| Many people get Haulage Companies and Courier | | | | restriction on the size of the goods that they can |
| Companies mixed up, but there is a very specific | | | | ship (usually down to the restriction on the size of |
| difference between the two. Your standard courier | | | | the vans), a haulage company doesn't have that |
| company will deliver smaller items, such as time | | | | problem. With vehicles with trailers up to 44 tonnes |
| sensitive letters, parcels, mail order, electronic goods | | | | it's much more a case of how much can you throw |
| etc where as a haulage company will take bulkier | | | | at them rather than how much can they handle! |
| goods such as industrial equipment, pallets, retail | | | | In many cases these companies might also offer |
| warehouse stock, construction materials etc. | | | | refrigerated transport. This is so that they can |
| Essentially, these companies are much more | | | | provide both chilled and frozen transport |
| specialized than your standard courier company. Many | | | | environments, enabling them to carry frozen food |
| companies have multiple methods of transport to get | | | | stock from pick up to destination. |
| your consignment to its destination. This is because | | | | Some companies also have their own storage areas. |
| some goods might travel better under different | | | | This is so that stock can be stored on site with the |
| conditions than others and it's paramount that the | | | | haulers prior to the delivery date. Again, these stores |
| goods get to their destination on time and in the | | | | are often refrigerated to take into account the chilled |
| same condition that they left in. | | | | and frozen haulage stock. |
| Haulage Companies might utilize train, road, sea or air | | | | In summary, a haulage company is able to look after |
| (in some circumstances) to get your consignment to | | | | consignments that are much larger and bulkier than |
| its destination. As some items might not be suitable | | | | your standard courier can cope with. They tend to |
| for certain types of transport it's important that the | | | | be a bit more specialist and take on consignments for |
| haulage company makes the right choice in the type | | | | industries such as construction, plant, manufacturing |
| of transport it uses. | | | | and steel works. |
| So, where Courier companies usually have a | | | | |