Tipping trailers are one of the largest and most actively traded trailer categories in the UK. Aggregate hauliers, muck-away contractors, grain and agricultural hauliers, and waste operators all run them, and there are always buyers for a sound trailer with a current test. The spread of values is wide though — an older steel aggregate
Box and curtainsider rigids are the most common commercial vehicles on UK roads after vans. Distribution, retail delivery, furniture, building supplies, parcel work and general haulage all run them, and the used market is deep — which means there's almost always a buyer, but also that buyers have plenty of choice. This guide covers the
Beavertails are the backbone of plant movement in the UK. Plant hire companies, groundworks contractors, machinery dealers and builders all run them, because a beavertail is the simplest, cheapest way to get a digger or dumper from A to B without a low loader and a tractor unit. They hold value well, they sell quickly
MAN is one of the big five tractor unit brands on UK roads, and the TGX is the one you'll see most — it's the flagship long-haul cab, and it replaced the TGA back in 2007. The TGS sits below it as the shorter-cab, more construction-and-regional-work option. If you're selling either, the good news is
Refuse collection vehicles are one of the most specialist categories in the UK commercial vehicle market — and one of the most consistently traded. Councils refresh fleets on contract cycles, waste contractors change hands, and ex-council RCVs move in real volume, much of it to export. Whether you've got a 26-tonne Dennis Eagle Elite coming
Road sweepers are specialist municipal and commercial vehicles with a well-defined buyer pool and a consistently active used market. Council contract changes, fleet refreshes, and private contractor upgrades all put used sweepers into the market regularly — and there's consistent demand from local authorities, highways contractors, airports, private estates, and export buyers. Whether you're selling
Closing a business is one of the most stressful things a director or owner-operator can go through — and when that business runs trucks, the pressure to convert the fleet into cash quickly, fairly, and correctly adds another layer of complexity. Whether you're retiring after 30 years, winding down voluntarily because the work has dried
If you're buying a tractor unit and resale value matters to you — or if you're selling and wondering how your brand stacks up — this is the question that doesn't have a simple answer. MAN, Scania, and Volvo are three of the five dominant tractor unit brands in the UK market. They're all capable,
Skip lorries and hook loaders are the workhorses of the UK waste, recycling, and construction sectors. They're specialist vehicles with a well-defined buyer pool, and when the time comes to sell — whether you're upgrading, winding down a contract, or refreshing the fleet — getting the right buyer matters. This guide covers the difference between
Recovery trucks are not like most commercial vehicles. The body — the tilt and slide mechanism, the underlift, the winch, the spec lift — is often worth as much or more than the chassis underneath it. That changes how you sell one, who buys it, and what they'll pay. Whether you're selling a light tilt
Fuel tanker trucks are among the most specialised and highest-value vehicles on UK roads. They're expensive to build, heavily regulated, and when the time comes to sell, they need a buyer who genuinely understands what they're looking at — the ADR compliance status, the tank specification, the metering and delivery equipment, and the petroleum regulations
One of the most common questions we get at Truck Trading is some version of: "my truck's MOT has run out — can I still sell it?" The answer is yes, straightforwardly. Selling a commercial vehicle without a valid MOT is completely legal in the UK, and it happens every day. What changes is the
The concrete mixer truck and the concrete pump are two of the most specialist vehicles in UK construction. They're expensive to buy, expensive to maintain, and when the time comes to sell, they need a buyer who understands what they're looking at. Whether you're selling a transit drum mixer, a volumetric batching unit, or a
Not all Volvo FH trucks are worth the same — and the difference between two trucks that look similar on paper can be thousands of pounds depending on the generation, cab specification, power output, and equipment. If you're selling a Volvo FH and want to know where yours sits in the current market, this
Mercedes-Benz is one of the most recognisable truck brands in UK haulage, and the Actros sits at the top of its commercial range. Whether you're running an older MP3 unit that's served a long career on trunk routes, a mid-cycle MP4 from a well-maintained fleet, or a newer MP5 GigaSpace that's due for replacement,
Scania is one of the most loyally followed truck brands in UK haulage. Operators who run Scanias tend to stay with them, and the brand's reputation for engineering quality, cab comfort, and longevity at high kilometres has built a buyer base that's consistently active regardless of where the market is at. In 2026, used
Refrigerated trailers — known in the industry as fridge trailers, reefers, or temperature-controlled units — are among the most specialised assets in the UK commercial vehicle fleet. They're more complex to value than a standard curtainsider, more expensive to maintain, and the buyer pool is slightly more specialist. But when the time comes to
The low loader is the trailer that makes heavy haulage possible. Whatever else is moving on a UK low loader fleet — excavators, generators, transformers, modular buildings, abnormal indivisible loads — it's getting there because someone built a trailer capable of carrying serious weight at a low enough ride height to stay within legal
DAF is the most widely sold tractor unit in the UK. More DAF trucks are bought new in Britain than any other brand, which means the used market is deep, liquid, and well understood by buyers. If you own a DAF CF or XF and you're thinking about selling, you're working with one of
The tipper grab — known across the UK construction and waste industry by a handful of names — is one of the most versatile and consistently in-demand specialist trucks on the market. Whether you call it a tipper grab, a grab wagon, a grab lorry, or simply a grab, operators and contractors who use
