How to choose the right food trailer size
Food trailers in our range run from 2.4m to 4m body length. The right size depends on your menu, your crew and where you will trade — not on how much trailer you can afford. Here is how we think about it when customers ask.
4 min read · Last updated 11 October 2026
Start with the menu, not the trailer
A coffee, snacks and soft-serve menu needs far less equipment than a full fryer-and-grill kitchen. Write down every piece of equipment you will actually use on a busy day: fridge, prep counter, sink, cooking appliance, storage. That list, plus the working space around it, decides the body length more than anything else.
As a rough guide from our own builds: 2.4m suits one-person coffee or snack trading; 2.8m adds a proper prep counter and a second worker; 3.4m tandem-axle builds carry a fuller kitchen for two or three people; 4m bodies are for menus that need separate cooking, prep and wash-up zones.
Think about the tow vehicle
Longer bodies weigh more, especially once equipment, water and stock are on board. A tandem axle tows more calmly on the open road and over speed bumps, but every combination has legal towing limits. Check your vehicle's tow rating and licence requirements before you commit — and ask us for the trailer's weight figures for the exact build you are considering.
Where will you trade?
Markets and festival sites can be tight. If you will reverse into a cramped pitch every weekend, a smaller body with a well-planned serving hatch is often worth more than extra floor space. If you trade from a fixed yard or long-term site, the extra length of a 3.4m or 4m build usually pays for itself in speed of service.
Ask for a layout before you buy
We build from layouts agreed with you, so send a rough sketch of how you want to work — where you stand, where stock lives, which side the hatch opens. A layout that suits your workflow on a 2.8m trailer beats a bigger trailer with the wrong plan.