Palletways

RoadNight Transport Ltd is a member of Palletways (UK) Limited, the UK's Number 1 in next day pallet delivery. Although we are an independent haulier in our own right, we are also part of Palletways and have been since 2000. Palletways is now the UK Number 1 and as your local partner, RoadNight Tranport Ltd can now deliver your goods anywhere in the UK and Europe

The network (built up of over 100 independent haulage companies throughout the UK), has experienced volumes in excess of 13,000 pallets per night. Following investment in hub facilities, Palletways already has the capacity to increase this to 160,000 pallets per week. The Palletways network is now capable of handling up to 34,000 pallets every day.

As an example of how leading edge Palletways is, the main Palletways hub in Lichfield is the largest of its kind in Europe and the hub is now over 350,000 sq ft.

The networks success has been established by providing customers with a values rich supply chain solution for the distribution of palletised freight, value in terms of quality control operational efficiencies, leading edge IT systems, services performance and cost effective distribution. It is a formula that has attracted manufacturers of all sizes.

Palletways provides express palletised freight services, including next day and economy options throughout the UK, as well as across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and the Scottish Islands.

The Hub in action

Every night, the hub, moves into action. Sophisticated information technology processes all the relevant data for the goods collected earlier in the day by the Palletways network members and sorts them into designated delivery areas within the hub. When they are ready for despatch, the members return with the loads to their local depot facilities. From here they are distributed to their final delivery points the same day or on an economy basis.

	07.00: The Palletways member’s trunk vehicle arrives at the local depot after picking up goods from the central hub.
	08.30: member’s delivery vehicles are loaded and commence distribution of goods to their final destination.
	14.00 - 18.00: The member starts collecting goods from customers in their respective postcode area. Then he returns to its depot with customer collections for input into the Palletways system.
	21.30: The first members’ trunk vehicle arrives at the Palletways hub, where the goods are processed for despatch.
	04.00: The last of the members’ truck vehicles departs the hub with its goods to be delivered on behalf of other members in the network and starts the journey to the local depot.
	07.00: The trunk vehicle arrives at the local depot. This marks the end of the 24 hour distribution cycle.

(The times given above are flexible and are for illustrative purpose only)