Pallet Network

FLS places and manages moved by the Pallet Network only under client contract.
TPN Is a collaborative alliance of 120 partner transport companies, with more than 130 depot locations across the UK. TPN move freight around the UK in much the same way as the post office with letters.

THE Pallet Network offers palletised freight distribution around the UK and Ireland.

• a cost-efficient way to move pallets anywhere in the UK overnight.
• an efficient way for regional distribution specialists to offer their customers a national service.
• better environmental performance with reduced mileage and lower emissions.

How does TPN work?

Each Partner company collects and delivers freight within their allocated postcode areas. This means that pallets can be collected from all over the country, taken the most appropriate of three Hubs, and cross docked to their destination vehicle. So each individual Partner performs a minimal amount of trunking.

TPN further reduces mileage by siphoning freight which both originates and is destined for the North to a Northern Hub in Preston; and freight originating and destined for the South-East, Kent, and East Anglia goes to a regional Hub in Northampton. Everything else is taken to the facility in Minworth, near Sutton Coldfield.

Groupage transport is particularly recommended for dispatching goods when:

• The volume of goods to dispatch is not big enough to fill a full truck load.
• Dispatch deadlines are not a key criterion (groupage delivery is considerably longer than standard delivery, as it requires several deliveries to be grouped together).
• Delivery is NOT JiT or time critical.
• The dispatched goods are aimed for delivery in different regions.
• The goods dispatched can easily be combined onto one or several pallets.
• Shipment tracking is not essential.
• Goods are not perishable or easily damaged.