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Leicester is one of the UK's most concentrated logistics clusters, with a freight sector that far outweighs the city's size. The reason is geographic: Leicester's central position in England – roughly equidistant from the south coast, the Scottish border and the Welsh coast – makes it a natural hub for road haulage moving in any direction across the country and into Europe.
What makes Leicester's freight profile distinctive is not any single sector but the sheer variety of cargo that leaves the city daily. A garment manufacturer dispatches palletised fashion stock to retail distribution centres on tight seasonal schedules. An engineering firm sends machined components to an automotive assembly plant where every hour of delay cascades through the production line. A food producer operates on delivery windows measured in hours, not days. The common thread is not the cargo but the consequence of delay – and the need for haulage that treats every consignment as time-critical.
Booking lorry transport from Leicester through zipmend starts with the vehicle. You choose the lorry class that matches your consignment – curtainside for palletised goods, flatbed for oversized items, box body for weather-sensitive freight – and receive a fixed price at the point of booking. No negotiations, no subsequent adjustments.
Every consignment travels on the same lorry from pick-up to delivery, without transshipment. On full-load bookings, the vehicle carries your freight exclusively. zipmend coordinates each transport with status updates, so you and your recipient know precisely when the cargo will arrive. For Leicester businesses managing complex supply chains, that visibility is a direct operational advantage.
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.
Leicester's position at the geographic centre of England gives it a logistical advantage that few cities can match. Freight dispatched from Leicester reaches most of the UK's major commercial and industrial centres within a single driving day – north, south, east and west.
zipmend's transport network makes this geographic strength operational. From Leicester, you book lorry transport to any UK or European destination online, at a fixed price. Vehicle availability is built for responsiveness – whether the consignment is urgent or planned, zipmend coordinates the transport with updates from collection to delivery.
Logistics professionals refer to the area around Leicester as the "Golden Triangle" – the zone spanning the East and West Midlands where more than half of the UK's population can be reached within approximately four hours of driving. For businesses that regularly dispatch freight, this is not an abstract advantage but a measurable one: shorter transit times, broader next-day coverage and more flexible scheduling than almost any other UK origin point.
The immediate economic surroundings reinforce this advantage. Nottingham, to the north-east, is a significant commercial and logistics centre that generates regular freight traffic with Leicester-based businesses. Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, to the west, represent the UK's second-largest economic region – with substantial freight volumes flowing between the two areas across a range of commercial and industrial supply chains. The East Midlands as a whole hosts one of the country's highest densities of logistics infrastructure, including a major dedicated freight airport that serves consignments bound for continental Europe and beyond.
Southbound freight from Leicester reaches the major distribution corridors south of the Midlands efficiently, continuing onward to the South East and the Channel ports. Northbound consignments connect to the industrial regions of Yorkshire and the North East. Westbound freight links into the West Midlands corridor and the supply chains that extend outward from there. Leicester functions as a crossroads – not because it lies on a single major route, but because multiple freight corridors converge on the city from different directions, creating options for routing and scheduling that other locations struggle to match.
zipmend coordinates lorry haulage from Leicester to any destination in the UK or Europe. You book online, choose the vehicle class for your cargo, and confirm a binding price immediately. Your freight travels from the collection address to the delivery point on a single lorry, without transshipment or intermediate handling. For full-load bookings, the vehicle is reserved exclusively for your cargo.
Leicester's logistics strength is built into the daily operations of the businesses that rely on the city's position to reach customers across the country and beyond. zipmend makes this advantage accessible through a booking process that is transparent, responsive and backed by active coordination from collection to delivery.
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.
