’s largest Dealer in moving floor trailers Newton Trailers Ltd – the official UK dealer of Knapen moving floor trailers – has moved to a brand new facility at just 200 metres from junction 13 of the M1 Milton Keynes. This has led to a major capacity increase, making Newton Trailers UK’s largest dealer of moving floors. Just like all dealers of Knapen Trailers, Newton Trailers has been approved as official Knapen... Read more »

Knapen Trailers supplies The Netherlands' first moving floor Eurocombi The Eurocombi is the most efficient solution for owner Beelen. With a volume of 155m³, a length of 25.25 metres and a maximum allowable weight of 60 tonnes (in accordance with Dutch laws) Beelen can transport more demolition waste in less time, at lower costs and with fewer CO2 emissions. The heavy-duty Knapen profiles fitted as standard have proved... Read more »

Knapen Trailers aluminium chassis now 10% lighter Knapen Trailers recently succeeded in making the aluminium chassis of its K200 model 10% lighter while retaining the same strength. All the profiles are developed and manufactured by Knapen Trailers itself. This enables Knapen Trailers, in addition to maintaining the highest quality, to produce the aluminium chassis beam according to a very clever concept. The result... Read more »