European Road Freight
Through Chaucer’s comprehensive European Road Transport Network, complimented by its uniform structure of branches, subsidiaries, and partner companies, we will support you in fulfilling your logistics requirements reliably and cost-effectively across all EU and affiliated countries. For over 30 years we have supplied Full and Part Loads, Groupage, Dedicated Express Vans and Courier in the furniture, industrial and FMCG sectors, as well as managing export packing, local warehousing, domestic delivery and white glove services in your destination country.
And let’s not forget that we can advise you on your documentation requirements providing in-house import and export clearance services for both commercial and private clients in all international markets. Brexit should not hold your business back, we can open up and service those markets you want to enter.
FULL LOAD TRANSPORT
Full Load Transport Services (FTL) are designed to cater to those who will use the whole capacity of a 13.6m trailer or intermodal unit.
Chaucer’s FTL solutions range from one off full load shipments, timetabled distribution requirements and complete end to end supply chain management solutions making this service perfect when you need to transport goods directly to/from any destination across Europe or further.
With access to thousands of approved suppliers, our dedicated FTL (Full Truck Load) division creates optimum service solutions ensuring your shipment is transported via the most efficient route and reaches its destination safely, on time and within your budget.
PART LOAD TRANSPORT
Part Load Transport (PTL) describes multiples of goods which fill part of a truck, (normally over 10 m³). It is also known as less than truckload (LTL).
Our Part Load Transport solution is the perfect service if you need to move multiple pallets or loose goods internationally and are not wanting to fill an entire truck. The truck usually collects directly from origin and delivers ‘on truck’ to the final destination not via our warehouse.
By using our PTL service, you are only charged for the space occupied on the truck by your goods, thus saving you money.
GROUPAGE TRANSPORT
Groupage Transport is a cost efficient method of moving small volumes of goods destined for the same location. These items are consolidated into a single trailer load with shipments from multiple clients shipping between Chaucer warehouses. This method of transportation is extremely cost effective as customers only pay for the space occupied by their shipments and not for part or the whole trailer.
We recommend that a groupage service should be used for customers who have cargo weighing up to 2 tonnes, or where the volume is smaller than 10 m³. From our experience, small to medium sized businesses with multiple small shipment sizes benefit from using a groupage shipment service.
DEDICATED EXPRESS TRANSPORT
Our service for those instances when a shipment must arrive for a specific time or those that have a little more complexity
With our Time Critical, Express Transport Service we will keep you updated on every step of the shipments journey giving you the peace of mind that your important delivery is on route, will arrive on time and at the agreed location – with receipt of a delivery notification upon arrival.
Chaucer’s service provides you with the assistance to collect and/or deliver your urgent goods in a small time frame, additionally there is no limit on size or weight as our wide range of express transport vehicles and driver options cater for your bespoke requirements.