Detailed Description
Network Members
Network members (independent transport companies) collect pallets of freight from their customers, consolidate them at their own depots and trunk them to the network hub.
Collect & Deliver
In the hub, freight is then unloaded and placed in marshalling areas according to the delivery postcode area, along with freight from other members being delivered to the same postcode area.
Transhipment Hub
The pallets are loaded onto the member vehicle for each specific postcode area and trunked back to the members’ depots.
Next Day Deliveries
Freight is then unloaded from the trunk vehicle and placed onto the delivery vehicles to enable pallets to be delivered to customers.
Benefits Of Using Pallet Network
0 Miles
On average a UK customer is always within six miles of a pallet network member.
0 % Weekly Fill
Hub and spoke operation helps consolidate freight – average vehicle fill is 73% (compared to the industry average of 51%).
0 Vehicles Per Day
Pallet networks therefore reduce the number of vehicles on the roads by an estimated 800 per day.
Reduces Congestion
Consolidation and truck fill reduces congestion.
0 % Reliability
Pallet networks are geared for timed, just-in-time deliveries – with a reliability of over 98%.
Because of the way they operate, pallet networks are the most cost-effective and environmentally efficient forms of road freight transportation.
Using a Pallet Network to move freight enables customers to benefit from economies of scale in transport, without the need for investment in equipment and IT. Pallet networks offer next day deliveries to the vast majority of the UK, some offer weekend and Bank Holiday deliveries too. Customers have access to the latest track and trace technology ensuring security of their freight and providing high levels of customer service.
The pallet network operating model has the advantage of allowing relatively small pallet loads to be delivered cost-effectively and quickly, with savings for both the transport operator and the customer.
Being part of a pallet network gives a transport operator access to customers in all parts of the UK, secure in the knowledge that other members have been stringently vetted to ensure the security of loads, reliability of service and financial security.
On joining a pallet network you will be able to compete on a nationwide basis. For example, you can collect one 250kg pallet in your local area and have it delivered the next day by 09:00! Pallet Networks enable you to be a national service provider with a guaranteed working practice in place between the members.
Each pallet network is unique. To find out which pallet network is right for your business see the Member page.
Green Credentials
Pallet networks comprise local operators; any potential UK customer is no further, on average than 6 miles from a pallet network member. Due to their proximity to the local market and because of the hub and spoke network that allows consolidation of freight, high levels of vehicle capacity utilisation are achieved, currently reaching more than 72% vehicle fill compared to 51% in some road freight sectors. This improved efficiency requires an estimated 800 fewer vehicles to transport the same amount of freight on the road. Fewer vehicles mean less congestion, less noise and reduced carbon and other noxious gas emissions.
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