Concretejim:
Pretty much any euro spec skelly will keep you under/at 4m. Nothing special needed. Just proper kit.Why do we run containers 2ft higher then our european cousins, probably just because we can. Fuel savings would be interesting over a ten year trailer life.
If i ever did containers, which as everyone says the rates are [zb] i wont, itd be with a d-tec-broshuis trumbone spec skelly at 4m.
The problem with using a broshuis/kaessbohrer/schmitz/fliegl/any of the others is that you cannot carry a 20’ box at 44tonnes in the UK with one legally. Because the chassis extends like a trombone when closed they are no longer 5.5metres pin to rear axle necessary for 44t operation here, on a Dennison/SDC/Montracon the bogie slides effectively maintaining this measurement. But any of the German or Dutch trailers with a suitable tractor, that is 5th wheel on low feet and a flat mounting plate can carry a highcube at 4 metres. Because a 20’ is behind the gooseneck the lack of a tunnel isn’t an issue, what is impossible is to carry two 20’s as the front one sits on top of the gooseneck and will be about 4.12m. As has been said domestic height regulations or lack of then in our case are of no relevance since all international traffic within the EU is restricted to 4 metres and that includes in the UK. The fact that nobody has ever been done for it is a different matter.