Generators provide mobile power for a wide range of applications. Their transport commonly relies on purpose-built generator transport trailers. How does the certification process for these vehicles work?
Depending on their mass, many portable generators are transported on O2-category trailers. The selected design may use a single or tandem axle according to the product and load requirements.
An O2-category type approval may cover several bodywork configurations. One such configuration is a generator transport trailer.
You may also wish to read our earlier article on touring-caravan type approval and its certification process.To obtain type approval for a generator transport trailer, the applicant must first operate as a trailer manufacturer. This entails additional administrative documentation, which we can help the manufacturer prepare and complete.
For the vehicle itself, we finalise the design using approved components and coordinate the applications to the technical service for testing. Once the tests and CoP assessment have been completed, the technical information and reports are submitted to the approval authority. Approval of this documentation authorises the manufacturer to produce the trailer type in series. Through TNB ARTES, certificates of conformity can be issued for domestic vehicle registration. Manufacturer-issued conformity documents can also support vehicles intended for export, subject to the applicable destination-market requirements.
Some countries impose additional technical requirements beyond type approval. For further information about the process, please contact us.
Overview
For a generator transport trailer to be used on public roads, its vehicle category, masses, technical design and type-approval requirements must be assessed together. This article explains the principal stages of production and certification.
