4m Mobile Food Trailer (4.0 m or 4.4 m)

A 4m mobile food trailer is bought when the constraint stops being counter space and starts being stations. Below four metres a team works around each other in sequence. At this size the layout separates into independent zones, so the grill cook, the fryer and the person plating are not sharing a metre of stainless and a single gas rail. That is the difference between serving a queue and processing one, and it is the reason this unit sits at the top of the range.

Build and construction

Heavy-duty galvanised steel chassis, built double-axle ready, under commercial-grade insulated composite panels rather than plain Chromadek. The interior is fully stainless lined, not just splashbacked, which is what makes a unit running two fryers and a griddle cleanable at the end of a fourteen hour day. Floor is heavy-duty anti-slip aluminium checker plate, interior is 2.0 m wide and 2.5 m high with a 900 mm counter, and four corner stabiliser jacks take the movement out of the body. Two independent lockable serving hatches on gas struts, and a wide double-leaf access door with non-slip steps.

Key features

• Four to five burner positions across independent cooking zones — plus a commercial griddle position and a double deep fryer bay, so stations run in parallel rather than in turn.
• Three stainless prep tables — with under-counter fridge space and a dedicated upright fridge position, so cold storage is designed in rather than squeezed in later.
• Full stainless steel interior lining — walls and ceiling, not splashbacks. The ceiling is the surface that carries grease from a fryer and the one most units leave painted.
• Dual high-speed roof exhaust fans with a full-width commercial hood — two fryers and a griddle need extraction sized for them, and this is the only unit in the range with two.
• Three-compartment sink plus a separate hand wash basin — the inspection-grade configuration, with a built-in electric water heater.
• Eight 220 V plug points on a DB box with breakers — enough circuits for two fridges, lighting, extraction and point of sale without daisy chaining.
• Solar panel mounting points included — fitted at build, so a solar system later is an install rather than a roof modification.
• Double-axle upgrade available — the chassis is built for it, which matters if you tow long distances fully fitted.

4m mobile food trailer specification

Applications

Full-service street food operations, festival and stadium trading, franchise operators running multiple units off one commissary, high-volume corporate and wedding catering, mine and construction feeding contracts, and hire fleets supplying event caterers. It is also the unit restaurants choose when taking a full menu off site rather than a reduced one.

Compliance and legal

Braked, registered and licensed at 1 750 kg GVM. Confirm your tow vehicle rated braked towing capacity and tow bar rating first, because a fully fitted unit at this size is at the upper end of what many double cabs handle. Trading requires a municipal Certificate of Acceptability under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act. Gas needs a Certificate of Conformity from a registered LP gas installer, and the DB box an electrical Certificate of Compliance. Tare mass is not published by the supplier and is required for licensing.

What is included

• Trailer in the length you specify
• Full-width commercial range hood and dual roof exhaust fans
• 3-compartment sink, hand wash basin and built-in water heater
• Gas piping points, griddle and double fryer positions, unconnected
• DB box with breakers and 8 plug points, solar mounting points

Optional extras

• Double-axle upgrade
• Commercial upright fridge or freezer
• Solar panel system
• Full wrap with illuminated signage and menu boards
• Colour: white, red, silver or custom

Delivery

More on how we get it to you is on the delivery page, cover is under warranty, and you can compare it against the Large Food Trailers range or the Catering Trailer. To price it up, request a quote.

Delivered nationwide from Hartswater and cross-border on request. Free nationwide delivery applies with code TSA26. Tell us your menu and your peak covers per hour and we will confirm whether this is the right size or whether the catering trailer suits you better.