Transport / Pallets & part loads

Pallets & part loads

Pallets, on the right vehicle.

One pallet or fourteen. We match the load to a van or lorry, with a tail-lift or forklift offload where there’s no loading bay.

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Capacity

How many pallets fit?

Rounded “up to” figures for standard 1.2 × 1.0 m UK pallets.

Van

Long wheelbase van

6.0 m

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Payload: about 1,000 kg
Pallets: up to 4
Load length: about 4 m
Load height: about 1.9 m
Overall: ~6.0 m long, 2.7 m high
Tail-lift: Sometimes

Best for: Long items such as pipe, timber or flooring

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Van

Luton van

6.9 m

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Payload: about 1,000 kg
Pallets: up to 5
Load length: about 4 m
Load height: about 2 m
Overall: ~6.9 m long, 3.3 m high
Tail-lift: Often

Best for: Bulky but light goods, often with a tail-lift

Quote for a Luton van

Lorry

7.5 tonne lorry

8.0 m

Payload: about 2,500 kg
Pallets: up to 10
Load length: about 6 m
Load height: about 2.1 m
Overall: ~8.0 m long, 3.5 m high
Tail-lift: Often

Best for: Pallets and part loads

Quote for a 7.5 tonne lorry

HGV

Rigid HGV (12–32 t)

10.0 m

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Payload: about 5,000–20,000 kg
Pallets: up to 14
Load length: about 8 m
Load height: about 2.1 m
Overall: ~10 m long, 3.9 m high
Tail-lift: Often

Best for: Heavy part loads, building materials

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HGV

Articulated lorry (44 t)

16.5 m

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Payload: about 26,000 kg
Pallets: up to 24
Load length: about 13.6 m
Load height: about 2.7 m
Overall: ~16.5 m long, 4.0 m high
Tail-lift: Sometimes

Best for: Full loads and long lengths

Quote for an articulated lorry

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What helps us quote fast

Pallet count and size. Standard 1.2 × 1.0 m, or tell us if not.
Total weight in kg. An estimate is fine.
Forklift or loading bay at each end? If not, ask for a tail-lift.
Booking-in slot? Tell us and the partner plans around it.

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Enter what you know. We’ll suggest the smallest vehicle that fits. The partner carrier confirms it for your job.

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Rough guide based on standard 1.2 × 1.0 m UK pallets. Anything unusual? Request a quote and tell us in the notes.

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Tell us the postcodes and the load. Standard jobs get an instant fixed price from our rate card, carried by a vetted partner carrier.

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DRVX Transport is arranged by DRVX LTD (company no. 17519121), acting as a booking agent. Every job is carried by one of our vetted partner carriers, who hold their own operator licences and goods-in-transit insurance. The partner confirms the price with you, contracts with you for the carriage and invoices you directly. DRVX LTD does not operate goods vehicles. We don’t arrange hazardous (ADR), temperature-controlled or international work.