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Hazmat & spill response trailer
A twin-axle, fully enclosed aluminium trailer that carries a complete spill-response kit to an incident, keeps it locked and dry, and lights itself once the tow vehicle drives away.
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Base configuration as built for a power-station spill team01 Who it is for
Teams that have to arrive with everything.
Spill response is a callout job. Whatever is not on the trailer is not on site.
Power stations
Oil, fuel and chemical spills across a large site, often at night and often a long walk from the nearest store.
Mines and chemical plants
Reagent and hydrocarbon containment, with kit that has to stay dry, locked and accounted for between incidents.
Municipalities, fire & rescue
Roadside hazmat callouts and depot response, where the unit is towed by whatever vehicle is available.
02 Specification
Base configuration.
The specification below is the unit we built and delivered in August 2026. It is the starting point, not a fixed model.
| Overall size | Approx. 3.0 m long including drawbar, 2.4 m wide, under 2.0 m high |
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| Axles | Twin run-in braked axles, 1,800 kg rating each |
| Coupler | 50 mm ball coupler with auto breakaway brake line and safety chain |
| Wheels | All-terrain 15-inch light-truck tyres; lockable spare on a fail-safe mount |
| Jockey wheel | Heavy-duty double jockey wheel, bolted to the drawbar |
| Chassis | 76 × 38 channel iron, welded and epoxy-primed |
| Body | 4.5 mm folded aluminium, dual-welded, fully enclosed box |
| Doors | Five lockable roller shutters — two per side, one at the rear |
| Roof | 3/5 mm aluminium tread plate, three eyelets per side, front-mounted stainless access ladder |
| Floor | Rubberised aluminium with a drain hole in every compartment |
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| Shelving | One adjustable 4.5 mm aluminium shelf per compartment, chip-resistant coating |
| Trays | Three slide-out trays, 50 kg rating each |
| Battery | 105 Ah deep-cycle with CTEK intelligent charger |
| Charging | From the tow vehicle or 220 V mains, 10 m shore line supplied |
| Compartment lighting | LED string lights in each compartment, loomed and grommeted wiring |
| Emergency lighting | Two roof beacons and four LED flashers, independent of the tow vehicle |
| Conspicuity | 100 mm stripe front and sides, yellow reflective trim, rear chevron board |
| Paint | RAL 3000 red, two-part acrylic urethane over etch and filler primer |
Tyre pressures are marked above each wheel arch. Standard tail light package fitted.
03 Options
What is configurable
The platform stays the same. What sits on it, and how it opens, is yours to specify.
- Door count and position — roller shutters, side or rear, or a mix
- Shelving layout and the number of slide-out trays
- Compartment and scene lighting, including work lamps
- Battery capacity and charging arrangement
- Paint colour and reflective scheme
- Branding, decals and unit numbering
- Roof rack, eyelets and ladder position
- Supply and fitting of the response kit itself
Rear compartment · Rear shutter open, shelf and tray layout visible.
Shelving · Adjustable aluminium shelving, chip-resistant coating.
Finished unit · Ladder, spare wheel and drawbar on the finished build.04 Lead time
Five to six weeks from approved drawings.
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Specification
Send us your spec or tell us what has to fit. We quote against it and flag anything we would change.
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Drawings
Layout, door positions, shelving, lighting and branding documented and signed off before we cut steel.
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Build & handover
Five to six weeks in our Roodepoort workshop, then inspection and handover on your site.
“The trailer and equipment were delivered to specification and we were satisfied with the quality of the work and the professionalism of the supplier. We would not hesitate to use Trailored again.”Leonard Beukman, COOAAA Consortium · 18 August 2026
06 Questions
Before you send the spec.
What does a hazmat trailer cost?
There is no list price, because no two are the same. Door count, shelving, lighting, battery and paint all move the number. Send us a specification or a list of what has to fit and we will quote against it.
Can you work from our own technical specification?
Yes, and we prefer it. The base configuration on this page came from a client spec document that we priced and built to, clause by clause.
Does it need the tow vehicle for power?
No. Compartment lights, beacons and flashers run off the trailer's own deep-cycle battery. It recharges from the vehicle while towing, or from a 220 V socket through the supplied 10 m shore line.
Do you supply the spill kit as well?
We can. On the delivered unit the response equipment was supplied alongside the trailer. Most clients either specify their own kit or have us source it against a list.
07 Start your project
Tell us what has to go in the trailer and where it has to work.
We will come back with a quote and a drawing. Send the specification, or a list of what has to fit, to corporate@trailored.co.za.