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When a production line in the south-west needs a replacement part by tomorrow morning, the distance from Exeter to the nearest major distribution hub becomes a genuine operational risk. Road haulage from Exeter bridges that gap – connecting the region's manufacturing, aerospace and technology businesses with supply chains that run through the midlands, the south-east and across the channel.
Exeter's economy supports over 241,000 jobs in its wider travel-to-work area. The city hosts a cluster of advanced engineering firms alongside growing digital and health-science sectors. Each of these industries produces freight that demands reliable handling – whether that means avionics housings on a pallet, server racks for a data centre or medical diagnostic equipment destined for a hospital trust.
Consider a pallet of machined subassemblies leaving an Exeter workshop for an assembly facility in the midlands. The online booking takes minutes – you enter the addresses, choose a curtainsider, and zipmend confirms a fixed price covering the entire journey. A full load like this travels on a dedicated vehicle; if only part of the vehicle's capacity is needed, a part-load booking shares space on an aligned route at a proportionate cost. Either way, proactive updates accompany the freight from collection to delivery.
For businesses operating along the Devon coast or further into the peninsula, Exeter acts as the natural logistics gateway. zipmend collects from any address in the region and manages the full journey, ensuring that freight from the south-west reaches its destination on schedule.
The small van is ideal for transporting packages or documents. It has space for up to 2 Europallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear, has no dock height, and no tail lift.
The small van is ideal for transporting packages or documents. It has space for up to 2 Euro pallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear, has no dock height, and no tail lift.
Capacity
Max. shipment weight
up to 400 kg
The medium van is suitable for up to 4 Europallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear, has no dock height, and no tail lift.
The medium van is suitable for up to 4 Euro pallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear, has no dock height, and no tail lift.
Capacity
Max. shipment weight
up to 800 kg
The large van can carry up to 5 euro pallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear and has no dock-height access and no tail lift.
The large van can carry up to 5 euro pallets. The vehicle can only be loaded from the rear and has no dock-height access and no tail lift.
Capacity:
Maximum shipment weight:
up to 1,200 kg
The curtain-side van is suitable for heavy shipments and can carry up to 8 euro pallets. The vehicle can be loaded from the side and from the rear and has no dock-height access and no tail lift.
The curtain-side van can carry up to 8 euro pallets. The vehicle can be loaded from the side and from the rear. The vehicle has no dock-height access and no tail lift.
Capacity:
Maximum shipment weight:
up to 1,000 kg
The van with lifting platform is suitable for heavy shipments and can carry up to 8 Europallets. The vehicle can be loaded from the rear, it has no dock height.
The van with tail lift is suitable for heavy shipments and can load up to 8 Europallets. The vehicle can be loaded from the rear, it has no dock height.
Capacity:
per package up to 200 x 150 x 200 cm
Max. shipment weight:
per package up to 500 kg
up to 800kg in total
The 3t partial load is suitable for up to 14 pallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. A tail lift is available as an additional service.
The 3t partial load is suitable for up to 14 Europallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. A tail lift is available as an additional service.
Fits inside
Max. shipment weight
up to 3,000 kg
The 5t partial load is suitable for up to 14 pallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. A tail lift is available as an additional service.
The 5t partial load is suitable for up to 14 Europallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. A tail lift is available as an additional service.
Fits inside
Max. shipment weight
up to 5,000 kg
The 12t partial load is suitable for up to 18 pallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. The vehicle does not have a tail lift.
The 12t partial load is suitable for up to 18 Europallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. The vehicle does not have a tail lift.
Fits inside
Max. shipment weight
up to 12,000 kg
Our standard truck can carry up to 33 pallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. The vehicle does not have a tail lift.
Our standard truck can carry up to 33 Europallets. The tarpaulin truck can be loaded from the rear and the side and is at dock height. The vehicle does not have a tail lift.
Max. shipment weight
up to 24,000 kg
The prices for our freight forwarding services include 120 minutes for loading, unloading, and other waiting times. Each additional started hour costs 60 € net. No loading or unloading assistance from the driver. We do not conduct pallet exchanges. Island transports are generally only possible on request. Invoicing is done via email.
| Vehicle | Price | Dimensions | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small van | from 49 € | 2 Europallets 160 x 120 x 120 cm |
Max. 400 kg |
| Mid-Sized van | from 69 € |
4 Europallets 320 x 130 x 160 cm |
Max. 800 kg |
| Large van | from 119 € |
5 Europallets 420 x 135 x 180 cm |
Max. 1,200 kg |
| Curtainside van | from 149 € |
8 Europallets 420 x 210 x 210 cm |
Max. 1,000 kg |
| Tail lift and pallet truck | from 179 € | 8 Europallets 420 x 210 x 210 cm (200 x 150 x 200 cm per package) |
Max. 800 kg (500 kg per package) |
| Vehicle | Price | Dimensions | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3t Partial load | from 159 € | 14 Europallets 600 x 240 x 230 cm |
Max. 3,000 kg |
| 5t Partial load | from 189 € |
14 Europallets 600 x 240 x 230 cm |
Max. 5,000kg |
| 12t Partial load | from 249 € |
18 Europallets 720 x 240 x 270 cm |
Max. 12,000 kg |
| Standard-Truck | from 279 € | 33 Europallets 1,360 x 245 x 270 cm |
Max. 24,000kg |
The prices for our freight forwarding services include 120 minutes for loading, unloading, and other waiting times. Each additional started hour costs 60 € net. No loading or unloading assistance from the driver. We do not conduct pallet exchanges. Island transports are generally only possible on request. Invoicing is done via email.
Exeter functions as the freight gateway for Devon and much of the south-west peninsula. zipmend's transport network positions vehicles across the region, enabling collection within the confirmed time window even for addresses outside the city centre. The result is responsive haulage capacity that you can rely on in a part of the country that conventional carriers sometimes underserve – backed by personal coordination and transparent progress tracking on every order.
A manufacturing plant near Exeter receives an urgent order for fabricated steel components from a customer in the midlands. The parts are palletised, the booking confirmed online, and a curtainsider departs the same afternoon. Scenarios like this illustrate why road haulage from Exeter increasingly relies on flexible, individually booked transport rather than rigid schedules tied to carrier networks. Devon's relative distance from the major logistics hubs further north and east makes reliable, direct transport all the more important for businesses that cannot afford missed delivery windows.
Bristol, approximately seventy-five miles to the north-east, is the closest major freight hub and a frequent destination for goods leaving Devon. The aerospace, defence and financial-services sectors concentrated in the area generate regular inbound and outbound freight flows that connect with Exeter's own industrial base. zipmend handles these movements as individual consignments – each priced transparently, each tracked from collection to delivery. You choose the vehicle class at the point of booking, and the confirmed price covers the complete journey without surcharges or hidden fuel adjustments.
Southampton represents another important corridor for Exeter-based businesses. Goods destined for export via its container terminals, or components arriving from overseas suppliers, often require a reliable road leg between the port and the south-west. zipmend coordinates the full road transport and can assist with customs paperwork where required. This makes the service particularly relevant for manufacturers and distributors in Devon who trade with continental European partners and need a dependable link between their premises and a deep-water port facility.
Major commercial developments around Exeter – including industrial and logistics parks totalling well over half a million square feet of warehouse and distribution space – are expanding the city's role as a regional logistics node. Businesses operating from these sites need haulage that adapts to the region's particular mix of aerospace precision freight, agricultural equipment and high-value technology consignments. zipmend's familiarity with south-west freight patterns means that vehicle selection, timing and coordination are calibrated to the demands these industries place on their transport partners.
A full truck is too big for what you want to send? No problem, because we also offer express journeys with smaller vehicles and a maximum payload of 1200kg.
