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Sideloader Trailer Hire and Haulage

Megalift self-loading trailer that places containers on the ground without site lifting equipment.

  • ALifting arm
  • BChains to the container corner castings
  • CHydraulic ram
  • DStabiliser leg, planted clear of the vehicle
  • EContainer held clear of the deck
The Megalift sideloader trailer lifting a 20ft container clear of its deck on blue hydraulic crane arms, coupled to a Fryers Scania.

At a glance

Trailer
Megalift sideloader
Site lifting equipment
None required
Ground needed
Firm and level, clear space alongside
Watch for
Overhead cables, branches and canopies
Typical use
Drop and collect, sites with no crane or forklift

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Our Megalift sideloader lifts a container off the trailer and places it on the ground under its own power. No crane, no forklift, no waiting for a lifting contractor to arrive.

This is the answer whenever a container has to be delivered to a site with no lifting equipment, or left on the ground for loading and collected later.

When a sideloader is the right call

Farms, construction sites, self-storage yards, rural depots and any location where hiring in a crane would cost more than the haulage itself. It is also the practical option for drop-and-swap arrangements, where a container is left for loading over several days.

Because the trailer does its own lifting, the delivery window is far more predictable — there is no third-party lifting contractor to coordinate with.

The Megalift sideloader craning a red forty-foot container clear of the ground, both blue lifting arms extended.

What we need to know before booking

Access is the main constraint. The sideloader needs firm, level ground and clear space alongside the vehicle to set its stabiliser legs and swing the load. Overhead obstructions such as cables, branches and canopies matter more than they do for a standard delivery.

Tell us the container size, the approximate laden weight and the ground conditions when you enquire, and we will confirm feasibility before the vehicle is committed.

A sideloader setting a brown twenty-foot container down on the tarmac outside a warehouse roller shutter, a banksman in hi-vis alongside.
A blue Megalift sideloader trailer self-loading a grey Maersk forty-foot container, lifting arms rigged.

How the job runs

  1. 01

    Tell us the ground

    Container size, the approximate laden weight, and what the surface is like where it has to be set down.

  2. 02

    We confirm it will lift

    Feasibility is settled before a vehicle is committed, not when the driver is stood in your yard.

  3. 03

    The trailer sets its own legs

    Stabilisers down, the container swung clear and placed. No crane, no forklift, no second machine.

  4. 04

    We come back for it

    Load it over days if you need to. Collection is booked when you are ready, not on our schedule.

Ready when you are

Get a price today

Container size, collection port and delivery postcode is all we need. We quote the same working day wherever possible.

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Common questions

Do I need a forklift or crane on site?
No. That is the point of a sideloader — it lifts and places the container itself, so no site lifting equipment is required.
What ground conditions do you need?
Firm and reasonably level, with clear space alongside the vehicle for the stabiliser legs. Soft ground, steep camber or overhead cables can prevent a safe lift, so let us know the conditions when you book.
Can you leave the container on site and collect it later?
Yes. Drop-and-collect is one of the most common uses for the sideloader — we place the container, you load it in your own time, and we return to collect.

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Need a container moved?

Tell us the container size, the collection port and the delivery postcode. We quote the same working day wherever possible.

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