Road Freight Haulage.

Road freight to Europe changed permanently after Brexit, and the operators who handle it well are the ones who treat customs as part of the transport plan rather than an afterthought. Every load now needs an export declaration, usually a transit or import entry on the EU side, and a driver who arrives at the border with a complete pack. A single missing document turns a two-day trip into a week.

We move full loads, part loads and groupage consignments across the UK, Ireland and continental Europe on curtainsiders, box trailers, mega trailers, flatbeds and tail-lift vehicles, and we run container haulage to and from Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway, Tilbury, Liverpool and the northern ports. Live loads, drop trailers and timed deliveries are all available, and the customs entries are prepared in house alongside the booking.

Every road freight haulage booking with NLX Logistics follows the same simple sequence, and you keep the same reference number and the same contact from the first email to final delivery. You send us the details, we send you a written quotation, and once you are happy we confirm space and issue a booking pack with everything you need to prepare.

We never ask for paperwork you do not need, and we never spring charges on you at destination without warning. If a cost is likely to arise at the other end — terminal handling, customs examination, quarantine inspection, storage after free time expires — we tell you about it in the quotation so you can budget for it rather than discover it later.

Good paperwork is what keeps freight moving, so we front-load it. For commercial cargo we need a commercial invoice and packing list, your EORI number, the commodity codes and the incoterms you have agreed with your buyer. For vehicles we need the V5C or bill of sale, photographic identification for the owner and the keys. For personal effects we need a detailed inventory and, where relevant, evidence of residence.

If anything is missing we will tell you exactly what to obtain and where to get it. We would far rather spend ten minutes on the phone before the cargo moves than deal with a detention charge at destination because a certificate was never applied for.

Standard carrier liability is limited by international convention and is calculated on the weight of the cargo rather than its value, which means an expensive, lightweight shipment is barely protected at all. We therefore recommend all-risks marine cargo insurance on the declared commercial or replacement value of every consignment, which we can arrange at the point of booking for a small percentage of the insured value.

Cover runs warehouse to warehouse, includes general average contribution, and is underwritten on Institute Cargo Clauses A for most cargo types. Claims are handled with a single point of contact, and we will help you assemble the survey report, photographs and commercial evidence a claim requires.