SERVICE · FTL · UK ↔ FR
Full-trailer freight. One load, one shipper, one drop.
A full-load (FTL) is the trailer dedicated to your consignment from collection to delivery. No consolidation, no part-loading, no other consignor's freight on board. The trailer leaves the consignor, crosses the Channel, and reaches the consignee — sealed at origin and unsealed at destination.
WHAT IT IS
Full load (FTL).
- Whole-trailer load — typically 24–26 standard UK pallets or 33 EUR pallets, up to 24 tonnes payload
- Single consignor, single consignee, single seal
- Direct routing — no hub stopover, no part-loading
- Curtainsider, box trailer, mega trailer or step-frame depending on cargo profile
- Driver remains with the trailer end-to-end on most lanes
BEST FOR
When this mode is the right call.
- Trailer-volume consignments where consolidation does not make sense
- Time-sensitive freight that cannot wait for a groupage cadence
- Sealed cargo (security, retail, automotive) that should not be opened in transit
- High-value cargo where chain-of-custody matters
- Production-line / JIT supply that needs predictable arrival
NOT IDEAL WHEN
- Volume below ~15 pallets — usually a part-load is more cost-effective
- Multi-drop delivery profiles into a wide French distribution area (use pallet network)
OPERATING SPEC
The numbers we operate to.
HOW THE CONSIGNMENT MOVES
From booking to POD.
Brief and quote
Send route, weight, pallet count, commodity codes and required collection window. Written rate returned with the booking file reference.
Customs prep
EORI verified each side. EAD raised UK-side; French import declaration drafted; T1 prepared if the routing or commodity requires it.
Trailer allocation
Trailer assigned to the file ref. Crossing booked against the scheduled Channel departure. Driver briefed with consignor and consignee details, commercial invoice and CMR.
Collection and seal
Driver presents at the consignor, trailer is loaded under the consignor's instruction, doors closed and sealed against the seal number recorded on the CMR.
Channel crossing
GMR generated in GVMS, married to the booking pre-arrival at the port. Driver presents GMR + ferry/tunnel booking; no GMR, no board.
French clearance and delivery
On French arrival the import declaration is cleared via DGDDI. Trailer proceeds to the consignee, seal is checked, doors unsealed and goods discharged against signed POD.
File close
CMR, customs proofs and POD are reconciled to the booking file ref and returned to the consignor. Invoice raised on the agreed terms.
Brief us on the full load (ftl) run.
Send route, volume, frequency and target arrival window — we'll come back with a rate, a customs plan, and a realistic cadence.
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