Traction-only work usually supplies a tractor unit and driver to move a trailer controlled or supplied within the customer’s operation. Full haulage can include a vehicle-and-trailer solution and broader transport planning. Exact responsibilities must be stated because the label alone does not settle custody, loading or compliance.
Traction-only enquiries
Provide trailer type, coupling and condition information, collection and delivery points, booking references, time windows and expected frequency. State who controls loading, sealing, load restraint, weights, route, documentation and trailer defects.
Full haulage enquiries
Describe the goods, packaging, quantity, dimensions, weights, special handling, collection equipment and delivery restrictions. Temperature control, dangerous goods, abnormal loads, airside work and other specialist operations need separate competent arrangements rather than assumptions.
Compare contracts and operational detail
Ask about operator arrangements, driver hours, vehicle and trailer responsibilities, load security, insurance, waiting time, cancellations, proof of delivery and incident reporting. Commercial work should be agreed directly by authorised parties; a public enquiry form is not the place for sensitive security credentials.
See LP10 commercial transport services or submit a non-sensitive haulage enquiry.
Allocate responsibilities before choosing the service
Write down who supplies the tractor, trailer, driver, route planning, load instructions and delivery documentation. Traction-only can fit an operation where a compatible, roadworthy trailer and established planning process are already provided. Full haulage can place more of the vehicle-and-trailer solution with the haulier. Neither phrase alone settles responsibility for loading, weight, restraint, seals, defects, custody or delays, so the contract and operational instructions must do that work.
Information needed before dispatch
Provide goods description, packaged dimensions and weights, trailer type and coupling, collection and delivery restrictions, time slots, references and contact escalation. Declare temperature, dangerous-goods, abnormal-load, tail-lift, crane, port or airside requirements rather than treating them as ordinary add-ons. Establish who checks trailer condition and load distribution, who supplies restraint equipment, and what happens if the load or site differs from the booking. Record any trailer handover condition and seal numbers at the agreed custody points. Keep credentials and sensitive security data out of a general enquiry and exchange them through an agreed secure channel.
Questions for each commercial transport proposal
- Which tractor, trailer and driver responsibilities are included?
- Who controls loading, weights, restraint, seals and trailer roadworthiness?
- What licences, operator arrangements or specialist capabilities apply to this movement?
- How are route limits, bookings, driver-hours constraints and delays managed?
- What insurance, custody, proof-of-delivery and incident terms apply?
- How are waiting, cancellation, redelivery and out-of-scope requirements charged?
A warehouse or loading team, freight forwarder, port agent or specialist equipment operator may form part of the chain. Dangerous goods, abnormal loads, refrigerated work and lifting operations require the relevant competent providers and planning. Customers should confirm each interface directly; LP10’s initial enquiry does not replace transport documents, compliance checks or a commercial contract.
Use the LP10 commercial-transport hub, then submit a non-sensitive haulage enquiry with the operational scope and authorised contact.