Road Freight
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Reliability and urgency through one of the oldest form of transport
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When To Use Road Freight
Choosing road freight comes down to availability and region. Some regions like Europe trucking is affordable and almost always out performs air freight. Trucking in other regions like UK, North America and Africa, offer a welcome relief on costs and transit time.
Road freight wins on the lack of handovers. Often an FTL is used and the same truck that collects delivers. No handovers mean fast and reliable freight with little to no room for mishaps.
Road freight is suitable for almost all cargo. As long as it can travel by road or short ferry routes it can be trucked. A variety of trucks and vehicles exist that provide a welcome array of options for moving cargo.
Check If Road Freight Is Right
You are moving goods within Europe where cross-border trucking is efficient and highly connected
You are looking for an affordable alternative to air freight in North America
You are shipping cargo sensative to handovers.
You are operating within a single country and delivery timing is tight.
You require direct delivery to distribution centers, retail sites, or manufacturing facilities without port or terminal dependency
You are doing smaller courier movements from a warehouse.
You need a freight solution that can move long inland distance and save costs with groupage services.
If your goods are moving within a country connected by established road infrastructure, road freight should be your first consideration.
Some Options for Moving on Road
Road freight offers some attractive options for the everyday and the well-versed trader. Options range from an affordable van that move one or two pallets all the way to full flatbed trailers that can transport large abnormal and out of gauge cargo. Road freight is a strong contender for the most accomodating freight option.
Freight Vans
- Ideal for around 3-4 standard pallets
- Typical payload capacity of 800-1200kg
- Access to urban centers for tight delivery points
- Shorter transit due to dedicated movement
Full Truck Load (FTL)
- Up to 33 Euro pallets
- Payload up to 24 tonnes
- Dedicated vehicle, no shared cargo
- Direct door-to-door delivery
- Fewer handovers, lower handling risk
Flat Bed Vehicle
- Open trailer with no roof or side walls
- Ideal for oversized or irregular cargo
- Payload typically up to 24–28 tonnes
- Easy top and side loading by crane or forklift
- Suitable for machinery, steel, timber, and construction materials
What Happens When Your Cargo Moves Road Wise
Road freight is fundamentally the simplest form of freight. Before air planes and ships road was used to move cargo across major trade lanes for year. Road freight is so simple that it has a become a substantially more reliable option than air freight for Europe and North America. Due to its simplicity the ability to reduce transit times for the day-to-day traders at a fraction of the cost makes it a critical supply chain driver.
Road freight follows two fundemetal options. Either you own all the space or you share with other traders. When you own the or aquire all the space on the van or truck we refer to it as a dedicated movement.
Dedicated movements are fast reliable, and convenient. The truck is booked, you cargo is picked up and the same driver moves your cargo straight to the destination. Most of Europe can be reached between 48-72 hours with dedicated transport.
When you need to be economical, groupage or shared service, much like LCL allows you to share the space on a vehicle while splitting the cost of transport with other traders. This form of transport is often slower, but allows you to benefit from a shared economy helping keep you margin as tight as possible.
SendIT not only makes it easy with quoting but gives you access to numerous carriers on groupage to make sure you get space on that next vehicle without weeks of consolidation. Alternatively, our ground team has dedicated trucks on call to give you almost instant access to road freight across europe, USA, Canada, and Mexico with ease.
Get you instant quote today to feel how simple road freight is meant to be. Find real value in road freight through SendIT service. The team that has done it, and has scaled it again and again.
Our Road Freight Value Drivers
Trucking Network Access
SendIT has strong relationships with trucking providers that give you access to services without waiting or length bidding. Benefit from our ability to coordinate trucking providers as you need them.
Premium Handling
Our strong relationship and reputation with trucking providers reduces risk on your cargo. We know our team and deliver only the highest quality trucking associated with only the top providers.
Instant Quote
No more waiting for your quote or your truck. Get groupage and dedicated trucking on one place. Get a live quote from our team on short notice with your service profile in mind. Head to our instant quoting tool to get a live groupage quote today.
Dedicated Transport for Urgent Delivery
Trust our team for your urgent shipments with access to large parts of Europe, USA, and Canada within 48-72 hours. Get your cargo out and deployed to the destination with expedited precision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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