Device for transporting strip material, particularly hot strip, comprising: - a transport device for transporting the strip material in a predetermined transport direction over a predetermined path, wherein the transport device for the strip material comprises a roller path with rollers, - lateral guide elements arranged at at least at one side of the transport device, - at least one rotating wear body at each lateral guide element, wherein the wear body is mounted to be rotatable about an axis transverse to the transport direction, and - a rotation drive for rotating the at least one wear body about the axis, characterised by a rotational speed regulator device for regulating the rotational speed of the at least one wear body to a predetermined target rotational speed, wherein the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the at least one wear body is rotated continuously and the circumferential speed of the at least one wear body is less than the speed of advance of the strip material on the transport device, wherein a sensor for the speed of advance of the strip material on the roller path or for the roller rotational speed proportional thereto is provided and the reference variable of the rotational speed regulator device is the speed of advance or speed of roller rotation, or the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the reference variable thereof is a contact time per area with the strip material. - a transport device for transporting the strip material in a predetermined transport direction over a predetermined path, wherein the transport device for the strip material comprises a roller path with rollers, - lateral guide elements arranged at at least at one side of the transport device, - at least one rotating wear body at each lateral guide element, wherein the wear body is mounted to be rotatable about an axis transverse to the transport direction, and - a rotation drive for rotating the at least one wear body about the axis, characterised by a rotational speed regulator device for regulating the rotational speed of the at least one wear body to a predetermined target rotational speed, wherein the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the at least one wear body is rotated continuously and the circumferential speed of the at least one wear body is less than the speed of advance of the strip material on the transport device, wherein a sensor for the speed of advance of the strip material on the roller path or for the roller rotational speed proportional thereto is provided and the reference variable of the rotational speed regulator device is the speed of advance or speed of roller rotation, or the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the reference variable thereof is a contact time per area with the strip material. a rotational speed regulator device for regulating the rotational speed of the at least one wear body to a predetermined target rotational speed, wherein the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the at least one wear body is rotated continuously and the circumferential speed of the at least one wear body is less than the speed of advance of the strip material on the transport device, wherein a sensor for the speed of advance of the strip material on the roller path or for the roller rotational speed proportional thereto is provided and the reference variable of the rotational speed regulator device is the speed of advance or speed of roller rotation, or the rotational speed regulator device is so arranged that the reference variable thereof is a contact time per area with the strip material.