Whatever your transport needs, C&F Forwarding Road Freight had an expert team that can service your UK and European distribution requirements. No load is too large or too small and our extensive fleet of vehicles and vetted subcontractors combined with our superb pan-European partnership network ensures we can provide reliable and competitive distribution of your cargo – using either standard or express services for both full and part loads – throughout the UK and Europe.

• Next day pallet delivery
• Full or part load solutions
• Fast & efficient
• Reliable
• Delivering from all major UK ports and transport hubs
• 24-hour operation
• Modern Fleet

The standard delivery offered when importing goods to the UK is kerbside. This means that the driver will park up outside your premises and it’s then your responsibility to unload your goods from the truck. Unless otherwise requested, the haulier will deliver the goods on any sized truck available to them (up to a 40ft articulated lorry), and they will deliver between 9am & 5pm.

Kerbside delivery is the most common delivery option.  Ensure that you know how many boxes are in your shipment as you may need an extra pair of hands to help unload.

When you import goods, once they’re collected from the port they are delivered to you via truck. The truck will pull up kerbside and from there you will typically have a window of a few hours in which it will be your responsibility to unload the truck and move your goods.

While it is possible that you get a helpful driver who may be inclined to help you unload your goods, it is not their job. Your driver is under no obligation to help you unload your goods (as they won’t be insured if they are injured or something goes wrong). This is why we recommend that you have a friend or two on hand to help you remove your goods from the truck.

As the unloading is your responsibility, it is also your responsibility to know whether or not you need a fork-lift, tail-lift or any other assisting equipment to ensure that you are able to unpack your goods.

Full Container Load Delivery

As with the standard deliveries, full container load deliveries are “kerbside”.   This means the container will arrive on the back of the truck and you’ll have 3 hours (from the time of arrival) to unload it.  The driver isn’t insured to help you unload so you’ll almost certainly need a few extra pairs of hands to help.