Trailer bodies repaired on your yard.
Aluminium trailer bodies crack where they flex: around corner posts, along top rails, at door frames and where the sheet system bolts on. Left alone, a small split runs until the panel or the load goes with it. We find the end of the crack, stop it, and weld it with the right filler for the alloy, on your yard, with our own power.
Sheet bows, wear plates, doors and walkways are repaired or made to match. Fleet lists are priced as one visit, and we work around your schedule, including evenings and weekends where the site allows, at an extra cost.
The repairs fleets ask us for most.
Cracked aluminium bodies
Splits in side panels, extrusions, corner posts and top rails on walking floor and tipper bodies. Cracks are stop-drilled, cut out and TIG or pulsed MIG welded, with a doubler plate where the load needs it.
Hull & East YorkshireSheet bows and roll-over sheet systems
Bent, cracked or missing roof bows and hoops on roll-over and sliding sheet systems, replaced or made to match, with the brackets and pivots they hang from.
Hull & East YorkshireWear plates and liners
Worn discharge-end wear plates, side liners and kick plates cut out and renewed in aluminium or wear-resistant steel.
Hull & East YorkshireRear doors and tailgates
Hinges, hinge pins, door frames, locking bars and tailgate seals repaired so the door closes square and seals again.
Hull & East YorkshireHeadboards, bulkheads and walkways
Front bulkheads, moving bulkheads, ladders, catwalks and handrails straightened, welded or replaced.
Hull & East YorkshireSub-frames and underside
Cracked cross-members, outriggers, under-run bars, side guards and rear light boards on aluminium and steel trailers.
Hull & East YorkshireWhat we work on
| Where | On your yard or depot across Hull, the East Riding and north Lincolnshire. Workshop by appointment. |
|---|---|
| Trailers | Walking floor and moving floor, aluminium tippers, bulkers and grain trailers, curtainsiders and flatbeds |
| Materials | Aluminium 5083 and 6082, mild steel, stainless. TIG and pulsed MIG |
| Power | Self-powered rigs. No site supply needed |
| Fleet work | Single repairs or a list worked through across several trailers in one visit |
| Out of hours | Evenings and weekends when trailers are parked up, depending on the site. Charged at an out-of-hours rate |
| Not offered | Hydraulic drive units, axles, brakes and tyres. We repair the body and structure around them |
Every crack is stopped at its end before it is welded.
A weld over a live crack only moves the problem. We trace it, stop-drill it and reinforce it where the body flexes.
From the workshop and site
Fleet & HGV trailer repairs questions
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Can a cracked aluminium trailer body be welded?
Usually, yes. The crack is found to its end, stop-drilled, cut out and welded with the right filler for the alloy. Where it keeps cracking in the same place we add a doubler or brace so it does not come back.
Do you repair walking floor trailers?
We repair the body: side panels, extrusions, bulkheads, wear plates, doors and the sub-frame. Floor slats, seals and the hydraulic drive unit are left to the floor manufacturer or their service agent.
Can you replace sheet bows on a roll-over sheet?
Yes. Damaged bows are replaced or made to match the originals, and the brackets they sit in are repaired so the sheet runs freely again.
Can you work through a list across the fleet?
Yes. Send the defects per trailer and we price the visit as a whole, so several trailers are done in one trip.
Can you work evenings or weekends?
Often, yes. We work around your fleet schedule, so repairs can be done in the evening or at the weekend while trailers are parked up, depending on the site. Out-of-hours work is charged at a higher rate, agreed in the price before we attend.
Is there a priority call-out for broken-down trailers?
Yes, for account customers on the emergency call-out. Rates are agreed when the account opens.
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Hull & East YorkshireSite work across Hull, the East Riding and north Lincolnshire, including these towns.
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