Our Trailer Services
Do you want to transport your cargo by trailer between the Continent and the The United Kingdom? And would you like to collaborate with a professional transport company that ensures your transportation with a highly reliable service, completely based on our own equipment and personnel, handling everything from A to Z for you? Learn more about A2B-online’s Trailer Services!
2 Shortsea Trailer Services
A2B-online offers you the flexible service you are looking for, with over 500 of our own curtain-sided Code XL trailers. From our locations in the Netherlands (Hazerswoude-Dorp) and the United Kingdom (Ipswich), we handle your trailer transport. We collect, transport, and deliver loads from door to door for both full truckload (FTL) shipments and less-than-truckload (LTL) consignments. For these trailer services, we make use of over 500 trailers and 200 tractors from various strategically located depots, all operated by our own drivers.
Full-load Trailer Services (FTL)
A2B-online takes care of your trailer transport from door to door for full-loads
Partload Trailer Services (LTL)
A2B-online takes care of your trailer transport from door to door for partloads
Sailing routes and destinations
A2B-online is pleased to assist you with both export and import services. We arrange trailer transport between the Benelux, Germany, and France to the United Kingdom, and vice versa. We are capable of providing you with short lead times. From the continent, we offer daily departures between the Netherlands and England: once daily between Vlaardingen and Immingham, and three times daily between Vlaardingen and Felixstowe.
Benefits of trailer transport with A2B-online
Fast and easy online booking
With A2B-online, you can quickly and easily book your shipments online. Through your own account or electronic data connection, you have the capability to track your cargo. Our automated systems provide you with maximum visibility, efficient communication, quicker response times, and cost reduction.
Competitive pricing
A2B-online offers competitive pricing due to our cost-saving online approach.
Personal relationship with our professionals
You have a dedicated contact person throughout all layers of our organization.
Assistance with customs formalities
At A2B-online, we provide you with peace of mind by offering assistance with customs formalities. We have the capabilities to handle all necessary customs activities, such as customs clearance upon arrival in the United Kingdom or obtaining export documents on the continent. These services are carried out by our own staff and at a competitive market rate.
Quality and stability
Since its establishment in 2006, A2B-online has been committed to delivering the highest level of quality and consistently excellent services.
Kinds of cargo
What kind of cargo do we transport in our trailers? Our trailers transport a wide range of different products. For example, we transport:
- Paper and packaging materials
- Electronics
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
- Pet supplies and necessities
- Building materials
- Plants, garden items and agricultural products
- Recyclables (including RDF & SRF)
What can we transport for you?
- Offering daily departures
- Utilizing our own equipment (500 trailers) with in-house maintenance
- Continual focus on the development of our personnel
- Close collaboration with suppliers who support our strategy
- Maintaining organizational flexibility to reduce dependence on market fluctuations and enable faster response times
- Providing personal attention to our customers, including you!
Marco Broekhuizen, Supervisor Transport & Operations
- Nature of your cargo
- Cargo with special dimensions or fragile loads
- Booking method / system used
- Full-load (FTL) or Partload (LTL) shipment
- Loading / unloading locations and efficiency
- Flexibility of loading times
- Flexibility of unloading times for your customer
- Payment terms
- KPI reporting requirements
- Track & Trace readiness
- Possibility of E-invoicing
About the Mobility Package
Sabrina Waterreus, Sales Manager Netherlands
What do A2B-online's Trailer Services involve?
A2B-online provides trailer transport between continental Europe and the United Kingdom, using over 500 owned curtain-sided (Code XL) trailers and over 200 owned trucks, largely operated by our own drivers. From our offices in Hazerswoude-Dorp (Netherlands) and Ipswich (England), shipments are transported door-to-door, including full loads (FTL) and part loads (LTL).
What is the difference between Full Loads (FTL) and Part Loads (LTL)?
With Full Loads (FTL), you book an entire trailer for your cargo; at A2B-online this applies from 11 loading metres upwards. With Part Loads (LTL), you share the trailer with other customers/shipments and only pay for the loading metres you use (up to 11 loading metres). All A2B-online trailers are 13.6 metres long.
Which shipping routes and frequencies does A2B-online offer for trailer transport?
A2B-online organises trailer transport from the Benelux, Germany, and France to the United Kingdom and vice versa. Sailings operate daily: once a day between Vlaardingen and Immingham, and three times a day between Vlaardingen and Felixstowe.
Does A2B-online also handle customs formalities for trailer transport?
Yes. A2B-online has in-house specialists to arrange all customary customs formalities: from clearing a shipment upon arrival in the United Kingdom to preparing export documentation on the Continent. All of this at competitive market rates.
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What is the Mobility Package and what does it mean for my transport costs?
The Mobility Package consists of European laws and regulations for the transport sector aimed at harmonising rules across EU member states and improving working conditions for drivers, including new rules on driving and rest times, cabotage, and the mandatory return of driver and vehicle to their country of origin. Since its introduction, combined with Brexit, the driver shortage in Europe has increased, leading to higher transport costs.
What goods can I transport by trailer with A2B-online?
A2B-online transports a wide range of products, including paper and packaging materials, electronics, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), pet supplies, building materials, plants, garden items, agricultural products, and recyclables (including RDF & SRF).
Can I book and track my trailer shipment online?
Yes. Booking is quick and easy online via your own account, or via an electronic data exchange (EDI/API) between your system and A2B-online’s system. This gives you maximum visibility into your shipment and allows for faster communication.
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How can we arrange transportation for you in the most efficient and effective way? Ensuring that it runs smoothly and remains competitively priced? For personalized advice and/or a quote for your trailer transport, please feel free to contact us. Our team of professionals is more than willing to brainstorm solutions with you.