Continental Road Distribution

Braid Logistics offers a wide variety of services for both export & import traffics. Road & rail services for all cargo types are offered from a single pallet to full trailer loads.

Scope includes curtain sided, closed container, bulk granular, bulk liquid, hazardous, heavy lift & long length traffics, requiring a variety of trailer types to accommodate the diversity. We trade as a wholesaler and retailer throughout Europe.

The scope of service includes full trailers, rail services, rail & road combinations, part loads and groupage traffics.

From mega trailers & liquids in bulk to heavy lifts and long lengths involving door to door delivery including provision of permits, escorts & route surveys.

Driver accompanied express services, dedicated to specific customers can offer guaranteed overnight delivery with competitive rates.

We offer warehousing throughout Europe and Scandinavia etc in cooperation with various partners. Our objectives have always been to accommodate high & heavy cargo in support of our project management services. We have seen the need for tailor made or just in time scheduled deliveries.

We offer long & short term storage contracts from our existing premises. We also cater for specialised contacts in need of an exclusive facility including labour for RH&D, stock control & local & continental haulage.

Key Benefits

  • Scheduled groupage services to and from all mainline cities in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia
  • Full load and part load services both import and export
  • Multiple departures each week to/from all areas
  • Pallet and loose cargo rates available door to door
  • Continuous receiving in our Glasgow and Liverpool depots
  • Security in transit with driver accompanied vehicles
  • Goods handled by trained warehouse/distribution staff
  • Invaluable experience and advice from the Braid Group
  • Fast efficient POD service based on scanned images
  • Prompt response to customer requests
  • 13.6 meter curtain side vehicles and euro-liners available
  • A truly “one stop shop” for all your freight movements whatever the destinations

Continental Service Schedule

Country Departure Transit Time Country Departure Transit Time
Northern Ireland 4 x Weekly 1-2 Days Czech Republic 2 x Weekly 4-5 Days
Southern Ireland 4 x Weekly 2-3 Days Romania 2 x Weekly 7-10 Days
France 3 x Weekly 3-4 Days Hungary 2 x Weekly 3-4 Days
Holland 3 x Weekly 2-3 Days Poland 2 x Weekly 4-5 Days
Germany 3 x Weekly 3-4 Days Bulgaria Weekly 7-10 Days
Belgium 3 x Weekly 2-3 Days Latvia Weekly 7-10 Days
Switzerland 2 x Weekly 3-4 Days Lithuania Weekly 6-7 Days
Austria 2 x Weekly 3-4 Days Estonia Weekly 7-10 Days
Portugal 2 x Weekly 4-5 Days Russia Weekly 10-14 Days
Spain 2 x Weekly 3-4 Days Belarus Weekly 7-10 Days
Greece 2 x Weekly 7-8 Days Ukraine Weekly 7-10 Days
Turkey 2 x Weekly 7-8 Days Georgia Weekly 7-10 Days
Italy 2 x Weekly 4-5 Days Kazakhstan Weekly 22 Days*
Sweden 2 x Weekly 3 Days Uzbekistan Weekly 22 Days*
Norway 2 x Weekly 4 Days Turkmenistan Weekly 25 Days*
Denmark 2 x Weekly 3 Days Kyrgyzstan Weekly 23 Days*
Full Loads to All Destinations Groupage to All Destinations

Transit times Depot to Depot
Departures subject to seasonal variations & holidays

Fleet

The Braid Group has a fleet of 250 trucks at their disposal, all equipped with tracking and tracing systems, satellite communication or GSM. The average age is 3 years, super green lorries, and ADR equipped.

Tilt-trailer
Internal Dimensions: 13.60 x 2.48 x 2.60 meters
Volume: 90m3
Mega-trailer
Internal Dimensions: 13.60 x 2.47 x 3.00 meters
Volume: 100m3
Euroliner
Internal Dimensions: 13.60 x 2.48 x 2.60 meters
Volume: 90m3
Refrigerator
Internal Dimensions: 13.41 x 2.46 x 2.70 meters
Volume: 90m3
Box-trailer
Internal Dimensions: 13.60 x 2.48 x 2.60 meters
Volume: 85m3
Swapbody-combi
Internal Dimensions: 2 x 8.00 x 2.48 x 2.95 meters
Volume: 120m3

Partners

AM Nexday
Unit 21 Port of Larne Business Park,
Redlands Crescent,
Larne
BT40 1AX
Tel: 028 2826 2190
Fax: 028 2827 9178
Cargocare
32-35 Airways Industrial Estate
Cloghran
Dublin 17
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 8424733
Fax: 353 1 8424225