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Road & Cross-Border
Full and partial truckloads, plus customs-ready cross-border trucking.
Reliable road transport at both ends of the China lane: factory pickup in China, final-mile delivery at destination, and the onward cross-border moves — US↔Canada and UK↔EU — where customs coordination makes the difference between on-time and stuck at the border.
Options
FTL A dedicated trailer from pickup to delivery. Fastest and safest for full loads and high-value cargo.
LTL and groupage Your pallets share a trailer on scheduled departures. Economical for one to ten pallets.
Onward cross-border Once your China cargo has landed: US ↔ Canada with PARS/PAPS pre-clearance, and UK ↔ EU groupage with the declarations filed before the truck reaches the port.
Drayage and final mile Container pickup from the port or rail ramp, and delivery to warehouses, stores and fulfillment centres, with liftgate where needed.
What's included
- FTL (Full Truckload) — your freight takes the whole trailer
- LTL (Less than Truckload) — pay for the space you use on shared trailers
- US ↔ Canada cross-border with pre-clearance (PARS/PAPS, FAST)
- UK ↔ EU groupage with post-Brexit customs handled
- First-mile pickup and final-mile delivery
Best for: regional distribution and cross-border lanes needing customs coordination.
How it works
- 1 You send the pickup and delivery addresses, pallet count, weights and any time windows.
- 2 We book the truck, and for cross-border lanes file the declarations and pre-arrival notices.
- 3 The driver collects; pickup and border crossing appear on the timeline under your shipping code.
- 4 The truck crosses with pre-clearance, so it is not held for paperwork at the border.
- 5 Delivery with a signed proof of delivery, including liftgate or inside delivery where booked.
Documents
You provide
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Delivery contact and receiving hours
- Certificate of origin where preferential duty applies
We prepare and file
- Bill of lading or CMR
- PARS/PAPS or UK/EU customs declarations
- Pre-arrival notices (eManifest, GVMS)
- Proof of delivery
What drives the price
- Distance and the lane, including border crossings
- Pallet count, weight and whether the load is stackable
- FTL or LTL, and any time-window or appointment requirements
- Accessorials: liftgate, inside delivery, residential, waiting time
- Fuel surcharges that move with the fuel index
Every quote itemises these, so you can see what moves the number.
Typical transit times
| Trade lane | Sea | Air | Road |
|---|---|---|---|
Indicative port-to-port and cross-border ranges. Customs, sailing schedules, congestion and weather move them. Exact timing is confirmed on every quote.
Industries that use this
Questions
Pre-Arrival Review System (into Canada) and Pre-Arrival Processing System (into the US). The shipment is declared before the truck reaches the border, so it is released on arrival instead of being held while paperwork is done.
They do when the declarations are not in place. We file the export and import entries and the GVMS movement reference before departure, so the truck boards the ferry or train with its paperwork complete.
A truck and rail service across Central Asia that lands between sea and air on price and takes 18–25 days. We offer it on DDP terms for cargo that cannot wait for a vessel.
Yes, with a liftgate truck and a delivery appointment. Residential and inside delivery are priced as accessorials on the quote.