Finding used dropside trucks for sale is straightforward at Truckpages. These pages contain all the dropsides advertised on the site – by Truck Traders and Truck Operators across the UK. Click on the advanced search to add filters – for example if you are looking for a 7.5 tonne dropside, you can enter the weight range into the filter. If you only want to see Euro 6 dropsides for sale then add the appropriate filter. View all 7.5 tonne trucks for sale here. As a specialist used truck search portal, Truckpages has a huge range of ages and sizes of used trucks for sale of all makes and body types. These include specialist dropside bodies, for example scaffold trucks that have been specially adapted for use in this industry. To find out more about the types of dropside bodies available read on further below with our drop side truck buyer’s guide.
The dropside truck is no different to any other when it comes to checking over the chassis, cab and driveline and, since there is relatively little that can go wrong with the body, the purchase should be relatively straightforward.
Builders' merchant Jewson has taken delivery of 178 Iveco Daily 3.5-tonne dropsides (35C14) to support its nationwide network of 250 tool hire branches. A combination of Daily chassis cabs with 3,450mm and larger 3,750mm wheelbases (35C14) for longer loads join a hardworking nationwide fleet of 1,600 commercial vehicles. The Daily’s up to 3.5-tonne towing capacity means generators and even earthmovers can be towed and delivered on site. Jewson Fleet manager Darren O’Donnell said: “These vehicles are an ideal fit for us. They can tow large items of plant like a JCB while also transporting cement mixers and hydraulic equipment. This…
Tool and equipment hire specialist Speedy Services has taken a big step towards a sustainable customer delivery model by commissioning its first two zero-emission FUSO eCanters. The trucks are already transporting products from the company’s range based at a depot near Whitehaven, Cumbria and a branch in Warrington, where it serves a client base comprised largely of building firms. This vehicle spent its first week of duty on a display stand at Speedy Expo 2022, in Liverpool, where the operator showcased its products and services to customers and suppliers. Speedy’s Fleet Director Aaron Powell – winner of the Private Sector…
The Ferns Group has taken delivery of four new Iveco Daily 3.5T dropsides (35C14) that have joined its nationwide fleet of over 500 commercial vehicles. A new contract with BT Openreach generated the requirement for four new vehicles capable of carrying equipment, piping, and other tools necessary for rigorous 10–12-hour installations of new telecoms infrastructure. And the Iveco Daily was found to be the best product for the mission at hand. Ferns Group provides extensive aggregate, surfacing, recycling, and utility services all over the UK with these vehicles being used to service contracts in Kent and throughout East Anglia. The…
For a company that usually builds houses it looks like their first attempt at building a truck body has gone well. That’s what Aberdeenshire-based Malcolm Allan Housebuilders has done in turning its hand to bodybuilding and assembled its own design of multi-functioning tipper and dropside body for its new Volvo FMX 460 8x4 Tridem with hydraulically steered rear lifting axle. The 32-tonner becomes one half of a two-strong fleet used for delivering building materials to sites across the city and county, before turning to muckaway duties on the return. It brings new levels of payload capacity and off-road ability to…
The arrival of the latest Isuzu dropside truck into the fleet of TIS (NGA) LTD, completes a programme of four new Isuzus, covering both 7.5 tonne and 3.5 tonne GVW, that have been delivered to the north-east company during 2021, literally doubling their overall fleet size within 12 months. Supplied by local Isuzu dealer Thompson Commercials, two Isuzu N75.150 (E) 7.5 tonne long wheelbase trucks, fitted with dropside bodies from Robinson Truck Bodies, and two Isuzu Grafter N35.125(S) 3.5 tonne long wheelbase trucks, fitted with TGS dropside bodies, are now working in the TIS (NGA) LTD fleet, delivering fabric maintenance…