ProposefulA freight rate proposal to a wholesaler
A road haulier quotes rates and collection windows for three weekly lanes out of a Manchester warehouse, and says what it does when something goes wrong.
- Sent by
- A road haulier
- Written for
- A food and drink wholesaler
- Document
- Proposal
- Interactive parts
- A cost chart with values on hover
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The brief
The wholesaler sent the same tender pack to several hauliers. This proposal answers the buyer's questions in the order they would ask them, starting with price.
The service terms sit next to the rates, because a buyer comparing quotes looks at both together.
Background
The Department for Transport's domestic road freight statistics record 1.59 billion tonnes of goods lifted by GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK in 2024, a 2% increase on 2023.1
Drivers of goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes work within legal limits: no more than 9 hours of driving a day, extendable to 10 hours twice a week, and no more than 56 hours in a week.2 Limits like these are why a haulier plans fixed days and collection windows.
- Department for Transport, Domestic road freight statistics, United Kingdom 2024
- GOV.UK, Drivers' hours: assimilated rules
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