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What exactly is a "Trailer"?
The term " Trailer " covers everything from a small box on wheels for carrying light loads to a large articulated unit hauling seriously heavy goods! Not to mention movie trailers, of course. Even in the smaller ranges, there are numerous types with particular uses, such as Boat Trailers, Car Trailers / Transporters, Van & Box Trailers and many varieties of agricultural & industrial trailers. Below are common descriptions of what we manufacture at Marco. |
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Trailer Names / Descriptions |
- Awareness trailer
- Bespoke trailer
- Campaign trailer
- Catering trailer
- Demonstration trailer
- Display trailer
- Field trailer
- Field Marketing trailer
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- Hospitality trailer
- Information trailer
- Marketing trailer
- Promotional trailer
- Retail trailer
- Merchandising trailer
- Operational trailer
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- Promotion trailer
- Public Awareness trailer
- Publicity trailer
- Recruitment trailer
- Show trailer
- Showcase trailer
- Special-purpose trailer
- Vending trailer
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Many of our products can be described as mobile units, mobile trailers,
caravans or kiosks according to design & purpose. |
- Mobile Consulting Room
- Mobile Control unit
- Mobile Crew Room
- Mobile Display unit
- Mobile Exhibition unit
- Mobile Marketing unit
- Mobile Display trailer
- Mobile Exhibition trailer
- Mobile Incident trailer
- Mobile Marketing trailer
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- Mobile Office
- Mobile Police Station
- Mobile Workshop
- Mobile Retail unit
- Mobile Sales unit
- Mobile Laboratory
- Catering Kiosk
- Information Kiosk
- Ticket Kiosk
- Vending Kiosk
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- Mobile Resource Centre
- Mobile Incident Room
- Mobile Information Unit
- Information Caravan
- Recruitment Caravan
- Mobile Operational unit
- Mobile catering unit
- Mobile Show trailer
- Mobile Sales trailer
- Mobile Retail trailer
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So You Could Have...
A showcase Exhibition-style trailer to promote your organisation, by displaying & demonstrating goods, services & activities An outstanding corporate hospitality vehicle for advertising & political campaigns A compact but eye-catching mobile promotion unit which will fit into car-parks & shopping precincts as the centrepiece of a sales or recruitment drive An easily sited ticket or information office, as comfortable for your staff as it is welcoming to visitors A mobile diagnostic centre, to take your equipment and service to your patients or customers A prestigious merchandising unit designed to maximise your field marketing returns, as a mobile shop A versatile motorised (self-powered) unit furnished & equipped to serve the needs of several departments throughout the year, or dedicated to one function such as a mobile pet parlour Static Vending or Information Kiosks, designed for installation on site with minimum fuss Custom-built trailers for on-site operations, such as Workshops, Equipment enclosures, Incident & Casualty stations, Laboratories & Emergency Control units Secure Checked-Luggage baggage containers specially designed for Air / Rail services to international standards Water bowsers, to supply drinking water or with high-pressure cold water cleaning equipment, designed for easy deployment & to be towed by most vehicles.
Or just about anything else to meet your particular needs
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Trailer Sizes |
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The shortest " Exhibition Trailer " body is normally a few centimetres over 2.5m at 8 feet long and 3m (9' 10") overall including the drawbar. The maximum permitted length of the body of a unit built to be towed by a suitable vehicle is 7 metres (23 feet). Many customers decide they do not require the full 7m once they appreciate the amount of space available for promotion and other material provided by well-designed shorter units, sometimes with the addition of a 'pod' or extension.
Most units are built to their maximum width of 2.3 metres (7' 6"). For stability and comfort reasons the body-height is often also around the 2.3 metre (7' 6") mark. The overall height varies according to design and other factors.
(The above applies to trailers with drawbars, not semi-trailers with tractor units which count as LGVs.)
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Trailed or Motorised? |
Trailed & Towed refer to a chassis pulled by a separate vehicle. Motorised or self-powered units, however, have a driver's cab & engine unit at the front of the chassis. (In both cases the chassis carries the bodywork).
For those who prefer not to tow & whose budget runs to a motor vehicle with specially built body, Marco's range includes motorised units. These take the form of a 'chassis-cab' unit comprising a 3-5 ton Max Gross Weight Peugeot 'Boxer' or Citroën 'Relay' with specially adapted long, low chassis which accepts the purpose-built Marco body. Bodies vary in length from 4.5 metres (14' 9") to a maximum of 6m (19' 7"). Air suspension is available if required. For examples see Motorised units.
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Types of Axle - The Running Gear |
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- Single Axle: One axle, usually in the centre of the trailer, used with small, light units not expected to carry much weight.
- Double-Axle: Any trailer with two axles.
- Twin Axle / Close-coupled: Two identical axles, mounted together near the centre of the trailer with a rigid A-frame Drawbar.
For most purposes a twin-axle is the standard configuration used with exhibition-type trailers.
- Drawbar and Turntable Trailers: Although all trailers have drawbars, a 'Drawbar Trailer' usually indicates a double-axled unit with the axles at the front and rear - ie, not 'close-coupled'.
The front 'steering' axle can be of the Ackerman steering type (which automatically applies the correct wheel alignment when turning), or mounted on a turntable with a hinged drawbar.
The advantage of a Turntable-type front axle is that the Drawbar can be turned back under the chassis, saving space.
The disadvantage is that it requires more skill to manoeuvre into position than a fixed-drawbar trailer.
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NB: Descriptions here should not be regarded as
technical advice on current Construction & Use Regulations.
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