Project overview
Forty trailers, every night.
A national homeware retailer needed a carrier that could trunk store replenishment from its Midlands hub to nine regional depots — nightly, in fixed windows, through Christmas peak. Cargolane dedicated 40 tractor-trailer combinations with named drivers and a night control desk.
- Client: 210-store homeware retailer, Midlands hub
- Volume: 14,600 trunk movements per year
- Performance: 99.2% on-time across twelve months
Challenge & approach
Peak-proof trunking.
The challenge
Two spot carriers had left the retailer exposed every December — missed windows, double-booked trailers and store shelves gaping by Boxing Day.
The approach
Dedicated fleet with relief drivers for every route, pre-peak trial running from October, and a control tower watching all nine corridors live.
The outcome
Zero missed store windows through peak, 11% lower cost per trailer than the spot blend, and a five-year dedicated contract.
Project gallery
On the trunk run.
