trailer hire brand
Brian James
The enthusiast and professional vehicle-transport choice. Low bed heights, a low centre of gravity and slide-out ramps are what people pay for, and motorsport teams, recovery operators and classic-car owners buy on loading angle and towing manners rather than headline price.
Last reviewed 6 October 2026
Built in
England (Daventry, Northamptonshire)
UK availability
Good UK dealer coverage
Weight range
Roughly 2,000kg to 3,500kg gross across the transporter ranges
UK manufacturer with an established dealer network and a notably strong presence among motorsport and specialist dealers.
What Brian James builds
Brian James model ranges
| Range | What it is |
|---|---|
| A2 and A4 Transporter | Open car transporters |
| T Transporter | Tilt-bed vehicle transport |
| CarGO Connect | General vehicle and load carrying |
| CarGO All Plant and All Plant Tilt Bed | Plant transport |
| Race Transporter 4, 5 and 6 | Enclosed motorsport transporters |
| Hi-Max | Low-bed transporter, 3,500kg gross at about 720kg unladen |
Every Brian James model on GetBrent
35 models with figures from the maker or an official dealer. Open one for the full specification, photos and how it compares.
Brian James A Transporter (A4)
Open flatbed car transporter, twin axle
Gross weight: 2,000kg to 3,000kg depending on variant
Bed: 3.7m x 1.8m up to 5.0m x 2.0m depending on variant
Brian James CarGO Connect
Enclosed modular cargo trailer, two or three axles
Gross weight: 3,500kg
Unladen weight: 729kg to 1,005kg depending on configuration
Brian James A-Max 210
a lightweight single/twin-axle flatbed car trailer with a 4.0m bed
Gross weight: 2000kg
Payload: 1490kg
Brian James A-Max 305
a longer, higher-capacity version of the A-Max flatbed car trailer
Gross weight: 2600kg
Payload: 2035kg
Brian James A4 Transporter
Twin-axle open car transporter trailer from Brian James' A Transporter range, built for towing one car on a 4.5m bed.
Gross weight: 3000kg
Unladen weight: 770kg
Brian James AD T 110
Car transporter trailer
Bed size: 4.87m(16') x 1.85m(6'1")
Gross weight: 2,600Kg
Brian James Box Van 600
a small enclosed twin-axle box van trailer
Gross weight: 2700kg
Payload: 1829kg
Brian James C2
Car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 2035kg
Size: up to 16ft long, 6ft wide
Brian James C4
Car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 2600kg
Axles: Twin
Brian James Clubman 1350 042
Car transporter trailer
Bed size: 4.0m (13ft) x 1.85 (6ft1')
Gross weight: 1800Kg
Brian James Cargo Connect
a configurable flatbed general-purpose trailer used for goods, plant and vehicle hire
Gross weight: 3500kg
Payload: 2500kg
Brian James Connect Compact
Flatbed trailer
Gross weight: 2700kg
Brakes: Braked
Brian James Digger Plant
a twin-axle plant trailer built for carrying a mini excavator or similar machine
Gross weight: 3500kg
Internal bed: 3.2m x 1.7m
Brian James Digger Plant 2
a smaller twin-axle plant trailer for lighter diggers and compact plant
Gross weight: 2700kg
Unladen weight: 557kg
Brian James Eco Plant
an entry-level beavertail plant trailer for small, low ground clearance machinery
Gross weight: 2600kg
Unladen weight: from 450kg
Brian James General Plant
a tri-axle equipment trailer for general building and groundwork plant
Gross weight: 3500kg
Payload: 2593kg
Brian James Hi Max 200
Car transporter trailer
Bed size: 5.0m (16ft5') x 1.95 (6ft5')
Gross weight: 3500Kg
Brian James Micro Max 100
Car transporter trailer
Bed size: 3.0m (10ft) x 1.76 (5ft9')
Gross weight: 1300Kg
Brian James Motor Shuttle
Car transporter trailer
Type: Covered Car Trailer
Bed size: 5.38m (17ft 8in) x 2.1m (7ft)
Brian James Race Box
a fully enclosed twin-axle car transporter for classics and small race cars
Gross weight: 3000kg
Payload: up to 1885kg
Brian James Race Shuttle 2
an enclosed clamshell car transporter offered in fixed or tilt-bed form
Gross weight: 2600kg
Payload: up to 1809kg
Brian James Race Shuttle 3
an enclosed clamshell car transporter in two gross weight options, fixed or tilt-bed
Gross weight: 2600kg / 3000kg
Payload: 1690kg / 2070kg
Brian James Race Sport
an open twin-axle car transporter with a fully punched steel deck
Gross weight: 3000kg
Unladen weight: from 1070kg
Brian James Race Transporter 4
an open twin-axle hydraulic tilt-bed car transporter
Gross weight: 3500kg
Unladen weight: from 1180kg
Brian James Race Transporter 5
an open twin-axle hydraulic tilt-bed car transporter, longer than the Race Transporter 4
Gross weight: 3500kg
Unladen weight: from 1200kg
Brian James Race Transporter 6
a tri-axle electric tilt-bed car transporter for heavier or wider vehicles
Gross weight: 3500kg
Unladen weight: from 1440kg
Brian James Race Transporter 7
the largest Race Transporter, offered in twin or tri-axle form for heavier vehicles
Gross weight: 3500kg
Payload: up to 2235kg
Brian James T Transporter
an open twin-axle car transporter with a manual hydraulic tilt-bed
Gross weight: 3500kg
Payload: 2530kg
Brian James T6
Car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 3500kg
Axles: Tri-axle
Brian James Tipper
a hydraulic tipping trailer for aggregate, waste and general building materials
Gross weight: 2700kg / 3500kg
Unladen weight: from 785kg
Brian James Tipper 2
an updated hydraulic tipping trailer range spanning six bed sizes
Gross weight: 2700kg to 3500kg
Unladen weight: 785kg to 1200kg
Brian James C4 Transporter
Car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 2000-2600kg (range across C4 variants)
Deck length: 12ft 2in (3.7m) loading area, up to 16ft overall
Brian James Connect
Highly configurable flatbed trailer
Bed size: 5.5m x 2.1m
Gross weight: 3500kg
Brian James C Transporter
Single axle open car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 1,500kg
Load capacity: 1,010kg
Brian James C4 Blue
Twin-axle car transporter trailer
Gross weight: 2,600kg
Unladen weight: 695kg
Brian James models compared
The closest matches from other makes, side by side.
- Brian James A Transporter (A4) vs Brian James A-Max 210
- Brian James CarGO Connect vs Ifor Williams BV106
- Brian James A-Max 305 vs Brian James AD T 110
- Brian James A4 Transporter vs Brian James Race Box
- Brian James Box Van 600 vs Ifor Williams GD105
- Brian James C2 vs Brian James A Transporter (A4)
- Brian James C4 vs Brian James A-Max 305
- Brian James Clubman 1350 042 vs Brian James A Transporter (A4)
- Brian James Cargo Connect vs Ifor Williams GX126
- Brian James Connect Compact vs Bockmann HL-AL 3016/27 F
- Brian James Digger Plant vs Ifor Williams GX126
- Brian James Digger Plant 2 vs Nugent P2813S
How Brian James compares
These are the makes buyers actually cross-shop against Brian James.
Brian James vs Woodford
A specialist car-transport builder pitched just below Brian James. The Wide Body and Auto Cruiser suit modern wide cars and low-clearance vehicles, and traders buy them for close to Brian James capability at a keener price.
Brian James vs Indespension
One-stop retail convenience. You can walk into a depot and buy, hire, service or have a towbar fitted the same day, which is worth a great deal to a buyer who needs a trailer this week rather than the right trailer next month. The Daxara range covers the budget leisure end.
Brian James vs Debon
The ride-quality option in box vans and tippers. The Pullman 2 four-wheel independent suspension gives a low floor and car-like towing, which is exactly what someone moving bikes, a track car or trade kit notices at 60mph on a motorway.
Brian James vs Ifor Williams
The UK default, and the benchmark every other make gets measured against. Farmers, contractors and hire fleets buy Ifor Williams for galvanised durability, strong resale and the fact that any dealer can get parts on a shelf the same week. Rarely the cheapest option and rarely the wrong one.
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