A quick one,
When looking at ta trailer, how do you know how long it is… is it s 44’ or 40’ etc… is there any tell,tell clues to look for?
Isn`t one longer than the other ■■? 
xlthunter:
A quick one,When looking at ta trailer, how do you know how long it is… is it s 44’ or 40’ etc… is there any tell,tell clues to look for?
Ask a girl 
get someone to put 20 pallets on it, if theres room for 2 more, its a 44 
Generally a 40’ trailer will end at the back of the rearmost axle. A 45’ trailer will have a 5’ over hang. The wheelbases will be the same for both, just a few extra feet of chassis on the 45’.
Here’s a picture of a 40ft and a 45ft trailer side by side.It’s not a very clear pic as far as the 40 footer goes, but maybe will give you some idea as to what I mean.
beattun:
get someone to put 20 pallets on it, if theres room for 2 more, its a 44
I was told you could get 26 blue pallets on a 44?
Stevewoods:
I was told you could get 26 blue pallets on a 44?
You can if you’ve got them turned round the right way! 
Kate:
Generally a 40’ trailer will end at the back of the rearmost axle. A 45’ trailer will have a 5’ over hang. The wheelbases will be the same for both, just a few extra feet of chassis on the 45’.
Here’s a picture of a 40ft and a 45ft trailer side by side.It’s not a very clear pic as far as the 40 footer goes, but maybe will give you some idea as to what I mean.
So the trailer on the right… is 5 foot longer than the one on the left ?
OK 
If thats the case then I’ve got enough space to get the tattoo that says ‘‘welcome to Barbados,have a nice day’’…
See how many remember THAT joke 
If thats the case then I’ve got enough space to get the tattoo that says ‘‘welcome to Barbados,have a nice day’’
I thought it was WoW
Wheel Nut:
If thats the case then I’ve got enough space to get the tattoo that says ‘‘welcome to Barbados,have a nice day’’
I thought it was WoW
only on a cold day
On a sunny day it gets to weebarby
Stevewoods:
beattun:
get someone to put 20 pallets on it, if theres room for 2 more, its a 44I was told you could get 26 blue pallets on a 44?
true enough, i forgot about that, the aussie ones i carry are a bit different, same size but theyre all facing exactly the same way cos theyve only got slots on 2 sides rather than 4 for side load/unloading
wurzel99uk:
Kate:
Generally a 40’ trailer will end at the back of the rearmost axle. A 45’ trailer will have a 5’ over hang. The wheelbases will be the same for both, just a few extra feet of chassis on the 45’.
Here’s a picture of a 40ft and a 45ft trailer side by side.It’s not a very clear pic as far as the 40 footer goes, but maybe will give you some idea as to what I mean.
So the trailer on the right… is 5 foot longer than the one on the left ?
OK
Yes the trailer on the right is 5ft longer than the one on the left, they just aint parked neck and neck. The idea was to look at the bit behind the rear wheels, or not, as is the case of the 40footer.
Is it me?
when i was a kid and played cb ers i used to see Ferrymasters trailers with a sticker long and high
which meant 13.6 metres long and 4.0 metres tall but with 3 metre load height
that was 20 year ago so where do people who dont pull boxes get this notion of trailers being 40 foot or 44 or 45
and whats mpg got to do with truck economy
more important to know the height and depth of the pin
hitch:
more important to know the height and depth of the pin
Not so sure that height is more important than length. I would have thought they be equally important. Some of my loads can be less than 12 inches in height, but its the length of the trailer bed which determines which of our trailers are sent for particular loads.
As for the measurement used being in feet rather than metres, thats because its how it was asked in the original question. And also because I’m an old ■■■■ who had been dealing with trailers since pre-decimal days. I know the length in both metres and feet, but prefer to use the latter.
Oh, and there was me thinking that boxes came in 20, 40 and 45 feet lengths.
Kate:
wurzel99uk:
Kate:
Generally a 40’ trailer will end at the back of the rearmost axle. A 45’ trailer will have a 5’ over hang. The wheelbases will be the same for both, just a few extra feet of chassis on the 45’.
Here’s a picture of a 40ft and a 45ft trailer side by side.It’s not a very clear pic as far as the 40 footer goes, but maybe will give you some idea as to what I mean.
So the trailer on the right… is 5 foot longer than the one on the left ?
OK
Yes the trailer on the right is 5ft longer than the one on the left, they just aint parked neck and neck. The idea was to look at the bit behind the rear wheels, or not, as is the case of the 40footer.
Is it me?
Kate (puts arm around shoulder and whispers in ear)
I was teasing 
Read the joke…
hitch:
when i was a kid and played cb ers i used to see Ferrymasters trailers with a sticker long and highwhich meant 13.6 metres long and 4.0 metres tall but with 3 metre load height
that was 20 year ago so where do people who dont pull boxes get this notion of trailers being 40 foot or 44 or 45
and whats mpg got to do with truck economy
When I was a kid, 33’ tandems were the norm until them pesky foreigners started sending their longer trailers over, they had no lights and automatic landing legs.
If you go to collect a container from Felixstowe or Hull it will be 6,9 or 12 metres. If you collect it from any other port or railhead in Europe it will be a 20, 30 or 40 footer
I still measure in old money and count in ten bob bits
Wheel Nut:
If you go to collect a container from Felixstowe or Hull it will be 6,9 or 12 metres.
Since when?
Lucy:
Wheel Nut:
If you go to collect a container from Felixstowe or Hull it will be 6,9 or 12 metres.Since when?
North Sea Ferries have always used metric for lift bookings, so have EWS.
The point was if you listen to a Dutch or German driver his native tongue will be broken with 40 foot or 20 foot