These types of vehicles consist of a rigid vehicle (the prime mover) pulling a trailer (the drawbar) behind, therefore the rigid effectively acts like the tractor unit in a standard trailer set-up. Gray & Adams can offer drawbar trailers suitable for refrigerated or dry freight applications. These vehicles offer unbeatable flexibility for operators and maximise the load areas that are available under current legislation.

The Gray & Adams design team can develop drawbar trailers in conjunction with the tow hitch manufacturers and can ensure legal compatibility between the drawbar and the prime mover. A variety of hitches can be offered that can be manual or hydraulically operated for health and safety and depending on operator preference.

Drawbar trailers can vary in specification from an inverted luton to house the refrigeration unit for close couple operations, to complete drive through units with roller shutter doors on the prime mover and on the front and rear of the drawbar trailer. This, combined with a bridging plate, allows trolleys to be pushed straight through from the prime mover to the drawbar and off loaded at the rear.

Drawbar trailers are constructed using the same insulated panels as standard refrigerated Gray & Adams trailers and can benefit from all of the performance enhancing features that the standard trailers can incorporate, such as door and floor options, lighting, and load restraint options, protective features and ancillary equipment, such as tail lifts and refrigeration. Various types of tail lifts can be incorporated, including under-slung types.